# The DA in Mogale City condemns the ANC, EFF, and Freedom Front Plus coalition for approving a 100-million-rand overdraft in 2024/25, costing residents 4.9-million-rand in unnecessary interest. Electricity tariffs and poor service delivery have worsened under this alliance. Tyrone Gray says the DA opposes wasteful spending and pledges accountable governance, fair tariffs, and improved […]
# The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure says good progress is being made on the new Van Schoorsdrift Interchange, which is approximately 4.5-kilometres north of the Potsdam Interchange on the N7. Progress is currently between 49 and 50-percent, with the project still on track to be completed by the end of the first quarter of […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Tshwane’s choice and continued use of lawyers with a very low success rate is concerning. According to a report compiled by the metro’s Divisional Head of Legal Counsel, there are currently more than three-thousand-473 unresolved legal cases. The financial exposure of these pending cases, some dating […]
# The independent higher education institution Akademia has launched the Akademia Agricultural Endowment Fund to nurture the next generation of agricultural experts. Managing director, Marthinus Visser, says by establishing this fund, they recognise the extremely critical role that agriculture plays, not only in terms of food supply, but also in terms of economic stability and job creation. He says […]
# The Western Cape Mobility Department says it is implementing a range of interventions to ease congestion. According to the 2024 INRIX Global Traffic Scorecard, Cape Town is ranked the ninth most congested city in the world. Sixty-percent of passenger vehicles travelling during peak hours are single-occupancy vehicles, adding to the Mother City’s congestion woes. MEC Isaac […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is supporting five grassroots soccer tournaments over the next three weeks. These include the 14th edition of the Rygate Cubs Festival, featuring 257 teams from 98 clubs, the Kapstadt Cup and the SAFA Cape Town Coke Cup Finals. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero officially opened the new Central Fire Station in Marshalltown on Thursday, addressing the long-standing shortage of firefighting resources. Equipped with nine of the metro’s 15 newly procured fire engines, the facility sets a standard response time of 15-minutes, bringing Johannesburg in line with international norms. The metro’s spokesperson, Virgil James, […]
# National Council of SPCAs has criticised the North West authorities’ refusal to incorporate essential animal welfare considerations into the management of the escalating elephant crises. The North West Department of Economic Development, Environment, Conservation and Tourism, and the North West Parks and Tourism Board ignored a parliamentary directive to include the NSPCA in the […]
# The South African Communist Party has strongly condemned the recent actions of anti-immigrant vigilante groups, including Operation Dudula. These groups have targeted migrants and undocumented South Africans mainly in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, denying them access to essential public services and turning them away from government clinics and hospitals. The SACP’s Mbulelo Mandlana says populist vigilantism, […]
