# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the appointment of additional members to the Tshwane Metro Police Department’s Asset Protection and Security Services Unit. It says the appointments will strengthen the metro’s ability to protect municipal assets and promote safer communities. Since the first of March 2025, the unit has investigated all reported incidents within […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is concerned about the ongoing heating, ventilation and air-conditioning crisis at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Gauteng. This has resulted in delays in surgical procedures owing to non-compliance with required standards. PSA’s Claude Naicker says they are calling on the provincial Department of Health and the hospital management […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation is urging water users, particularly in Gauteng, to reduce consumption amid rising demand and the anticipated El Niño conditions during the summer season. El Niño is shifting regional weather patterns, increasing the risk of drought and pushing up summer temperatures. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says Gauteng’s average […]
# Union federation SAFTU has welcomed the Gauteng High Court judgment ordering former Bosasa chief operating officer, Angelo Agrizzi, to pay the State more than 1.66-billion-rand. This is related to proceeds of corruption linked to the company’s unlawful activities. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani says Bosasa’s operations demonstrated how private business interests could exploit their proximity to […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has welcomed the South African Human Rights Commission report and recommendations regarding Gauteng’s water and sanitation crisis. Across the nine municipalities that supply water in the province, the commission found recurring issues including ageing and deteriorating infrastructure, high levels of water losses, insufficient storage and pumping capacity and bulk water […]
# The South African Council of Churches says that although it acknowledges the frustration many voters feel about the state of the country, staying home and not voting is not the solution. It says after more than 30 years of democracy, many communities are still waiting for clean water, reliable electricity, safety and jobs. SACC […]
# Union federation COSATU says it is deeply concerned by the impact South Africa’s exit from the African Growth and Opportunity Act would have on thousands of agricultural and manufacturing jobs linked to it. The exclusion is over practices inconsistent with the deal’s eligibility criteria. These include barriers that undermine American trade and investment and pose […]
# The Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town have welcomed commitments by taxi associations CATA and CODETA to help end violence in the minibus taxi industry. Violence, linked to disputed routes in Delft, Langa and Epping, claimed 12 lives last week, following a month-long escalation between the rival associations. Mobility MEC Isaac […]
# The University of the Western Cape has raised concern over the growing normalisation of political violence in South Africa ahead of the local government elections. According to police, 45 political attacks were recorded between January and September, resulting in at least 43 deaths. A further nine politically linked killings were reported in October alone. […]
