# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the timely intervention by the Department of Home Affairs to strengthen immigration enforcement and complement the ongoing strategy to digitise its systems and processes. The department will recruit an additional 301 Immigration Officers. PSA’s Claude Naicker says these appointments come at a time when communities have expressed concerns […]
# The City of Tshwane says it is committed to building a responsive, accessible and resident-centred local government that brings services directly to communities. The metro unveiled a new Customer Care Mobile Truck yesterday, as part of a broader programmeto improve customer experience and strengthen frontline service delivery. Mayor Nasiphi Moya says the truck will […]
# The GOOD Party says Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka’s findings against the City of Cape Town confirm that the DA-run city delivered inferior services to areas where people of colour live. The Public Protector’s investigation highlighted failures involving basic municipal services, housing, sanitation and sewerage infrastructure in Langa and Khayelitsha. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, […]
# The DA has filed papers in the High Court in Pretoria seeking a review of the City of Tshwane council’s decision to fine deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise. He was found to have breached the Councillors’ Code of Conduct after failing to legally disclose his financial interests linked to […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says municipalities cannot continue to receive public funds without accountability, emphasising that corruption, maladministration, financial mismanagement and the looting of municipal resources have devastated service delivery. National Treasury is temporarily withholding the July equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities due to failure to comply with key financial […]
# The Public Servants Association calls on president Cyril Ramaphosa to extend the lifespan of the Madlanga commission. With less than a month left until the hearings wrap up, the commission is engaging with the Presidency about an extension. PSA spokesperson, Claude Naicker, says an extension will enable the commission to hear all relevant evidence […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng says National Treasury’s decision to withhold July equitable share payments to 69 municipalities, including the City of Johannesburg, highlights the compounding financial crisis that the metro is plunged into. Treasury says the withholding of funds is aimed at instilling fiscal discipline, ensuring that public money is properly managed, and forcing municipalities […]
# The South African Local Government Association says local government continues to face structural and systemic fiscal challenges that require urgent support and reform. National Treasury is temporarily withholding July equitable share transfers to 69 municipalities in a move aimed at enforcing fiscal discipline, addressing financial mismanagement and ensuring accountability. SALGA spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is encouraged that Public Protector Advocate Kholeka Gcaleka has taken cognisance of the difficulty of providing free services without adequate support from the national state. Gcaleka has found that the City of Cape Town failed some of its most vulnerable communities by not providing basic municipal services. Mayoral […]
