# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport says it is intensifying efforts to repair and restore traffic signal intersections across the province. The restoration programme incorporates significantly stronger security measures designed specifically to combat cable theft and deliberate vandalism. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says damage to road infrastructure severely disrupts traffic flow and […]
# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement is calling on government to implement practical measures that cushion vulnerable households from the impact of rising living costs. This is as consumer inflation accelerated to five-percent year-on-year in June, up from 4.5-percent in May, reaching its highest level in two years. The movement’s spokesperson, Luzuko Sofute, says […]
# Tshwane police arrested 358 suspects during a multidisciplinary crime prevention operation in Mabopane and Loate yesterday. The suspects were apprehended for various criminal offences including murder, attempted murder and armed robbery. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says 108 National Road Traffic Act infringement notices to the value of 82-thousand-100-rand were issued, and 12 taxis […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says it has launched an investigation into its officers caught on video assaulting a motorist. The recorded dashcam footage shows officers pulling a driver over before one of them wrapped his hands around him and started choking him. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says they condemn any abuse of power, misconduct, […]
# The GOOD Party has criticised the City of Cape Town’s six-billion-rand electricity investment, arguing the projected figure distorts actual spending and neglects low-income communities. Secretary-general Brett Herron rejects the commitment to shield Capetonians from Eskom price increases by implementing tariff increases lower than those permitted by the National Energy Regulator. He says this excludes […]
# The ANC in Ekurhuleni has welcomed the metro’s investment in 56 new operational vehicles to strengthen frontline services, reduce reliance on contractors, and fix local government. The vehicles will be deployed across key service delivery departments including Water and Sanitation, Energy and Transport Management. ANC Regional Secretary, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, says this investment demonstrates the metro’s […]
# The Forum for South Africa has welcomed the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to keep the repo rate unchanged. The repo rate remains at seven-percent and the prime lending rate at 10.50-percent. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says, however, this decision offers little immediate relief to millions of South Africans who continue […]
# The DA is calling on Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to ensure that the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department officers, who were recorded assaulting a motorist, are criminally charged. The recorded dashcam footage shows officers pulling a driver over before one of them wrapped his hands around him and started choking him. The DA’s Solomon Maila […]
# Standard Bank says the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged has provided welcome relief for the agricultural sector. This is despite inflation ticking higher to five-percent last month. Standard Bank’s Brendan Jacobs has cautioned the agricultural sector continues to face significant external risks, particularly from ongoing geopolitical tensions in […]
