# Public Works minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the North Gauteng High Court’s dismissal of an interdict to block five trustee appointments to the Independent Development Trust. The court condemned the applicants’ conduct and issued a punitive costs order. Macpherson says the ruling is a win for clean governance and confirms efforts to reform the […]
# The Water and Sanitation Department has confirmed that ten sluice gates remain open at the Vaal dam, with water outflows at one-thousand-771-cubic meters per second, while Bloemhof dam maintains outflows at three-thousand-600-cubic meters per second. The Vaal dam is at 119-percent and Bloemhof at 117-percent. The department says that despite inflows decreasing, tributaries continue […]
# The DA has slammed the ANC for rejecting a motion to implement fair property rates in 19 of Tshwane’s illegally developed areas like Kleinfontein and Moshate Gardens. DA Finance spokesperson Jacqui Uys says the proposal would have ensured thousands of erven were taxed fairly. She claims the ANC missed an opportunity for equality and […]
# The DA in Gauteng is demanding swift repairs and an urgent investigation after a fire, suspected to be vandalism, destroyed eleven classrooms at Riverlea Secondary School. DA education spokesperson Sergio Isa Dos Santos also slammed delays in fixing Eldorado Park’s Lancea Vale Secondary, gutted last August. He vows to hold the education department accountable […]
# Three bodies, believed to be police members who went missing last week, have been recovered from the Hennops River in Centurion. The officers, en route from the Free State to Polokwane, disappeared on 23 April while travelling in a white VW Polo. According to police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe, the bodies are yet to be […]
# The DA has congratulated Prime Minister Mark Carney and Canada’s Liberal Party on their national election victory. The DA says Carney’s win brings renewed hope for liberal democracy amid global uncertainty. This also follows former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s resignation earlier this year. The DA expressed its desire to strengthen diplomatic and trade ties […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy says South Africa recorded the lowest Easter road crash fatalities in three years. Crashes dropped by 32.5-percent and fatalities fell by 45.6-percent compared to 2024. Creecy credits early planning, visible traffic patrols, and partnerships with civil society and government. Over 177-thousand vehicles were checked and 941 drunk drivers arrested. She […]
# The minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, is launching the G20 Provincial Chapter in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape today. The two day event will focus on solidarity, equality, and sustainability. The meeting comes as South Arica hosts the global forum for economic cooperation among the world’s leading economies in November. Eastern Cape premier Oscar […]
# The DA has accused the Gauteng Tourism Authority of failing dismally to meet its three-thousand-500 job creation target, achieving only 787 jobs. The DA’s Mike Moriarty called it a clear failure by premier Panyaza Lesufi’s administration, labelling its 60-thousand job promise as delusional. He criticised poor planning and lack of private sector partnerships, urging […]
