# Cape Town’s City Council has approved changes to its Municipal Planning By-law, aiming to expand affordable housing, especially in lower-income backyards. Key changes include new rental flat rights under renamed Residential Zoning incentives in areas like Athlone and Bellville, as well as streamlined communication via email. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the reforms will empower […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has dismissed DA claims that corpses at Helen Joseph Hospital are in limbo due to a shortage of printer cartridges. The department says only one body, declared dead on arrival on 25 June, has been traced to a KwaZulu-Natal family. Printing delays between 17 and 23 June were resolved […]
# The DA in Gauteng has raised alarm after Helen Joseph Hospital reportedly failed to transfer deceased patients to government mortuaries for 13 days due to a lack of printer cartridges. DA’s Madeleine Hicklin blames Provincial Health MEC Nomanto Nkomo-Ralehoko for administrative failure, saying it has delayed postmortems and burial arrangements. She calls for urgent […]
# Gauteng MEC for Finance Lebogang Maile says the province will pay 5.76-billion-rand today to settle e-toll debt and support SANRAL’s freeway upgrades. Maile says this forms part of Gauteng’s Provincial Revenue Enhancement Strategy and broader infrastructure plans. He adds that work is ongoing to determine the financing model for phases 2 and 3 of […]
# The Forum for South Africa has welcomed the DA’s withdrawal from the National Dialogue, calling it opportunistic but necessary. FOSA spokesperson, Tebogo Mashilompane, maintains the dialogue is a wasteful exercise aimed at shielding failing ministers. Mashilompane argues citizens want action on jobs, safety, and services not costly discussions. He urges president Cyril Ramaphosa to […]
# The Young Intelligent Minds of South Africa has lambasted the ANC and DA, accusing them of running the country like a “Tom and Jerry” cartoon. The group says both parties misunderstand the Government of National Unity’s responsibilities and constitutional powers. It criticised the DA’s National Dialogue withdrawal as political theatre and called for early […]
# Police in the Free State seized counterfeit goods worth over 19-million-rand and arrested six foreign nationals during operations in Bloemfontein this week. Led by the National Counterfeit Goods Unit, with support from SARS Customs, over 13-thousand fake luxury items were confiscated. Police spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the arrests include immigration violations, with one […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse is calling for conflict of interest audits across government departments. This follows the arrest of Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and six others on corruption charges linked to the appointment of Dineo Mokwele in an executive position without policing qualifications. OUTA’s Wayne Duvenage says too many officials and their […]
# The wage dispute between the reigning Women’s Africa Cup of Nations champions, Banyana Banyana, and the South African Football Association has been resolved. Banyana refused to train in Morocco due to unpaid salaries and training camp fees from SAFA. The team is preparing for the tournament starting 5 July. Speaking after the SAFA congress […]
