# The DA is calling for urgent intervention as students face evictions due to NSFAS’s failure to pay accommodation providers. The DA’s Delmaine Christians says over 500 students in Kimberley are at risk, with landlords unpaid for over a year. She calls on Parliament to summon Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela and NSFAS […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero is set to appear before Parliament’s Water and Sanitation Committee on Friday to explain his plan to address the city’s water crisis. Members of parliament want answers on why four-billion-rand was siphoned from Johannesburg Water into municipal coffers. This has led to heated debate with opposition parties slamming poor municipal […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has slammed mayor Dada Morero for allegedly diverting four-billion-rand away from Johannesburg Water during a severe water crisis. The funds were reportedly redirected to general financial obligations, without council approval. The DA says the move is reckless, undermines accountability, and worsens collapsing water infrastructure. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says it […]
# The Cape Peninsula University of Technology has announced professor Brian Figaji as its new chancellor. The university council approved the appointment earlier this month, with Figaji officially taking up the role on Sunday for a four-year term. Figaji previously served as rector of the former Peninsula Technicon, which merged with Cape Technicon to form […]
# The man convicted of murdering Thembekile Letlape, affectionately known as the ‘Pastry Princess’, will be sentenced on Thursday. Sibusiso Zitha appeared briefly in the Johannesburg High Court this morning. He pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing Letlape multiple times during an argument at her Fourways home last May, in front of their ten-year-old daughter. Her […]
# The City of Tshwane has released an Investment Incentive Toolkit to guide businesses and investors to boost economic growth and job creation. Mayoral Committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa said the toolkit highlights financial and non-financial incentives, sector data, and opportunities. The toolkit follows the Investment Summit which secured 86-billion-rand […]
# The Gauteng Health Department says it is remodelling security arrangements at the disused Kempton Park Hospital to cut costs while keeping the facility secured. The department’s spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says the Gauteng Infrastructure Finance Agency is exploring whether to refurbish the old hospital or demolish it and build a new one through a possible […]
# The GOOD Party has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa’s praise of DA-led municipalities as governance benchmarks, saying it ignores deep inequality in Cape Town and Stellenbosch. Secretary-General Brett Herron argues that while these municipalities secure clean audits, they remain global examples of inequality. With over one-thousand-200 informal settlements in the Western Cape and 400-thousand households […]
# ActionSA says it will file a complaint with the Public Protector after revelations that the National Treasury has failed to act on corruption cases flagged by the Special Investigating Unit. Of 467 suppliers and individuals recommended for blacklisting, only one is on Treasury’s Restricted Suppliers Register. ActionSA says this represents systemic maladministration, with just […]
