# The City of Cape Town electricity teams have already responded to more than ten-thousand-700 storm-related service requests out of over 16-thousand logged across the metro. The city says resources have been redirected to the worst-affected areas, urging residents not to submit duplicate requests, as this slows down response times. Mayoral committee member for Energy, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the recent flood disaster highlights the urgent need to strengthen local government. He was addressing the National Council of Provinces taking parliament to the people programme in North West yesterday. According to Ramaphosa, severe weather events are exposing weaknesses in infrastructure, disaster preparedness and service delivery at municipal level. He […]
# The Cape Winelands District Municipality says recovery efforts are continuing after severe flooding caused widespread damage across the region. Several roads and mountain passes are still closed or inaccessible, and water supply disruptions are affecting towns including Worcester, Bonnievale, Gouda and Saron, with some healthcare services also impacted. The municipality’s Jo-Anne Otto says at […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a major overhaul of local government to address South Africa’s ongoing service delivery crisis. Speaking during the National Council of Provinces’ programme of taking parliament to the people in North West, Ramaphosa said municipalities are central to delivering basic services and driving development. He warned that poor governance, […]
# According to mid-month data from the Central Energy Fund, diesel prices are expected to drop in June, offering relief to farmers, logistics companies and motorists. Petrol prices are likely to rise by between 13-cents and 19-cents per litre, while diesel could fall by between three-rand-52-cents and four-rand-41-cents per litre. Final fuel price adjustments will […]
# Die Motorbedryf-personeelvereniging vra dringende ondersteuning vir vloedgeteisterde gemeenskappe in die Wes-Kaap, waar hewige oorstromings en storms minstens tien lewens geëis het en duisende mense ontwortel het. Die vereniging sê die ramp beklemtoon die behoefte aan sterker rampvoorbereiding en beter infrastruktuuronderhoud. Phakamile Hlubi-Majola van die vereniging vra Suid-Afrikaners om te verenig in hulpverleningspogings, want die […]
# The DA demands an urgent investigation into the Department of Correctional Services after it was revealed the department paid inflated prices for food supplies. This includes 726-rand for a litre of cooking oil and over three-thousand-700-rand for gravy powder. Prices were later reduced sharply after contracts were reviewed. The DA’s Janho Engelbrecht says the […]
