# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has dismissed claims linking the gastrointestinal illness outbreak in Bronkhorstspruit to cholera, saying it has not been identified as the cause. She has also accused the DA’s mayoral candidate, Cilliers Brink, for exploiting the water crisis for political gain. Moya accuses him of making misleading claims about cholera and repeating […]
# The National School of Government is inviting government departments to enrol public servants in ten compulsory and mandatory programmes approved by Cabinet. The programmes form part of efforts to professionalise the public sector and strengthen service delivery. The courses cover areas including executive induction, ethics and anti-corruption, senior management training and supply chain management. […]
# The Department of Social Development is warning about the growing number of unregistered treatment centres operating across the country. This follows allegations of abuse and degrading treatment of people at a suspected illegal treatment centre in Waterval B, Siyabuswa, in Mpumalanga. The department’s spokesperson Sandy Godlwana says people seeking help for substance use disorders […]
# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is seeking additional funding from the provincial Treasury to rehabilitate sinkholes affecting the R500 and R563 roads near Krugersdorp. Preliminary assessments indicated that over 80-percent of the road surface had caved in along the section of the R500, making it extremely unsafe. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says the funding […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions is strongly opposed to the City of Ekurhuleni’s independent power producer procurement plan, saying it views this as a form of “energy privatisation” that undermines Eskom. The metro has been given the green light to procure two-thousand-400 megawatts of electricity from independent power producers, a move expected […]
# A severe storm tore through parts of Soweto on Monday, leaving a trail of destruction, including the roof of the prominent Regina Mundi Church being blown away. City of Johannesburg Emergency Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi says firefighters responded to two storm-related incidents in Soweto and surrounding areas, with the second incident reported at Rutlwile Secondary School […]
# The City of Cape Town has condemned reckless driving and illegal racing following a law enforcement operation in Sea Point. The metro’s Ghost Squad conducted the operation along Beach Road after complaints of wheel spinning, reckless driving and racing during sunset park-off events. One suspect was arrested, and three vehicles were impounded. Mayoral committee […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis joined Protea Village families yesterday to mark the start of construction of 86 restitution homes in Bishopscourt. This follows the metro’s completion of its 83-million-rand bulk services infrastructure project. The families form part of a group of around 200 families who were removed from Protea Village in Bishopscourt during […]
# The Public Servants Association says the reinstatement of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola comes at a pivotal moment for the South African Police Service, when public confidence in policing is severely strained. Masemola was suspended in April following criminal charges linked to his alleged failure to prevent apparent tender fraud in the SAPS. The […]
