# AfriForum says regulations allowing certain driving licences to be valid for ten years must be implemented without delay. The civil rights organisation supports the proposed changes but wants the extended validity to apply to all licence categories, including heavy vehicle licences, which would otherwise remain valid for five years. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says the […]
# SaveAct says it’s empowering women and young people in rural communities through savings groups that provide access to affordable finance and training in financial literacy and enterprise development. The organisation has reached more than 115-thousand people through about five-thousand-700 savings groups since 2005. SaveAct’s Belinda Glenn says the organisation operates in KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, […]
# The GOOD Party says telling women to change their behaviour will not stop violence against them, following the discovery of women’s bodies in Kempton Park. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron argues the focus should instead be on preventing and addressing predatory behaviour by men, with families and schools teaching boys about responsible conduct and the […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education owes more than two-thousand schools about 971-million-rand in unpaid funding. News24 reports, the money is meant for textbooks, maintenance and other basic school needs. The department said cash flow problems caused the delays and that payments are being made as money becomes available. The poorest schools are owed nearly […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health is strengthening access to life-saving organ transplant services at the province’s academic hospitals. Between 2021 and this year, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital recorded 125 kidney and liver transplant recipients, while Steve Biko Academic Hospital recorded 31 kidney transplant recipients. The department’s Steve Mabona also promotes organ donation and […]
# The Electoral Commission has noted the Electoral Court’s dismissal of the ANC’s appeal over 181 excluded councillor candidates. The candidates will not contest the 4 November local elections after the ANC missed the deadline, blaming technical glitches on the IEC’s electronic system, an explanation the commission rejected. IEC CEO Sy Mamabolo says the ruling […]
# A Special Investigating Unit investigation has uncovered a 58-million-rand fraudulent land scheme involving the transfer of 208 Ekurhuleni municipal stands in Villa Liza near Boksburg. The investigation found the properties were transferred to private individuals between 2018 and 2022 without council approval, using allegedly forged rates clearance certificates and powers of attorney. SIU head […]
# The ANC says it will appeal the Electoral Court judgment rejecting its challenge over the exclusion of 181 candidates in six municipalities ahead of the 4 November local government elections. The party maintains that the candidates’ information was captured on the IEC’s electronic system before the deadline, but technical problems prevented the final submission. […]
# More than five-thousand candidates have been disqualified from contesting this year’s local government elections following the Electoral Commission’s statutory review process. The disqualifications followed checks to confirm that candidates were properly nominated and that all applicable deposits had been paid. Briefing the media, Chief electoral official Sy Mamabolo said preparations for the 4 November […]
