# Soccer: Renowned coach Pitso Mosimane has disassociated himself from a new book about his life, due for release in Johannesburg today. He clarified he had no involvement in the project and that the authors never contacted him for input or comment. Motsimane further noted that he was not given the chance to review the […]
# The Development Bank of Southern Africa has reported a record net profit of 5.3-billion-rand for the year ended March, up 14.4-percent, supported by higher net interest income and fair value gains. CEO Boitumelo Mosako said sustainable earnings grew 13.7-percent to 5.1-billion-rand, while loan book repayments hit a record 27.4-billion-rand. Mosako stressed the bank’s stronger […]
# Cabinet has agreed to implement a Section 139 intervention in Ditsobotla Local Municipality in North West, taking control of the municipality’s administration. The decision follows legal pressure from business organisation Sakeliga, which threatened personal costs orders against ministers if action was not taken. Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux says the intervention aims to address […]
# ActionSA has called for an urgent debate on South Africa’s manufacturing job crisis. ArcelorMittal’s Long Steel closure threatens three-thousand-500 jobs, while retrenchments at Ford, Goodyear, Glencore, and Merafe risk thousands more. ActionSA’s Michael George urges Parliament to involve ministers, unions, industry leaders, and affected workers to discuss interventions including energy reforms, financial support, retraining, […]
# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Social Development’s decision to centralise food bank operations has deepened food insecurity, leaving thousands hungry. The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says decentralisation worked better through 288 non-profit organisations and five regional banks. Nt’sekhe has raised concerns after a quarterly report showed only 34-thousand-114 parcels were delivered against a […]
# ActionSA has called on Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to suspend mayoral committee member for Corporate Governance and Shared Services, Sithembiso Zungu. This follows the Hawks’ revelations that he benefited from City Dev, linked to a Lehae housing project. Zungu allegedly collected funds disguised as protection fees, with evidence of suspicious bank transactions. ActionSA Johannesburg […]
# City Power has temporarily suspended all prepaid meter conversions until 1 November. The utility’s spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the pause will allow for a thorough review of the conversion process after concerns over account discrepancies, non-vending customers, and tariff structures. A task team will investigate the financial and operational impacts, with findings due in […]
# The Thabo Mbeki Foundation is hosting its second African Peace and Security Dialogue in Magaliesburg, Gauteng, this week. Organisers say visa delays for nearly half of the 175 invited delegates could disrupt attendance, however the dialogue will proceed. The foundation’s CEO Max Boqwana told SABC News the four-day forum brings together African leaders and […]
# The National Treasury says its two-billion-rand smart-meter programme could help tackle Eskom’s ballooning municipal arrear debt, which has topped 100-billion-rand. Over 67-thousand smart meters were installed across eight municipalities last year, with a further 77-thousand-780 to be rolled out in eleven more municipalities this year. Treasury is aiming to install approximately 250-thousand smart meters […]
