# Union Nehawu says National Treasury is using the Targeted and Responsible Savings initiative to further dismantle the Public Service. Spokesperson Lwazi Nkolonzi says across the Public Service, there are a vast number of vacancies which undermine the capacity to provide adequate services. He says they cannot permit Treasury to invent yet another misleading acronym […]
# The Forum For South Africa says government needs to do more to curb ghost workers and payment irregularities across all national and provincial departments. In the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, Finance minister Enoch Godongwana said about nine-thousand high-risk cases had been flagged for further verification. The forum’s leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says the core issue […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the province is set to have a record-breaking summer tourism season that will contribute massively to job creation. International visitors spent 22.7-billion-rand in 2024 in the province, while domestic travellers contributed a further 18.6-billion-rand to the March period. The DA’s Noko Masipa says the province is now connected […]
# Eastern Cape Transport MEC, Xolile Nqatha, has strongly condemned the violent attack on a long-distance bus belonging to Makalala Trans. The bus, which was travelling from Mthatha to Cape Town late yesterday, came under fire on the R61 route between Cofimvaba and Engcobo. The department’s spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, says one female passenger lost her […]
# The DA in Gauteng is demanding robust disciplinary measures to curb poor performance that harms patients. This comes as incidents of harmed patients have risen in provincial public hospitals, which have recorded seven-thousand-386 serious adverse events last year, up from seven-thousand-117 the previous year. Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital has the highest number, with one-thousand-257 […]
# City Power has disconnected two National Student Financial Aid Scheme-funded student accommodation flats in Johannesburg. This is over the non-payment of its 12-million-rand electricity debt. The City of Johannesburg and the power utility have been cracking down on non-paying customers and residents with illegal connections. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says it is owed 3.2-billion-rand […]
# City of Cape Town’s new gas-to-energy plant will generate enough electricity to power four-thousand-300 households, by converting landfill gas to power at the Coastal Park Landfill. The metro has invested 93-million-rand in the facility to date, and will invest a further 82-million-rand to expand this infrastructure at more landfill sites over the next three […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has officially signed the United Against Online Abuse Charter. The charter is a network composed of international sporting bodies, governments and regulatory institutions that are committed to the mission to combat online abuse in the sport movement. The department’s spokesperson, Zimasa Velaphi, says by joining the UAOA […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it views the postponement of the nationwide rollout of the Administrative Adjudication of Road Traffic Offences system as a sign that it is beginning to collapse, just like the e-toll system. Transport minister Barbara Creecy has postponed the implementation of the AARTO Act to July next year. FF Plus’ […]
