# The DA in Gauteng says psychiatric patients at the Weskoppies Hospital are suffering from yet another power cut this year. This is after City of Tshwane officials disconnected the hospital’s electricity due to an outstanding debt of one-million-rand. The disconnection was part of the metro’s ongoing Tshwane Ya Tima campaign, aimed at addressing the […]
# The ANC in Parliament says the DA’s Employment Equity Amendment Act court challenge is a direct attack on the progress South Africa has made towards building a more just and equitable society. The High Court in Pretoria is today hearing the DA’s challenge of the Act, which it argues discriminates unfairly and unconstitutionally. ANC […]
# Cosatu says it fully supports the South African Commercial, Catering and Allied Workers Union’s case against Massmart. The Constitutional Court will today hear the union’s appeal of a Labour Court judgment over an order to pay damages to the tune of 9.4-million-rand to Massmart. The retail group sued the union for damages as a […]
# The City of Cape Town says the expanded use of digital tools to complement enforcement efforts, including CCTV and drones, has become part of public safety operations. Enforcement agencies arrested 235 suspects in the past week. Metro Police officers conducted crime prevention patrols at the Bellville taxi rank on Saturday, assisted by drone operators. This […]
# The City of Tshwane has honoured five members of its Emergency Services Department, who participated in the Hennops River recovery operation, of three missing police constables. The bodies of Linda Cebekhulu, Boipelo Senoge, and Keamogetswe Buys were found in the river last week. The mayor’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says the tireless search by the five […]
# The City of Johannesburg says it is this month intensifying its efforts to conduct major meter verification in identified residential areas to get correct meter readings. This is part of the metro’s billing optimisation project to improve municipal bills for all customers. The metro’s spokesperson, Nkosana Lekotjolo, says the meter verification project is aimed […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape says with today being the first anniversary of the George building collapse, it’s a reminder that time has not brought the justice or accountability that the victims’ families deserve. On this day last year, 34 people were killed when a five-storey development collapsed. Public Works and Infrastructure minister, […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s sentencing of two men who killed seven-year-old Emaan Solomons. She was caught in the crossfire of gang violence while playing outside her Ocean View home in February 2020. Sentences of 35 years each without parole were handed to Eben Basson and Chivargo […]
# The Johannesburg Metro Police says it will continue to combat illegal activities. This follows the arrest of 115 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol in a week. JMPD’s spokesperson, Xolani Fihla, says this figure highlights the persistent dangers posed by impaired driving and underscores their commitment to tackling this issue head-on. He […]
