# The DA in Johannesburg is calling on mayor Dada Morero to urgently address the prolonged water supply interruption experienced by residents supplied by the notorious Commando water system. Communities stretching from Parktown West to Brixton have been without water for nearly two weeks following Rand Water maintenance that commenced in late May. The DA’s Kyle […]
# Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka says the startling revelations of systemic wrongdoing exposed through the State Capture and Madlanga Commissions are consequences of human character failures, rather than skill or experience. Gcaleka was addressing religious leaders’ Winter School gathering at Stellenbosch University in the Western Cape. The Public Protector says evidence led at the commissions have […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Letsike, has warned that development cannot be considered genuine progress if it results in unsafe, inaccessible, and unequal spaces. She has called for a human rights-centred approach to infrastructure development, arguing that the built environment plays a critical role in advancing […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says provinces continue to face increasing pressures arising from disasters, climate change, and infrastructure backlogs. He says 2.161-billion-rand was allocated in disaster recovery grants to 92 municipalities, and 191.16-million-rand was allocated through the Disaster Response Grant to 16 municipalities. Hlabisa says additional allocations of 151-million-rand to the provincial and […]
# The Forum for South Africa is demanding a full-scale intelligence-driven crackdown on organised criminal networks operating in informal settlements across the country. This follows the mass shooting incident at Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of 12 people. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says the fact that over ten […]
# Soccer: Government has commended Bafana Bafana for their spirited performance against Mexico in their opening match of the World Cup. South Africa suffered a 2-0 defeat to the tournament co-hosts and finished the game with nine men following red cards for Sphephelo Sithole and Themba Zwane. Deputy government spokesperson, William Baloyi, says while the […]
# Tshwane District Police Commissioner, Samuel Thine, says sustained collaboration between law enforcement agencies and community structures remains essential in the ongoing fight against crime and in ensuring safer communities. A multidisciplinary crime prevention operation conducted in Ga-Rankuwa and Mabopane led to the arrest of 345 suspects for various criminal offences, including murder and armed […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed outrage over reports that the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is set to pay approximately 50-million-rand to settle a lease agreement for a Pretoria building that was never occupied. The association’s Claude Naicker says this development represents a serious failure of governance, accountability, and financial management in […]
# The GOOD Party says the Auditor-General’s findings regarding procurement processes within the City of Cape Town have vindicated concerns that residents, community activists, and opposition parties have been raising for years. The party’s Suzette Little says the metro’s regression from a clean audit outcome to an unqualified audit with findings is not a minor […]
