# Rise Mzansi says poor leadership is to blame for Johannesburg’s ongoing refuse collection crisis, which has left residents and businesses surrounded by uncollected waste. According to the party’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate, Lukhona Mnguni, concerns raised by Pikitup casual workers, including job insecurity and the rotation of contractors, are disrupting waste removal services. Rise Mzansi’s […]
# Former eThekwini mayor and former ANC regional chairperson Zandile Gumede has joined the MK Party and has been appointed the party’s deputy provincial convenor in KwaZulu-Natal. Gumede is currently on trial with 21 co-accused on fraud and corruption charges linked to a 320-million-rand Durban solid waste tender. MK secretary-general Sibonelo Nomvalo announced the appointment […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs is coordinating emergency relief for residents affected by the devastating fire at the Jika Joe informal settlement in Pietermaritzburg. The weekend blaze has affected an estimated 427 households, with four people injured and one person missing. The department’s spokesperson, Senzelwe Mzila, says the cause of […]
# De Beers has announced it will suspend production at its Venetia mine in Limpopo, South Africa’s largest diamond mine, for two years, as part of a cost-cutting and restructuring plan. According to News24, the mine, which produces about 40-percent of the country’s diamonds, will use the pause to upgrade key underground infrastructure while Anglo […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is calling for municipal managers, mayors and councillors to be held personally liable for unpaid pension contributions owed by municipalities. According to the union, municipalities owe workers an estimated 1.7-billion-rand after failing to pay over money deducted from employees’ salaries into pension funds. MISA’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola urges law enforcement […]
# The DA says Johannesburg’s ongoing Pikitup protest has become a public health and environmental risk as rubbish remains uncollected across parts of the city. The party’s Leanne de Jager says residents are being exposed to illegal dumping, while broken refuse trucks and poor financial management have worsened the crisis. De Jager calls for a […]
# ALS Paramedics says more than ten people have been injured after a building collapsed at eBuhleni Village in Inanda in the north of Durban. Church members also started rescue efforts before emergency crews arrived. The cause of the collapse is still under investigation. Spokesperson Garrith Jamieson says at least eight people were taken to […]
# The ANC in Gauteng has urged residents to protect the newly upgraded K101 Road linking Johannesburg and Tshwane by reporting vandalism and other criminal activity. The party has welcomed the project as a major investment in the province’s transport infrastructure. It provided skills training for residents and supported small businesses during construction. The ANC’s […]
# Earthlife Africa Johannesburg says communities will gather in Jeffrey’s Bay today to voice their concerns about the proposed Thyspunt nuclear power plant in the Eastern Cape. Residents, environmental groups, fishers and tourism operators are expected to raise concerns about the project’s possible impact on livelihoods, the environment, water security, public safety and its long-term […]
