# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the dismissal of the Gauteng Gambling Board CEO, Karabo Mbele, over governance failures and gross misconduct. The board’s chief financial officer, Oscar Maripane, has been suspended, following revelations of procurement irregularities and financial governance failures. PSA’s Claude Naicker says this overdue intervention is a crucial step towards restoring accountability, ethical […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling on the provincial government to immediately reverse the devastating 64-percent budget cuts to Quintile 5 public schools. The party has formally submitted a petition signed by more than 16-thousand residents to the Gauteng Education portfolio committee. The DA’s Michael Waters says these cuts are not abstract numbers on a […]
# Acting Social Development minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says 293-billion-rand has been allocated for monthly direct transfers to children, older persons and persons with disabilities, as part of the social assistance programme. She tabled the department’s 302-billion-rand budget for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament yesterday. Chikunga added that 36.4-billion-rand has been allocated for the continuation […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it is concerned by the dangers posed by the Constitutional Court challenge to the Public Procurement Act by the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town. The Act will bring all procurement within the state under a central office housed in the National Treasury. It also sets guidelines for […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is concerned about reports of another expected fuel price increase. As per the Central Energy Fund’s fuel price predictions, petrol 93 petrol 95 are expected to increase by 13-cents and 19-cents respectively, while diesel 0.05-percent sulphur and diesel 0.005-percent decreasing by four-rand-41-cents and three-rand-52-cents respectively. PSA’s Claude Naicker […]
# Acting minister of Social Development, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says government is committed to strengthening child protection measures against child sexual exploitation, statutory rape and online threats against children. She tabled the department’s 302-billion-rand budget for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament yesterday. Chikunga stressed the importance of protecting the vulnerable and strengthening communities across South Africa:
# The City of Johannesburg Property Company says it is concerned about the recent factually inaccurate media reports relating to the remuneration of CEO Musah Makhunga. The JPC says the CEO’s salary is nowhere near the 5.5-million-rand reported in the media, adding that the figure is what is budgeted for employee salaries in the office […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling for full transparency on the constitutional risks associated with the National Health Act. The Constitutional Court declared sections 36 to 40 of the Act unconstitutional. The disputed sections sought to grant the state power to dictate where healthcare providers could operate, who they could employ and what […]
# The IFP Youth Brigade national executive committee has welcomed the announcement of Mlungisi Mabaso as the party’s mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg. Mabaso has set out a ten-point plan to fix the metro, including a specific focus on economic recovery, visible policing, water, infrastructure, housing, finances, and smart billing. IFP Youth Brigade […]
