# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed the recent approval of the Financial Recovery Plan for Theewaterskloof Municipality. The plan sets out a structured pathway to financial stability and improved service delivery through three distinct phases. These are urgent interventions to prevent complete collapse, address underlying governance and institutional weaknesses, and build long-term stability and growth. The DA’s Leon van […]
# The City of Johannesburg has launched the Greater Johannesburg Environmental Forum in partnership with Pikitup. The Forum brings together eleven local cooperatives from across the metro, each playing an active role in recycling, stream cleaning, and environmental education. Mayoral Committee Member for Environment and Infrastructure Services, Jack Sekwaila, says the forum will also support broader sustainability efforts, […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate spent more than 15.3-million-rand to repair and replace vandalised or stolen infrastructure between July 2024 and June this year. This includes critical items such as taps in informal settlements, sewer manhole covers, water meters, as well as valve and fire hydrant covers. Mayoral committee member […]
# The Cullinan Magistrate’s Court in Pretoria granted bail of two-thousand-rand each to two taxi operators, accused of torturing five men and burning them to death. Masipa Victor Maepa and Job Matsobane Magongwa are facing five counts of murder, five counts of kidnapping and five counts of assault. National Prosecuting Authority spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana says Magongwa […]
# The City of Johannesburg says it is committed to supporting small businesses and informal traders while ensuring a fair, safe, and inclusive trading environment. The metro has resumed the registration, application, and issuing of informal trading permits across the metro. The metro’s spokesperson, Virgil James, says traders will be required to pay a monthly […]
# Business organisation Sakeliga is legally challenging the International Air Services Council’s illegal imposition of Black Economic Empowerment requirements for international airline licenses. This legal action follows a previous victory against similar BEE requirements for local airline providers. Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux says that as a regulator for international airlines, the IASC’s BEE demands […]
# Farmers and industry bodies say the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural and Agro-processing Master Plan ignores their input. Despite raising nine formal objections, organisations like TLU-SA, SAAI and Wildlife Ranching South Africa were excluded from oversight meetings. SAAI chairperson Theo de Jager says they argue the plan prioritises ideological transformation over profitability, sustainability, and value-chain […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it is concerned that the City of Tshwane has still not implemented transparent contracts and proper tender processes at the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market. In August, the metro was found guilty of contempt of court for not complying with an October 2022 judgment, which ordered it to upgrade and […]
# The Do More Foundation says good nutrition is vital in shaping children’s ability to learn and succeed in life. The 9th to the 15th of October is National Nutrition Week. The foundation’s Jessica Ronaasen says research shows that stunting in early childhood, caused by chronic malnutrition, is one of the strongest predictors of a […]
