# Public Service and Administration minister, Mzamo Buthelezi, has welcomed the convening of the sixth iteration of the Economic Governance School for public service leaders in Ghana. This is a collaborative initiative designed to enhance governance among public leaders from South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya. Buthelezi says the aim is to enhance leadership and oversight […]
# Cosatu says it joins its affiliate, SATAWU, in celebrating the court victory, enabling workers to attach the assets of Mafoko Security. The High Court in Johannesburg ruled in favour of 144 former employees of Mafoko Security, who want to recoup pension contributions the company deducted from their pay, but failed to pay over to […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape says Garden Route District Municipality councillor, now serving as an EFF member in Parliament, owes the municipality 92-thousand-rand, following an overpayment during their time in office. Virgill Gericke was erroneously paid 164-thousand-213-rand, as a result of a portfolio change that was not communicated to the Finance Department […]
# The DA says National Student Financial Aid Scheme former administrator, Freeman Nomvalo, failed to leave a handover document for the new board. The party says this is despite earning 5.5-million-rand in the ten months and two weeks he was contracted. The DA says a handover report from the administrator would have been helpful to […]
# The City of Cape Town says the Law Enforcement Auxiliary Service, started more than a decade ago, has become an integral part of the department’s public safety plans. Hundreds of volunteers don the uniform every month. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says these officers work under supervision of permanent staff […]
# The DA in KwaZulu-Natal calls on the Transport Department to ensure a full and transparent investigation into the cause of a horrific bus crash on the R34 road in Vryheid this morning. The party says the accident claimed the lives of 12 people and left more than 20 injured. The DA’s Riona Gokool says this tragedy once again […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has welcomed the published guidelines for the implementation of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act, which partially mitigate the most severe risks posed by the BELA Act. Spokesperson Wynand Boshoff says the guidelines restrict the authority of the provincial head of department to interfere with schools’ language and admission policies, […]
# The DA in Gauteng says the Departments of Agriculture and of the Environment have failed to pay service providers and workers in the Expanded Public Works Programme on time. The party says this is due to the extension of premier Panyaza Lesufi’s unfunded Nasi Ispani Programme. The DA’s Bronwynn Engelbrecht says according to MEC […]
# North-West University’s Social Sciences and Economics student, Maano Rambwa, says becoming financially independent motivated him to venture into entrepreneurship. In 2023, he launched Candy Corner, a small business selling sweets around campus, and for two years saved money to buy a vehicle. The car is now registered under the Bolt e-hailing service, and he offers […]
