# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers says good progress is being made on the emergency slope stabilisation and road repairs on an 11.1-kilometre section of the Franschhoek Pass. Heavy rainfall in October 2023 caused slope failures, erosion, debris buildup, and deterioration of the road and drainage systems. Simmers says so far, this supplementary project […]
# SANParks Arid Region hosted its annual Regional Awards at the Mokala National Park in the Northern Cape yesterday, recognising excellence, dedication, and teamwork among staff. A total of 48 awards were presented across categories such as best customer service, leadership, ranger post, and lifetime contribution. SanPark’s JP Louw says the event celebrated employees from […]
# The Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs and Development Planning has given environmental authorisation to the Cape Winelands International Airport project in Cape Town. The eight-billion-rand project entails the expansion of the airport just outside Durbanville in a series of phased developments. Airport managing director, Deon Cloete, says the development will also include airside […]
# The Cape Independence Party says the City of Cape Town has a sewage crisis that needs to be urgently addressed. Over 40 million litres of untreated sewage are discharged daily into the Atlantic Ocean from outfall points at Green Point, Camps Bay, and Hout Bay. The party’s Karl Bodin says this toxic deluge poisons […]
# The City of Johannesburg has welcomed the reappoint of Floyd Brink as city manager. Council approved his appointment on Thursday. Last year, the Johannesburg High Court found that his appointment was irregular and ordered him to step down. He was then interviewed again by a panel, along with other candidates, and received the highest […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has expressed alarm at the Ekurhuleni Municipality’s first quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year report. The party’s Denise Janse van Rensburg says although the metro claims its collection rate is 96.26-percent, previous reports indicate that collection levels in Eskom areas are, in fact, as low as 11.8-percent. She says cash […]
# Solidarity, in partnership with drilling company Booysens Bore, has helped save 65 workers of the company from retrenchment. This follows the closure of Assmang’s Beeshoek iron ore mine near Postmasburg in the Northern Cape. The mine was forced to cease operations due to the ongoing economic crisis affecting both the mine and the broader […]
# Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has expressed concern at the significant decline in the number of South African Police Service officers on the streets of the metro. SAPS have seven-thousand-355 active duty officers in Cape Town this year. This is a 15-percent decline compared to the estimated eight-thousand-665 active officers in 2021, based on […]
# Action Society says the crisis at the SAPS Ballistics Division confirms the urgent need to decentralise South Africa’s forensic services. Evidence at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry this week revealed that the ballistics division is overwhelmed by a backlog of over 41-thousand criminal cases, hamstrung by staff shortages and paralysed by delays. Action Society’s […]
