# The DA in Tshwane says the city has once again cut electricity to one of its water reservoirs due to non-payment. Power to the Suiderberg Reservoir was disconnected this week for a second time following a similar incident in December. The DA’s Jacqui Uys says the disconnection, carried out by the city’s credit control […]
# Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, is calling for nominations to appoint new members to the Central Drug Authority. Nominations close on 30 June. The authority advises the government on strategies to combat substance abuse and oversees the national drug master plan. The department’s Bathembu Futshane says nominees must hold at least a bachelor’s […]
# The DA says Minister of Higher Education and Training Nobuhle Nkabane has been evasive and continues to withhold information amid a growing scandal over the appointment of the chairperson of the Sector Education and Training Authority board. The party has filed a new ethics complaint after learning that one supposed panel member denied involvement […]
# The ANC has called for unity and compassion as communities in the Eastern Cape begin to rebuild after deadly floods. The party expressed deep sympathy to the families of the over 90 people who lost their lives, including 30 children, and the more than two-thousand-600 residents affected. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu welcomed the declaration […]
# Former MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu says he was removed from his position based on false claims that he was plotting to oust party leader Jacob Zuma. Shivambu added a fake intelligence report accused him of working with outsiders to take control of the party. He believes his removal was the result of internal […]
# Former MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has announced a national consultation process on forming a new political movement. He was recently removed from his senior position following a controversial visit to Shepherd Bushiri’s church in Malawi. Speaking at a media briefing, Shivambu said the goal is to build a democratic and honest party that […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the National Treasury is working to tighten procurement laws to help stop illegal political funding. Delivering his keynote address during day two of the Electoral Commission’s political funding symposium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Godongwana said changes will be made to the Public Procurement Act and other finance laws to close […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says gaps in the enforcement of the Political Party Funding Act continue to undermine the democratic system. Speaking during day two at the Electoral Commission’s first political funding symposium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Godongwana revealed the current system forces parties to rely too much on private donors, which opens the door […]
# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport says its PotholeFixGP app has helped fix almost 39-thousand potholes since 2022. The app, downloaded over 19-thousand times, allows motorists to report potholes and broken traffic lights. In Krugersdorp, more than two-thousand-100 potholes were reported, and over one-thousand-700 were fixed. Tshwane’s Derdepoort area has the most potholes […]
