# ActionSA says it is clear that the Johannesburg Property Company has completely lost control of the buildings they are supposed to manage. The party’s, Sarah Wissler, says the state of facilities housing the Metro Police Department and the Emergency Management Services is an absolute disgrace, and a direct slap in the face to the […]
# Cosatu has commended the government’s progress towards removing the country from the Financial Action Task Force grey list. South Africa was grey listed in February 2023, for not complying with international standards that relate to money laundering and addressing illicit financial flows. National Treasury has addressed 20 out of the 22 action items outlined in […]
# Build One South Africa says it will protest alongside several political and community organisations today, ahead of Western Cape premier, Alan Winde’s state of the province address in Beaufort West. The protest is an ardent call for an immediate end to the cutting of teacher posts and for greater budget allocation toward hiring educators […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has noted allegations made by former mayoral committee member for Finance, Jacqui Uys, regarding an alleged conflict of interest involving deputy mayor, Eugene Modise. Uys says a company named Triotic Protection Services started by Modise, is a service provider benefitting from the metro’s 300-million-rand a year security tender. […]
# The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has welcomed the approval by National Treasury of a virement of 150-million-rand to assist the South African Post Office. The funds will help address the Post Office’s immediate financial pressures. This is a tiny fraction of the 3.8-billion-rand bailout the government had promised the entity. The department’s […]
# ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal says it has submitted an urgent motion in the eThekwini Municipality. ActionSA’s Zwakele Mncwango says this is to demand urgent accountability and intervention regarding the failed Go! Durban project, which has cost taxpayers 9-billion-rand yet remains a white elephant after its scheduled launch in 2016:
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says it supports South African Defence Force lieutenant-general Ntshavheni Maphaha remarks over government failure to secure South Africa’s borders. Maphaha was speaking during the funeral of one of the 14 soldiers that were killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, staff sergeant Ishmael Molahlehi. Activists and Citizens Forum […]
# The DA in Mpumalanga says it is deeply concerning that sexual violence cases have increased in the province. The party says this demonstrates that government’s current interventions are not yielding positive results in fighting and preventing sexually related crimes. The DA’s Teboho Sekaledi says according to recent crime statistics, 784 cases of rape were […]
# BOSA says it is exploring legal action following Trade, Industry and Competition minister, Parks Tau’s announcement to extend the current national lottery licence for another year. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons says the extension, which involves the single largest tender in South Africa valued at nearly 200-billion-rand over five years, raises serious concerns about legality, […]
