# Build One South Africa says it is outraged by the revelation that over 5.2-million-rand earmarked for school infrastructure has been misappropriated in the Eastern Cape. BOSA’s spokesperson, Roger Solomons says according to Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube’s reply in Parliament, the misappropriated funds were part of the School Infrastructure Backlogs Grant and were misused […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on the Border Management Authority and the Department of Home Affairs to immediately pause the rollout of the body-worn camera policy and initiate a transparent and inclusive consultation process. The union is urging the BMA to engage in genuine dialogue with organised labour to co-develop a policy that is ethical, lawful, […]
# The chairperson of the Tshwane Road and Transport Section 79 Oversight Committee, Ngoako Seanego has condemned the social media posts of the city ward councillor leading community members in planting the trees in the middle of the road as a form of protest. Seanego says this form of expression constitutes vandalism. He says they are aware of the […]
# Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says South African Tourism’s annual performance report for 2024 highlights the robust recovery of the province’s tourism industry. The report highlights an overall increase of 6.8-percent in international tourist arrivals to the province. Meyer says the report also shows that the Western Cape […]
# 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 […]
