# Public Works and Infrastructure MEC Dean Macpherson renewed the use of six state-owned properties in the Western Cape to support gender-based violence and femicide shelter services. The properties in Aurora, Albertinia, Heidelberg, Laingsburg, and Moorreesburg will continue providing safe spaces for victims and survivors. Macpherson says the renewal reflects the government’s commitment to ensuring […]
# A leaked report presented to the Johannesburg Mayoral Committee has revealed that Pikitup has more than 2.1-billion-rand in cash reserves but cannot access the funds. The waste collection entity says cash management is centralised by the City of Johannesburg, creating competing priorities. The report recommends ring-fencing Pikitup’s revenue to ensure funds are used for […]
# Migration expert Loren Landau says anti-illegal immigration protests could cost South Africa billions of rand by damaging investor confidence and the country’s international reputation. Landau told CapeTalk the impact extends beyond vandalism and disrupted businesses, affecting tourism, trade, and future investment. He warns ongoing violence linked to anti-illegal immigration could make international investors and […]
# Local government budget analysis specialist Jan Hattingh says many municipalities adopt budgets that are not adequately funded, placing further strain on already fragile finances. He spoke at a news conference this morning after National Treasury announced yesterday it was withholding funds from 69 municipalities in breach of the Municipal Finance Management Act. Hatting urged […]
# National Treasury says municipalities must first agree on sustainable payment plans with creditors before withheld funds can be released. It was announced yesterday that the funding to 69 municipalities will be temporarily withheld as they were in breach of the Municipal Finance Management Act. Treasury’s Ogalaletseng Gaarekwe told a media briefing this morning the […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa welcomes the appointment of Dina Pule as minister of Social Development and is calling for ethical leadership, stable governance and predictable funding for shelters. Spokesperson Greer Schoeman says women and children fleeing violence cannot afford disruptions to essential services. Representing more than 100 shelters nationwide, she says […]
# Crowdfunding platform BackaBuddy removed a fundraising campaign launched to cover the legal costs of controversial businessman Peet Viljoen, who is facing more than 400 charges, including fraud, theft, corruption, and forgery. The campaign, started by a family friend, sought to raise 400-thousand-rand but had collected only about three-thousand-500-rand before it was closed yesterday. BackaBuddy […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on EFF leader Julius Malema to appear before the Madlanga commission. Evidence leaders yesterday unpacked a series of WhatsApp messages they say suggest Malema was used as a conduit between tainted Crime Intelligence officier Feroz Khan and tobacco businessman Mohammed Sayed. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says the best way […]
# The Western Cape Government launched a Tourism Growth Fund aimed at boosting jobs and attracting investment in the province’s tourism sector. Western Cape Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Ivan Meyer says the co-funded grant programme, managed by the Department of Economic Development and Tourism, will support infrastructure upgrades, new tourism products and SMME […]
