# The City of Johannesburg says it is committed to ensuring that buildings comply with municipal regulations. Recently, officials uncovered a building containing multiple occupancies, including shops and an entertainment venue that was not compliant at Devilliers and Plein Streets in the CBD. The metro’s spokesperson, Nthatisi Modingoane, says a non-compliance notice has been issued […]
# Tshwane police arrested 350 suspects as part of Operation Shanela in Pretoria-West and Laudium on Thursday. The suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from gender-based violence, assault, murder, armed robbery and rape. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 46 undocumented immigrants were also detained and are currently awaiting legal processing for deportation:
# The Cape Town Pride Festival will come to an end this weekend with the annual Cape Town Pride Parade and Mardi Gras. The parade will be the culmination of a month-long pride festival celebrating diversity and inclusion and raising awareness of LGBTIQ+. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the metro […]
# The GOOD Party in George is calling for the findings of the investigation into last year’s building collapse to be tabled in council. The building was still under construction when it collapsed in May, resulting in the death of 34 people, while 28 were rescued. GOOD’s Chantelle Kyd says by reviewing the findings, they […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says premier Panyaza Lesufi’s state of the province address served as proof that the ANC in the province is in big trouble. The party’s, Anton Alberts, says the premier provided a fairly accurate analysis of the problems faced by Gauteng instead of simply making wild, populist statements. He […]
# The GOOD Party in KwaZulu-Natal says the government needs to take its dual responsibility of proper land use planning and combat the ever growing risks of climate change seriously. At least nine people have been killed in flooding in eThekwini’s Lamontville and Chatsworth, while nearly 300 homes have been damaged. GOOD’s, Wendy Nare, says […]
# Minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, is urging spaza shop owners and food-handling outlets to make sure they are registered. Today is the deadline for registration. Over 20 children died last year from suspected food poisoning after eating snacks bought from various spaza shops across the country. President Cyril Ramaphosa called for the […]
# ActionSA in Tshwane says it is concerned about the exorbitant, unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful expenditure incurred for the 2023/2024 financial year under the previous DA-led administration. The metro has racked up over five-billion-rand in unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful expenditure from July first 2023, to 30th June 2024. This period was a few months before […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, says the first round of consultations on the Sectoral Emission Targets have been concluded. The SETs are a key component of South Africa’s broader climate change strategy, aligning sector-specific emissions reductions with economic growth and job creation. The department’s spokesperson, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, says the SETs […]
