# The South African Local Government Association has called for decisive, urgent action against gender-based violence and femicide, while warning that chronic underfunding and poor municipal infrastructure continue to hamper local safety efforts. President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a four-point national plan designed to strengthen the criminal justice system and accelerate government intervention against GBVF. SALGA’s […]
# Former GOOD Party member Sarah Mabotsa is demanding answers following her removal as a councillor and Tshwane mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning. The party announced the decision earlier this week, accusing her of breaches of its constitution. GOOD’s co-operation agreement with RISE Mzansi also means the parties have withdrawn Mabotsa […]
COSATU has welcomed assurances from the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry that workers’ money is safe and the various funds under its control remain sustainable. This follows media reports alleging that the council was misrepresenting workers’ sick pay, holiday pay and leave pay funds as its own assets in its […]
# COSATU has condemned what it calls a media event by the United States Embassy aimed at ridiculing and undermining South Africa’s constitutional sovereignty. The federation spokesperson, Matthew Parks says freedom of speech and media are constitutionally protected in South Africa, but should not be abused by diplomatic missions to spread what it describes as […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Emergency Services Department remains on high alert as heavy downpours, damaging winds and excessive lightning threaten further flooding. The South African Weather Service issued a Yellow Level Two warning for this afternoon until around midnight. The department’s spokesperson, Nana Radebe-Kgiba, says emergency personnel spent the past few days responding to […]
# The City of Cape Town has condemned the decision by the Athlone Magistrate’s Court to release three men, found in possession of AK-47s and over 350 rounds of ammunition, on bail. The men were arrested by LEAP officers in Nyanga earlier this year. They were found in possession of four rifles, a pistol, ammunition, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says following constant appeals, the Ekurhuleni Metro is stepping in and addressing illegal occupants who have settled in a premises in Beyers Park, Boksburg. Officials from the metro’s Waste Management Operations Division visited the site yesterday. FF Plus’s Denise Janse van Rensburg says homeless people have moved into the building, […]
# The Department of Health says government is committed to responding to exceptional domestic and geopolitical pricing pressures affecting the pharmaceutical sector. This comes as the single exit price of medicines and scheduled substances is set to increase by 2.88-percent from tomorrow, which is the second adjustment this year. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi says the operational and resource challenges at Kempton Park Police Station are already being addressed. Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police chairperson Ian Cameron conducted an unannounced oversight visit to the police station on Tuesday, where he found no lights, old vehicles and infrastructure challenges. Provincial government spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga, says […]
