# 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 […]
# Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi has been fired. He had been suspended since November last year and is currently in custody after being denied bail in a murder case linked to the death of businessman Emmanuel Mbense. Mkhwenazi is also facing corruption, robbery and fraud-related charges in other matters. Meanwhile, […]
# A manhunt is underway in Libode in the Eastern Cape after two police officers were shot and killed while responding to a reported spaza shop robbery. The officers were found with gunshot wounds. Police have activated a 72-hour plan to track down the suspects, with a multi-disciplinary team following up on leads. Police spokesperson […]
