# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has urged traditional leaders to take a leading role in tackling crime, poverty, unemployment, teenage pregnancy, substance abuse and illegal immigration in their communities. Speaking during an engagement with traditional and Khoi-San leaders in Limpopo, Mashatile said traditional leaders can help strengthen crime prevention, support youth development, combat substance abuse […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has called for a stronger partnership between the government and traditional leaders to address challenges facing rural communities and strengthen development efforts. Speaking during an engagement with traditional and Khoi-San leaders in Limpopo, Mashatile reaffirmed government’s commitment to improving support for traditional leadership institutions, resolving leadership disputes and advancing legislative […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says foreign nationals must ensure they have valid visas or legal authorisation to stay in South Africa, as immigration laws continue to be strictly enforced. This follows the repatriation of 586 Nigerian nationals who were found to be in the country illegally. All affected individuals were declared undesirable, resulting […]
# AfriForum says the delay in releasing the national water action plan shows government inaction as the water crisis continues. The organisation claims the plan has reportedly been finalised and even presented in Parliament but has still not been made public. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal says the delay is undermining public trust and shows a […]
# The DA says Tshwane deputy mayor Eugene Modise continues to benefit financially from Triotic Protection Services through rental income and share-related payments, despite resigning as a director of the company. The party alleges Modise has failed to produce any proof of a share sale agreement to support his claims that he no longer holds […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality in the Eastern Cape is facing serious financial and management problems. The party says irregular spending has increased from about 21-billion-rand to 31-billion-rand in two-years. The FF Plus’s Bill Harington blames poor leadership and weak financial control for poor services and rising costs. Harington says […]
# The Border Management Authority says nine Bangladeshi nationals have been intercepted at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng after they attempted to enter South Africa using fraudulent travel documents. The group was found with fake South African visas and Indian passports during immigration processing yesterday and has since been sent back to Bangladesh. The […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association says a ruling by the Motor Industry Bargaining Council Dispute Resolution Centre confirms that workers cannot be dismissed for telling the truth during disciplinary hearings. The case involved a service advisor at Mossel Bay Ford in the Western Cape, dismissed after giving evidence in a workplace dispute. MISA’s Phakamile […]
# Gauteng traffic police chief inspector Samuel Mashaba says traffic officers and police officers both serve the state but have different responsibilities. He was testifying before the Madlanga commission in Pretoria into a major 2021 drug bust in Aeroton, south of Johannesburg, where more than 700 kilograms of cocaine were seized. Mashaba says there was […]
