# The City of Tshwane says it continues to invest in the Expanded Public Works Programme which is expected to create one-thousand-and-34 work opportunities in the 2025/2026 financial year. The programme aims to create work opportunities for the unemployed. To maintain transparency and good governance, the metro has implemented several control measures to ensure that only duly […]
# RISE Mzansi leader, Songezo Zibi, will this evening lead an informal briefing and discussion around the ongoing budget process, and the government of national unity. The party’s spokesperson, Mabine Seabe, says Zibi will outline why RISE Mzansi supported the adoption of the Fiscal Framework. Seabe adds that he will also share some positive aspects […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng is calling on the Emfuleni Municipality to urgently do the necessary repairs at the NE3 substation in Vanderbijlpark, following a fire incident. This substation supplies power to the NE3 industrial area, where large manufacturing companies are located as well as an informal settlement. FF Plus’, Gerda Senekal, says […]
# The Vergenoeg Mine has handed over a newly refurbished computer laboratory to the Rethabile Primary School in Hammanskraal. This refurbishment forms part of the mine’s social upliftment plans. City of Tshwane’s mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says the metro continues to assist various mining companies in identifying relevant […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Energy teams have attended to several streetlight-related service requests on vandalism hotspot routes in Scottsdene, Kraaifontein in recent weeks. Between January and March this year, over one-thousand-300 streetlight service requests were reported in Kraaifontein including duplicates. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says the metro continues to place a […]
# The George Municipality in the Western Cape says it is urgently addressing the water quality concerns in Haarlem and Proteaville. There are odour issues in the water supply in Haarlem, while there is brown discolouration in the water in the Proteaville area. The municipality’s spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says these issues are due to recent […]
# KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, says teams are on standby as rain and snowfall are expected in the province. The South African Weather Service has forecast a cold front in the province that will result in temperatures dropping, heavy rainfall and possible snowfall. The department’s spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya, says while […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has successfully concluded a pilot technical skills development programme for learners from special needs schools. This initiative, spearheaded by the Tshwane Leadership and Management Academy, forms part of the metro’s broader commitment to inclusive development and skills upliftment. The metro says in partnership with Mamelodi East School and […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says the ANC has estranged voters with its continued pursuit of unpopular socio-economic policies. For the first time in IRR’s opinion polling, the DA surpassed the ANC. The institute’s Hermann Pretorius says the potential emergence of a politics defined by socio-economic concerns rather than identity-based grievance is one of […]
