# Build One South Africa has urged government to scrap the two-billion-rand VIP protection budget for politicians and use it to hire more teachers, nurses and police members. Ahead of tomorrow’s medium-term budget policy statement, BOSA spokesperson Roger Solomons warns that South Africa faces slow growth, high debt and worsening unemployment, especially among young people. […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says government’s decision to delay the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences traffic penalty system to July next year shows the real problem is chaos within the state, not motorists. Municipalities want to pull out because the system is costly and ineffective. OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage says the system […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has criticised National Director of Public Prosecutions, Shamila Batohi, for refusing to name a National Prosecuting Authority prosecutor accused of involvement in organised crime. Batohi told Parliament’s ad hoc committee on police corruption that investigations are underway, but declined to reveal the person’s identity. Malema says a corrupt NPA threatens […]
# The rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences has been postponed to 1 July next year, instead of 1 December. According to the Transport Ministry, the delay follows assessments that found some municipalities are not yet ready. Ministry spokesperson Collen Msibi says key issues include finalising training for law enforcement and back-office […]
# AfriForum has expressed disappointment after the first session of the Khampepe Commission was postponed to 26 November. The commission set to begin in Pretoria yesterday was set up to investigate delays in prosecuting crimes identified by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. AfriForum’s Kallie Kriel says families of these victims, like the Cradock Four, deserve […]
# Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi and Science, Technology and Innovation deputy minister, Nomalungelo Gina, will today lead the launch of South Africa’s first locally manufactured vaccine in over 50 years. The historic event at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital marks the start of phase one clinical trials for Biovac’s oral cholera vaccine. Health Ministry […]
# The Democratic Alliance says Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi is using the Department of e-Government to fund his community safety projects. The party claims over 170-million-rand has been spent on items such as e-panic buttons, CCTV cameras, and drones, purchases that the Community Safety Department should have made. The DA’s Michael Waters says this may […]
# Retired Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Revo Spies has told the Madlanga commission that private security company Cat VIP provided protection for former Ekurhuleni DA mayor Tanya Campbell during her 2022 state of the city address. Spies testified that suspended acting metro police chief Julius Mkhwanazi informed him that Cat VIP, owned by Vusimuzi […]
# Airports Company South Africa says Cape Town International Airport has surpassed one million passengers in October, reaching a milestone usually seen only in December. The achievement signals a strong start to the festive travel season and reflects growing confidence in the tourism and aviation sectors. ACSA spokesperson Ofentse Dijoe says they will continue working […]
