# The City of Tshwane has appointed Musa Khumalo as acting city manager following the suspension of Johann Mettler earlier this month. Mettler was placed on precautionary suspension pending misconduct allegations. The city says the council approved Khumalo’s appointment on a month-to-month contract for a maximum of three months. Khumalo previously served as the city’s […]
# ActionSA welcomes a labour court ruling dismissing an attempt by Tshwane municipal officials implicated in the Rooiwal tender investigation to stop disciplinary proceedings against them. The party’s Michael Beaumont says the judgment is a victory for accountability and justice following the 2023 Hammanskraal cholera outbreak. He says Mayor Nasiphi Moya’s administration acted decisively against […]
# Johannesburg says it will intensify enforcement action after finding that owners and occupants of Marble Towers continue to ignore a High Court order. Executive Mayor Dada Morero, accompanied by MMCs Eunice Mgcina and Nomoya Mnisi, inspected the building and found illegal trading continuing in prohibited areas. Morero says the city will shut down unlawful […]
# Ninety-one out of a total of 105 people arrested during a multi-disciplinary illegal mining operation in Mpumalanga are undocumented foreign nationals. The suspects were apprehended at various hotspots across the province for alleged illegal mining, contravening immigration laws and possessing suspected gold-bearing material. The operation, involving police and other law enforcement agencies, forms part […]
# The Western Cape Government launched its Export Strategy 2035 to drive economic growth, investment and job creation. Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Ivan Meyer, who unveiled the strategy, says it supports the province’s Growth for Jobs strategy by expanding market access for local businesses. He says the plan aims to add one-thousand active […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says it hopes a preliminary report allegedly linked to Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating claims of criminal infiltration in the criminal justice system is not genuine. The Forum’s Dennis Bloem says if the report is authentic, it would damage Parliament’s credibility and undermine public confidence. He says the report […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s appointment of former Daybreak Farms board chairperson Bojane Segooa as executive manager for corporate services has drawn criticism. The DA alleges the appointment rewards a leader linked to labour abuses, financial mismanagement, and animal cruelty at Daybreak. Segooa denies any wrongdoing, saying her 625-thousand-rand exit payout was for […]
# The Department of Health says science, not fear, is guiding South Africa’s preparations for a possible Ebola outbreak. Although no cases have been confirmed locally, authorities are strengthening surveillance and response measures as outbreaks continue in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Minister Aaron Motsoaledi says 12 private and 24 public hospitals have […]
# The death toll during the winter initiation season has risen to 43. Authorities say 58 illegal initiation schools have been shut down and 40 people were arrested as part of a nationwide crackdown. Government has urged parents and communities to ensure initiates attend only registered schools that comply with health and safety standards. Officials […]
