# The DA says it is disturbed by the rampant executive spending in public entities, where senior managers continue to earn exorbitant salaries, despite underperformance, and repeated bailouts. The party’s, Leah Potgieter says, across 13 government departments responsible for 117 entities, more than 400-million-rand is spent annually on executive pay. She adds that this is […]
# National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says they are on high alert following WhatsApp messages warning of a shutdown in Gauteng today. The messages seek to mobilise communities to block highways, close schools, shut down the American embassy and Consulate, as well as close down targeted American businesses and food outlets in the province. National […]
# COPE has condemned minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi’s decision to tamper with the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment legislation. The minister has published a policy direction for public comment, which provides communication licence applicants with a workaround to a rule that requires license holders to be 30-percent owned by historically disadvantaged group. […]
# The Independent Financial Advisors Forum has filed a court interdict to halt the City of Johannesburg’s move to proceed with a medical aid brokerage tender, arguing it is unlawful. The metro has decided to tender for the appointment of a sole medical aid brokerage provider for its employees. IFAF’s spokesperson, Njabulo Majola, says it is […]
# Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta says undocumented children of immigrants in South Africa have a right to education. However, he says the issue of nutrition affects them negatively due to budget allocations that are done in accordance with birth certificates. Makaneta says as the South African government should reflect on the broader issue of access […]
# Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation minister, Maropene Ramokgopa says the G20 Development Working Group continue to invest in income support, universal healthcare, education, housing, and access to basic services. Ramaokgopa says the G20’s own high-level principles on social protection, adopted in 2021, affirmed the critical role of social protection in building resilience and promoting inclusive […]
# 28-year-old suspect is set to appear before the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court today in connection with intimidation. Hawks spokesperson Thandi Mbambo says the suspect was arrested in Germiston, Ekurhuleni on Friday after an intimidation case was reported earlier this month. She says a Cape Town-based company CEO allegedly received a voice message from the […]
# The GOOD Party has submitted an official letter to the Cape Town City Manager demanding an urgent investigation and accountability. The party’s Jonathan Cupido says this is due to deeply concerning revelations about the DA using a City-sponsored event, the Cape Town Funny Festival, for a political fundraiser. He says despite multiple attempts to […]
# The DA in Gauteng says premier Panyaza Lesufi is reviving his vanity project, the Nasi Ispani Programme with a commitment to creating 40-thousand jobs. The party’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says this happened despite the DA warning that this programme is a flawed political gimmick, lacking sufficient funding. She says the hopes of residents employed under the Nasi Ispani […]
