# The Freedom Front Plus has criticised the City of Tshwane for paying ten-thousand-rand to value a property in Clubview, in Pretoria, worth five-thousand-600-rand. The FF Plus’s Peter Meijer says the valuation cost almost twice the value of the land and was unnecessary because two municipal departments had already valued the property. Meijer added that […]
# The Santa Shoebox Project calls on businesses, schools, book clubs and community groups to pledge 20 or more gift boxes for children in need. Celebrating its 20th year, the project aims to deliver 85-thousand boxes this year, with each box containing clothes, toiletries, school supplies, a toy and sweets. The project’s CEO, Deb Zelezniak, […]
# South Africa welcomed nearly one-million international tourists last month, with over 991-thousand visitors recorded. This is a 12.5-percent increase compared to July last year. From January to July, more than 6.5-million international tourists visited the country, up 12.4-percent from the same period last year. Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says the growth is coming […]
# The Electoral Commission says political parties declared 117-million rand in donations between April and June. The DA received the largest share, declaring 104-million-rand, followed by ActionSA with six-million-rand, the Labour Party of South Africa with five-million-rand, and Rise Mzansi with two-million-rand. The IEC has also flagged compliance issues involving 15-million-rand in ANC donations. The […]
# Airlines are making contingency plans after an outage at Sasol’s Natref refinery disrupted jet fuel supplies to OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Gauteng. Airlines are considering tankering fuel from other airports, which would increase operating costs because aircraft carrying extra fuel burn more fuel. News24 reports FlySafair and Airlink said their operations […]
# The ANC Youth League in Ekurhuleni is demanding urgent appointments for young people who applied for cleaner, security and grass-cutting jobs in the municipality. They accuse the city’s human resources department of delaying the recruitment process, despite the posts being advertised, budgeted for and approved. The league’s regional spokesperson Poula Mmakola calls for a […]
# The DA says political office-bearers in the North West should be subjected to mandatory and independent lifestyle audits. The party argues financial declarations alone are not enough and must be verified to identify possible conflicts of interest, unexplained wealth and other financial red flags. The DA’s Freddy Sonakile says the audits should be conducted […]
# The City of Johannesburg says the Molapo bridge project in Soweto is nearing completion, with final work underway on walkways, road markings, street lighting and the parapet wall. The bridge is expected to improve connectivity between Molapo and the Jabulani Node by providing a safer and more direct route across the railway line for […]
# Alleged crime kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala has told the Madlanga commission that former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head, Lesetja Senona, gave him a 20-thousand-rand loan after police raided his Pretoria home in December 2024. According to Matlala, police carried out two raids that month and seized his phones. He says Senona promised to investigate the second […]
