# The DA in the Western Cape says construction mafias are not only holding up infrastructure projects, but also stealing jobs, investment and opportunity from communities. Seven incidents of extortion, 14 of intimidation and seven of violence have been recorded on provincial government infrastructure projects between 2021 and last month. The DA’s Dirk Wessels says […]
# The MK Party is demanding that president Cyril Ramaphosa immediately lift the suspension of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. This follows the formal withdrawal of charges against him earlier this week. Masemola faced four charges for violation of the Public Finance Management Act in connection with a health services tender awarded to Vusimuzi “Cat” […]
# The City of Tshwane says it continues to work across departments and municipal entities to ensure that housing developments receive the infrastructure and services needed to become functional communities. This comes as the metro has commissioned new traffic lights at the Townlands Social Housing Development in Marabastad. Tshwane’s Human Settlements Department spokesperson, Doreen Mokgolo, […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has moved to reassure the public that Emergency Medical Services operations remain uninterrupted despite disciplinary action against 21 employees. The officials have been issued with charge sheets for alleged dereliction of duty after failing to complete their scheduled working hours. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says that, contrary to reports, there […]
The GOOD Party has criticised the City of Cape Town for using special funds earmarked to build homes for poor people to pay for a piece of land in Milnerton, which it is now selling for a 71-million-rand profit to a private developer. The land was paid for with Urban Settlement Development Grant money. GOOD […]
# The DA is calling on minister of Social Development Dina Pule to account to Parliament on the alleged assassination plot against South African Social Security Agency Eastern Cape regional manager Bandile Maqetuka. Maqetuka is said to have been targeted while uncovering fraud and corruption involving suspected losses of ten-million-rand. The DA says these allegations raise […]
# The South African Council of Churches has welcomed the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct by political parties and independent candidates contesting the November local government elections. According to the Electoral Commission, the code ensures that all 136-thousand-790 candidates have an equal opportunity to campaign and communicate their messages without fear or unfair […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has reiterated its call for the abandonment of inflation targeting in favour of a developmental monetary policy with the primary objectives of employment, industrialisation, productive investment and sustainable economic growth. This follows the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points […]
# The City of Tshwane has framed the recovery of outstanding municipal debt as critical to funding basic services at a time when the metro is intensifying its revenue collection drive. The metro secured a High Court judgment this week, ordering the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency to pay more than 231-million-rand owed to Tshwane for […]
