# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says he is satisfied with the progress made in the revitalisation of hostels owned by the provincial government. He visited the revamp project of the George Goch Hostel, on the outskirts of the Johannesburg CBD. The year-on-year phased project, which cost about 120-million-rand so far, accommodates over six-thousand people. The Department […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has condemned the brutal killing of North West anti-crime activist Thato Molosankwe. He was shot at his home in Mahikeng in the early hours of yesterday morning. Saftu’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani, says Molosankwe’s murder once again raises serious concerns about the levels of violence, lawlessness, and the […]
# General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is urging the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to cut the interest rate next week. This comes as the latest inflation figures from Statistics South Africa have come in at the upper limit of the one-percentage-point tolerance band of SARB’s new three-percent inflation target. GIWUSA […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says union federation Cosatu can help the fight against procurement corruption in municipalities, without the need for unconstitutional legislation that will slow service delivery with even more red tape. He was responding to Cosatu’s criticism of the metro’s Constitutional Court bid to invalidate the Public Procurement Act. Hill-Lewis says […]
The DA has written to the minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, demanding that he fire Construction Education and Training Authority administrator, Oupa Nkoane. He unilaterally determined and approved his own three-million-rand salary package, without the department or the minister’s authorisation. The DA’s Karabo Khakhau says an administrator should be an honest public […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it notes the below inflation adjustment by public transport operator Putco for passenger fares. The company will be increasing bus fares by an average of ten-percent from the first of June, citing soaring diesel prices and mounting operational pressures. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says it is important that government retain the […]
# Tshwane City Manager, Johann Mettler, says the metro needs about 20-billion-rand to deal with the overall water infrastructure backlogs. He appeared before the South African Human Rights Commission’s investigative inquiry at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg yesterday. The commission is probing the water crisis that has gripped Gauteng for several years. Mettler stated that rapid population […]
# The MK Party is calling on government to urgently intervene following the detention by Israeli forces of six South Africans who were on board the Global Sumud Flotilla. They were part of a group of around 100 activists who attempted to sail from Turkey to Gaza, to break the crippling Israeli blockade on the coastal territory and […]
# The South African Chapter of the Anti-Apartheid Movement for Palestine has strongly condemned the illegal Israeli attacks on boats that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Six South Africans were detained on Monday by Israeli forces after the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters while attempting to break the Gaza blockade […]
