# CrisisOnCall says motorists should remain alert despite an 18-percent drop in vehicle hijackings. The latest crime statistics show that three-thousand-811 hijackings were recorded between April and June, which is about 42 a day. Gauteng accounted for nearly 58-percent of the cases. The organisation’s Ruan Vermaak advises motorists to stay alert, have a safety plan […]
# A City of Johannesburg supply chain deputy director, Jimmy Maluleke and four directors and engineers from TFM Industries will return to court on 28 October, after facing fraud, theft and money laundering charges. The case relates to a 188-million-rand tender awarded in 2016 to the company to supply 40 specialised fire and rescue trucks. […]
# Women and Men Against Child Abuse says its child protection services in Ekurhuleni could close because of delayed funding from the Gauteng Department of Social Development. The organisation has not received subsidy payments for five months, despite receiving a funding approval letter in March. Its Kidz Clinic in Boksburg has supported more than 17-thousand […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says Parliament must turn its oversight work into real accountability. The organisation welcomes increased committee activity, oversight visits and public participation, however, meetings, questions and reports mean little if problems are not followed through to action. It has proposed six reforms, including a term-wide oversight plan and an accessible […]
# Build One South Africa says its proposed Fair Pay Bill would ban employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. The party wants employers banned from asking job applicants for their salary history when deciding how much they should be paid. BOSA’s Graham Charters says the bill would also give employees the right […]
# Eskom says its generation performance continues to improve, with its energy availability factor reaching 68-percent for the financial year to date, the highest level in six years. According to the utility, unplanned outages have fallen, while about six-thousand-200 megawatts of generation capacity has been returned to the grid over the past three years. Eskom […]
# Nursing Organisation Denosa calls for stronger police visibility in Gauteng following the discovery of several women’s bodies in Ekurhuleni over the past two months. The organisation says the killings are causing fear among nurses, many of whom travel early in the morning and late in the day using public transport. Denosa’s Lebogang Phasha demands […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling for greater cooperation between the provincial government, police, communities and civil society to address violence against women. The party believes the focus should be on finding those responsible for the killings of women in Ekurhuleni, improving policing and forensic capacity, and preventing further deaths. The DA’s Solly Msimanga […]
# The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s Fire Services says firefighters are battling a fire on the mountain slopes above Simondium. The fire, above Plaisir Wine Estate, is being driven by strong winds and heavy vegetation. The municipality’s Jo-Anne Otto says the municipality’s teams and CapeNature team are fighting the fire, but difficult terrain is preventing […]
