# COPE Gauteng has condemned taxi violence at Maponya Mall, Soweto, where a car was set alight, endangering public safety. Provincial Chairperson Tom Mofokeng says the incident exposes government’s failure to regulate the taxi industry, worsened by tensions with e-hailing services. COPE is calling for a multi-disciplinary task force to enforce regulations, integrate Uber and […]
# The DA in Gauteng has revealed that the Masakhane provincial laundry in Rosslyn, Tshwane, serving 14 hospitals and 54 clinics, has only one of six tunnel washers operational. Other essential machinery is also broken, and 31 vacant posts force staff into excessive overtime. DA Jack Bloom says the lack of linen and maintenance plans […]
# The Northern Cape Education Department has placed an Upington teacher on precautionary suspension with immediate effect pending an investigation. This follows a blackface paint incident at a function at Duineveld High School last week. Jaco Liebenberg allegedly wore blackface during a school function, sparking widespread outrage after images went viral on social media. The […]
# Cape Town’s grassroots launchpad for high-performance sports, Connect Academy, has achieved several major successes in the past month. Four of the academy’s players have been taken up in provincial Currie Cup squads. The Connect franchise also made history together with Edwin Doran Sports Tours by hosting the largest ever school sports event in the Mother […]
# SANParks, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, launched a new lion research project in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape, which also extends into Botswana. SANParks’ JP Louw says over the next few months, teams will be out in the field using cameras, tracks, sightings, and other safe, non-invasive methods to […]
# The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has amended bail conditions for seven senior Crime Intelligence officers, including boss Dumisani Khumalo, to protect witnesses in the ongoing fraud and corruption case. Khumalo and six co-accused face charges stemming from the alleged irregular appointment of Brigadier Dineo Mokwele to a senior position within Crime Intelligence, allegedly bypassing required […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa condemns the ongoing practice by some police officials of encouraging or permitting the withdrawal of gender-based violence and femicide cases. A Human Sciences Research Council report has revealed that 33.1-percent of women aged 18 and older have endured physical violence in their lifetime. NSMSA’s Anisa Moosa says […]
# The DA says the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, under minister Dean Macpherson’s leadership, is yielding the results of a focus on jobs, lower living costs, and ethical governance. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows that the construction sector added 20-thousand jobs between April and July this year, and 55-thousand jobs over […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has requested Finance minister Enoch Godongwana and the Auditor General, advocate Tsakane Maluleke, to investigate allegations of fraud, corruption, and governance failures at the Johannesburg Roads Agency. The party has flagged several contracts for investigation, citing concerns over possible inflated contract values and irregular procurement processes. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku […]
