# Former MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu has announced a national consultation process on forming a new political movement. He was recently removed from his senior position following a controversial visit to Shepherd Bushiri’s church in Malawi. Speaking at a media briefing, Shivambu said the goal is to build a democratic and honest party that […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says the National Treasury is working to tighten procurement laws to help stop illegal political funding. Delivering his keynote address during day two of the Electoral Commission’s political funding symposium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Godongwana said changes will be made to the Public Procurement Act and other finance laws to close […]
# Finance minister Enoch Godongwana says gaps in the enforcement of the Political Party Funding Act continue to undermine the democratic system. Speaking during day two at the Electoral Commission’s first political funding symposium in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, Godongwana revealed the current system forces parties to rely too much on private donors, which opens the door […]
# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport says its PotholeFixGP app has helped fix almost 39-thousand potholes since 2022. The app, downloaded over 19-thousand times, allows motorists to report potholes and broken traffic lights. In Krugersdorp, more than two-thousand-100 potholes were reported, and over one-thousand-700 were fixed. Tshwane’s Derdepoort area has the most potholes […]
# Statistics South Africa says retail trade sales rose by five-percent in April compared to the same month last year. The biggest growth came from general dealers, up 5.3-percent, and retailers of textiles, clothing, footwear, and leather goods, which jumped 12.5-percent. Stats SA’s Raquel Floris says sales dipped 0.5-percent compared to the previous three months, […]