# The Electoral Commission says at least 355-million-rand has been allocated for distribution to 20 political parties in the current financial year. CEO Sy Mamabolo says the funding, disbursed under the Political Party Funding Act, is meant to support multiparty democracy and ensure financial transparency. Mamabolo adds the allocation forms part of the commission’s preparations […]
# Electoral Commission CEO, Sy Mamabolo says preparations for next year’s local government elections will centre on reviewing ward boundaries, enhancing the voters’ roll, and introducing new technologies to streamline operations. These steps aim to boost efficiency and ensure greater electoral integrity. Mamabolo told the media the roadmap, presented as part of the commission’s strategic […]
# The GOOD Party says housing delivery in the Western Cape has dropped sharply under the DA-led government. They argue only over three-thousand fully subsidised homes were built in the 2024/25 financial year, down from over eight-thousand in 2019. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says upgrading just one informal settlement shows the province is failing its […]
# ActionSA has welcomed the improved credit outlook for Tshwane, which Global Credit Ratings, a Moody’s affiliate, has changed to positive. The agency praised the city’s better finances, including higher cash reserves, reduced Eskom debt, and a bigger operating surplus. ActionSA’s Michael Beaumont says mayor Nasiphi Moya and the coalition have helped the city recover […]
# South Africa’s consumer inflation eased to 2.7-percent in March, marking the first decline in five months. Statistics South Africa says the annual change in the consumer price index fell from three-percent in February, reaching its lowest level since June 2020. Stats SA’s Patrick Kelly says the main contributors to the slowdown were lower food […]
# The City of Tshwane says changes to its overtime policy will not affect service delivery. This after claims on social media suggested there would be power outages due to the new rules. The changes come after the Auditor General flagged repeated breaches of the 40-hour monthly overtime limit. The city’s Selby Bokaba says emergency […]
# The DA says ActionSA is misleading the public with false claims about the national budget process. It accuses ActionSA of running a dishonest campaign to deflect from its role in helping pass the government’s fiscal framework. The party argues it opposed the proposed two-percent VAT increase from the beginning and led efforts to stop […]
# Parliament argues the 0.5-percent VAT hike set to commence next week is lawful, pending parliamentary amendment. The DA and EFF are challenging the increase, calling it unconstitutional and claiming it sidelines Parliament’s taxing powers. Judgment has been reserved. Appearing before the High Court in Cape Town, Parliament’s lawyer, Priscilla Pillay, defended the hike under […]
# The South African Democratic Teachers’ Union will march to the offices of National Treasury, the Department of Basic Education, and the Department of Higher Education and Training in Pretoria today. The union is protesting against ongoing budget cuts, which it says are crippling the education system and violating learners’ right to quality schooling. SADTU’s […]
