# AfriForum urges the City of Tshwane to address infrastructure failures alongside water demand as the municipality faces ongoing supply disruptions. The organisation says recent incidents include a pipeline coupling failure at Garsfontein reservoir and sewage contamination affecting water supplied from Findlay reservoir, including municipal water losses of 44-percent. AfriForum’s Dalena Beyers says the city […]
#The South African Social Security Agency warns the public not to collude with officials to defraud the social grant system. The warning follows the dismissal of four officials in Gauteng after disciplinary proceedings involving an allegedly fraudulent grant application and the unauthorised alteration of a beneficiary’s payment details. The agency’s Lungelo Mkamba says dishonesty and […]
# Forum for South Africa has rejected the revised white paper on local government, warning that proposed reforms could undermine municipal autonomy and weaken local democracy. The forum’s Tebogo Mashilompane says plans to introduce compulsory licensing for water and electricity services could limit municipalities’ ability to manage these services and deliver on election promises. Mashilompane […]
# The City of Tshwane has suspended the manager of the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works and ordered an independent investigation following a chlorine supply interruption that affected water treatment. The city is also probing delays in warning residents about water safety risks. Briefing the joint parliamentary portfolio committees of Water and Sanitation and Health, mayor […]
# Gold Fields’ South Deep Mine has partnered with other mining companies and educational institutions to improve job opportunities in the West Rand in Gauteng. The Siyakha Sonke initiative aims to help young people and communities gain skills that match the needs of employers. The partnership includes Sibanye-Stillwater, AngloGold Ashanti and Westcol TVET College. Gold […]
# Rise Mzansi has outlined proposals to address the nationwide water crisis, citing ageing infrastructure, poor maintenance, water losses and municipal mismanagement. The party proposes a national water master plan, faster repairs to burst pipes, modern leak-detection technology and improvements to ageing water and sewer systems, with priority given to historically neglected communities. Rise Mzansi’s […]
# Union federation Cosatu says urgent, long-term solutions are needed to address the financial crisis facing the medical fund for retired South African National Defence Force members and their dependants. This follows an 840-million-rand government funding injection to help safeguard the fund’s medical benefits. The union federation’s Matthew Parks says the government must honour its […]
# Two learners have been injured after an alleged stabbing incident at Helderberg High School in Somerset West. The incident occurred this morning, when a grade eight learner allegedly confronted four other learners before stabbing two of them. Police spokesperson Frederick van Wyk says an investigation is underway and no arrests have been made:
# Trade union Solidarity opposes government’s plan to centralise more than 88-billion-rand in unclaimed money, including pension funds. The National Treasury is working on a framework to help people claim unclaimed funds. The union’s Marius Croucamp says the move could give the state control over money that belongs to private individuals. Croucamp believes private financial […]
