# 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 […]
# National Deputy Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya’s legal team has requested the Pretoria High Court to decide which forum is appropriate to hear his case. Sibiya is contesting National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s decision to place him on special leave following allegations by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. His counsel, Kameel Premhid, argued that it […]
# AfriForum’s Private Prosecutions Unit, led by Gerrie Nel, has submitted a dossier to US authorities calling for sanctions against EFF leader Julius Malema under the Global Magnitsky Act. Enacted in 2016, the global legislation allows governments to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights abuses and corruption. The dossier cites […]
# National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola’s legal representative, Stefan Coetzee, has dismissed allegations that he is acting as judge, jury and executioner in the disciplinary case of his deputy, Shadrack Sibiya. Addressing the Pretoria High Court, Coetzee argued that an impartial arbitrator has been appointed to handle the matter. He said assumptions that Masemola hijacked […]
# Deputy national police commissioner, Shadrack Sibiya, will appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee on Wednesday next week. His testimony follows allegations by KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, who claims senior police leaders interfered with investigations into political killings. Sibiya, currently placed on special leave, has denied the accusations and is challenging the process in […]
