# The South African Social Security Agency has warned grant beneficiaries selected for reviews to visit their nearest office after receiving payment on the fourth payment day or risk having their grants suspended. Sassa says the additional payment day is for beneficiaries who must complete grant reviews or eLife certification. Spokesperson Paseka Letsatsi is urging […]
# SANParks says the suspension bridge at Storms River Mouth in the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park remains open while refurbishment work continues. The project is improving the bridge’s safety and durability. Spokesperson JP Louw says persistent adverse weather has delayed construction, with completion now expected by the end of next month. […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says it remains committed to accountability and consequence management in cases of medical negligence and financial misconduct. The department’s Steve Mabona says disciplinary action has been taken where sufficient evidence exists, and that criminal investigations into financial misconduct are continuing. He says medical negligence cases are being reviewed to […]
# ActionSA criticised the City of Ekurhuleni for failing to conclude disciplinary cases involving suspended senior officials. The party’s Xolani Khumalo says the delays undermine accountability, erode public trust, and affect service delivery. It cites the arrests of the Metro Police’s deputy chief, Julius Mkhwanazi, head of Corporate Legal Services Kemi Behari and Human Resources […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Jacob Mamabolo to intervene in the service delivery crisis in the Lesedi Local Municipality. The party’s Solly Msimanga says residents have been without water for weeks. He alleges the municipality owes Rand Water at least 27-million-rand and failed to comply with […]
# Gun Free South Africa is calling on government to strengthen efforts to curb the circulation of illegal firearms as the country marks Gun Destruction Day. Spokesperson Claire Taylor says last night’s mass shootings in Cape Town highlight the urgent need to tackle the circulation of illegal firearms. She says government must strengthen intelligence-led law […]
# More than 500 Malawian nationals have been sleeping at the Malawi High Commission in Pretoria since Monday while waiting for buses to return home. Many have been unable to secure seats because of limited transport, leaving families, children, and pregnant women stranded. The Institute for Islamic Services’ Yusuf Mustafa says volunteers could feed only […]
# Two foreign nationals have been arrested in Edenvale on the Gauteng East Rand after police seized crystal meth with an estimated street value of 250-thousand-rand during raids on suspected drug houses last night. This followed intelligence gathered by the Ekurhuleni Metro Police and the police’s Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation. Metro police chief superintendent […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum has welcomed National Treasury’s decision to temporarily withhold 13.5-billion-rand in local government equitable share transfers from 69 non-compliant municipalities. This is aimed at instilling fiscal discipline, ensuring public money is properly managed, and forcing municipalities to deal with unauthorised and wasteful expenditure. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says widespread corruption and poor governance […]
