# The Freedom Front Plus says a thorough analysis of the Ekurhuleni Municipality’s unaudited annual report and financial statements for 2024/2025 reveals serious shortcomings in governance, service delivery and financial accountability. The report indicates that the metro reached only 79-percent of its targets, with 21-percent completely unmet. The FF Plus’ Denise Janse van Rensburg says the […]
# The Justice and Constitutional Development deputy minister, Andries Nel, has commended the Small Claims Courts for their vital contribution to ensuring access to justice for all. Tuesday marked the 40th anniversary of the Small Claims Courts, which deal with civil claims informally, without the need for lawyers. Nel says today, 418 courts are operating across […]
# The Johannesburg Development Agency, in partnership with the City of Johannesburg’s Development Planning Department, has launched the Urban Agriculture Food Resilience Infrastructure Project. This initiative aims to fight food insecurity, empower new farmers, and expand sustainable urban farming across the metro. The metro’s spokesperson, Virgil James, says the department has created a food resilience […]
# The DA is calling for the disbandment of the Government Pensions Administration Agency, arguing that its work should be taken over by the Government Employees Pension Fund, to protect pensions and taxpayers. The agency has been implicated in reports of procurement irregularities, including allegedly awarding a 500-million-rand biometric contract to a company without any […]
# The General Industrial Workers Union of South Africa has condemned the decision by dairy giant Clover to unilaterally withdraw from negotiations. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says this is aimed at the re-employment of hundreds of workers laid off during its controversial restructuring process of 2021/2022. He says this decision is particularly galling and outrageous […]
# The EFF is calling on Finance minister, Enoch Godongwana, to conduct a full audit of private security companies contracted by the state, and to ensure their compliance with Section 13A of the Pension Funds Act. The EFF’s spokesperson, Sinawo Thambo, says recent revelations confirm that the Government Pensions Administration Agency, which administers the Government Employees Pension […]
# The agriculture organisation TLU SA says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s comments on Friday during the opening of the 115th Zimbabwe Agricultural Show drew a clear line. The organisation’s Bennie Van Zyl says Ramaphosa described the country’s efforts to dismantle historical land ownership patterns, which previously favoured the white minority, and to promote black Zimbabweans in […]
# Cosatu says the unemployment crisis, widening inequality, absolute poverty, entrenched crime and corruption, and struggling public and municipal services are among the issues it believes should be at the centre of the national dialogue. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the federation will continue to participate in the dialogue to elevate the many deep seated socio-economic […]
# The Road Freight Association has welcomed the fuel price decrease for September. Petrol prices will drop by four-cents per litre for both 93 and 95-octane, effective from Wednesday. Diesel prices will also fall, with decreases of 56- to 57-cents per litre depending on the sulphur content. Illuminating paraffin wholesale prices drop by 37-cents per […]
