# The Forum for South Africa has welcomed the extension granted to the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry; however, it remains concerned that critical issues and individuals may still be left out if the investigation is not expanded without fear or favour. President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deadline for the commission to submit its final […]
# ActionSA says the discipline of senior managers is consequential to the stability, delivery and governance of a municipality. This comes as the City of Tshwane council has resolved to suspend city manager Johann Mettler and institute disciplinary proceedings against chief financial officer Gareth Mnisi. ActionSA national chairperson, Michael Beaumont, says they voted for the […]
# Pikitup continues to experience service delivery disruptions at waste collection depots in the City of Johannesburg. This is due to ongoing protest action by casual workers, which is affecting operations at five of Pikitup’s 12 depots. The Avalon depot remains the hardest hit. Pikitup spokesperson, Anthony Selepe, says they continue to engage with all relevant […]
# The Forum for South Africa says it is unacceptable that communities continue to live in fear while criminals are allowed to act with complete disregard for human life. This follows two separate mass shooting incidents on the Cape Flats on Wednesday night that claimed the lives of seven men. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says […]
# Water and Sanitation deputy minister, David Mahlobo, says great progress has been made on the project to raise the Clanwilliam Dam wall in the Western Cape. Upon completion, the dam wall will be raised by 13 metres, increasing the dam’s storage capacity by an additional 82 million cubic metres of water. Mahlobo says the strategic […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says the decision by the National Treasury to withhold a portion of the July equitable share from the Emfuleni Municipality puts the municipality under strict financial oversight. Treasury has, amongst other things, instructed Emfuleni to reduce its total irregular, unauthorised, fruitless and wasteful expenditure by at least 25-percent […]
# The National Consumer Commission has issued an urgent nationwide alert, as SPAR has recalled several yoghurt products. The recall affects SPAR Fat Free Yoghurt, Low Fat Yoghurt, Double Cream Yoghurt, Indulge Double Cream Yoghurt and SPAR Active Drinking Yoghurt products. The affected products have a sell-by date of 9 August 2026 and a use-by […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says it strongly condemns the constitutional amendment in Zimbabwe that enables president Emmerson Mnangagwa to remain in office until 2030. The new law passed by Parliament extends presidential and parliamentary terms from five to seven years. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says the Southern African Development Community cannot claim to […]
# ActionSA says that at a time when South Africa faces mounting border security, crime and disaster-response challenges, the South African National Defence Force is allowing critical military assets to rust into scrap. In a parliamentary reply, minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, revealed a vehicle graveyard at Wallmannsthal in Pretoria, where hundreds […]
