# The UDM is calling for end to end digital procurement across government with full transparency and audit trails. The UDM’s Thandi Nontenja says the Special Investigating Unit’s report on Tembisa Hospital has confirmed what many South Africans feared, more than 2-billion-rand was siphoned away through coordinated syndicates that exploited procurement loopholes. She says South Africa cannot afford another decade of […]
# FNB senior economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, says after dropping from 45 to 41 in second quarter of this year, the FNB/BER Civil Confidence Index recovered partially to 43 in the third quarter of 2025. He says close to 55-percent of respondents are dissatisfied with prevailing business conditions. Mkhwanazi says the business mood improved despite a marked weakness […]
# Union federation Saftu says the revelations in the Special Investigating Unit’s report into Tembisa Hospital are not simply maladministration; it is a systematic theft of resources that should have saved lives. The report reveals three coordinated syndicates responsible for the looting of over two-billion-rand. Saftu’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani, says the looters stole not only money, […]
# Railroad equipment supplier Gibela Rail Transport Consortium has appointed Reggie Boqo as the new CEO, effective from Wednesday. Boqo has been serving as the acting CEO since April last year. Gibela has a 51-billion-rand contract with the government to manufacture 600 passenger train sets for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa by 2028. The contract […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says while the current challenges between South Africa and the US on trade at the national level are recent developments, the province continues to enjoy robust relationships on the state-to-province level. The premier has returned from a ten-day official visit to America. The US is the province’s second-largest export […]
# Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier says with just three weeks to go to the start of the matric exams, pupils must make sure they are familiar with the rules of the exams. All matric candidates will be required to sign two key documents: a matric pledge and a commitment agreement. Maynier says the […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate says an alarming 40-thousand-and-60-kilograms of solid waste was extracted from Manenberg’s sewer system during July and August this year. The solid waste was made up largely of rags, wet wipes, sanitary towels and nappies. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says sewer blockages […]
# The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research says renewable energy generation from South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme has grown by 280-percent since 2015. The programme, launched in 2010, has been a major catalyst for introducing private sector players in the renewable energy space in the country. The council’s Sipho Mdhluli says embedded […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni says in collaboration with provincial and national government agencies, as well as Rand Water, they are implementing a comprehensive action plan to restore and stabilise the water supply in Bedfordview. Residents and businesses have been grappling with persistent water shortages that have disrupted daily life for weeks. Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza’s spokesperson, […]
