# The DA in Gauteng will visit homes in Evaton, where residents have endured a decade without electricity due to faulty and unreplaced transformers. The visit follows premier Panyaza Lesufi’s unfulfilled promise to electrify the area by March 2024. The DA says the Gauteng Provincial Government has also ignored recommendations from the National Council of […]
# ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has warned that South Africa risks becoming a banana republic if corruption within the police is not eradicated. Referencing the Madlanga Commission, Mbalula told the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union that resolutions must lead to implementation. He vowed accountability for those representing the ANC, stressing that the party must […]
# The Gauteng Department of e-Government will host a two-day e-Waste Conference on Thursday and Friday in Johannesburg. Spokesperson, Neo Goba, says the event will bring together government, academia, and private sector stakeholders to accelerate the province’s e-waste management strategy. He confirmed that the discussions will explore global trends, sustainable disposal practices, the role of […]
# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has issued a Rule 3 notice to North West businessman Brown Mogotsi, informing him of being implicated and he has the right to be heard. This grants him the right to respond after evidence presented implicated him. Testimony from Crime Intelligence boss Dumisani Khumalo linked Mogotsi to criminal figures […]
# Solidariteit Helpende Hand says the disarray surrounding the Gauteng Department of Social Development’s new digital funding system, Grantor, exposes a deeper governance crisis. The 5.1-million-rand platform has suffered technical failures, leaving hundreds of welfare organisations facing possible closure. Spokesperson René Roux says centralisation has failed, and collaboration is key. Roux says the organisation urges […]
# A candidate for a Constitutional Court vacancy, Justice Nambitha Dambuza, says it is essential for the apex court to reflect gender representation. The Judicial Service Commission began conducting interviews to fill vacancies across the country’s superior courts between today and the 15th. Shortlisted candidates seek to fill vacancies including the Constitutional Court, Supreme Court of Appeal, High […]
# Deputy Transport minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa has highlighted severe corruption and mismanagement at the Road Accident Fund. Addressing Parliament’s standing committee on Public Accounts, he reported a significant backlog of unpaid claims, critical vacancies, and procurement irregularities. Hlengwa also raised concerns about whistleblower reports implicating law firms and members of the judiciary in corrupt dealings. […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Electricity and Energy is undertaking oversight visits to the North West and KwaZulu-Natal provinces. The visits include an inspection of the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South African at Pelindaba to assess energy infrastructure development and alignment with national goals. Committee chairperson, Nonkosi Mvana, says the oversight ensures effective monitoring of […]
# DA Tshwane mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink has pledged to complete the Hammanskraal clean water project and take on the water tanker mafia. Brink says a year after mayor Nasiphi Moya’s election, residents still lack potable water, despite major progress under a previous DA-led coalition. He blames the ANC-led coalition for delays and rising tanker […]
