# DA Gauteng is calling on Water and Sanitation Department to open a criminal case against Tshwane metro over failing wastewater treatment plants. The party cites the 2025 Green Drop Report performance drop from 82-percent-to-33.8-percent. DA’s Leanne De Jager says Tshwane should face enforcement as Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni and Mogale City over river pollution. She warns […]
# Suspended Tshwane Metro Police inspector Lebogang Phiri has told the Madlanga commission criminal syndicates deliberately vandalised water infrastructure to disrupt supply in Tshwane. He alleges once reservoirs were damaged, illegal tanker operators extracted water from municipal hydrants and sell it unlawfully. Phiri says he halted deployment of private security firm Gubis85 Solutions after receiving […]
# The African Christian Democratic Party has called for suspension of Ekurhuleni City Manager Kagiso Lerutla as he applies for bail in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court today, facing Schedule 5 offences. ACDP Ekurhuleni councillor, Tambo Mokoena, says it opposed Kagiso Lerutla’s appointment as City Manager in October last year, indicating that his previous appointment as […]
# Suspended Tshwane Metro Police inspector Lebogang Phiri has told the Madlanga Commission that he did not act alone in deploying private security guards. Phiri says his senior manager authorised all deployments linked to municipal infrastructure protection including private security company Gubis85 Solutions. Phiri is accused of bypassing procurement rules, appointing guards without proper approval. […]
# South African Communist Party general secretary, Solly Mapaila, has urged members to remain firm against ultimatums from its alliance partner, the ANC. Briefing the media today, Mapaila says the SACP stands by its independence and principles amid rising tensions over plans to contest the 2026 local government elections independently. He warned against internal pressure […]
# ActionSA has called for the removal of Patriotic Alliance councillor Juwairiya Kaldine from the Johannesburg City Council as well as Ethics Committee investigation, pending finalisation of criminal charges against her. The party has written to the City Speaker, Margaret Arnolds, requesting a formal referral over allegations including kidnapping, assault, and interference in a police matter […]
# Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport Ricardo Mackenzie has urged communities to embrace reading as World Book Day is marked today. The province has launched the On-Wednesdays-We-Read campaign to promote a culture of reading beyond classrooms. Officials say regular reading improves language, cognitive skills and mental wellbeing. He has encouraged residents, schools […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed the issuing of Letters of Award for the long-delayed Sarah Baartman Centre of Remembrance in Hankey, Eastern Cape. The project, stalled for over a decade, will now move to final compliance and contractual stages before construction resumes. The minister says the milestone reflects improved governance […]
# Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has denied charges of fraud, corruption and defeating the ends of justice in the Boksburg Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng. He and his co-accused, Ekurhuleni city manager Kagiso Lerutla, allegedly orchestrated a scheme in 2019 to evade court proceedings using false representation, sharing 400-thousand-rand. Mkhwanazi’s lawyer, Peter […]
