# The Johannesburg Metro Police Department says all departmental fuel cards have been unblocked and are functioning normally following an administrative issue. Spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the temporary blockage occurred during a transitional arrangement between the city and its service provider, and was not an internal departmental issue. He says the matter was managed internally […]
# Parliament’s select committee on Security and Justice is calling for rigorous internal reforms within the South African Police Service. The committee has concluded its review of the police’s 2025/2026 annual report, expressing concern over the persistent audit findings raised by the Auditor-General. Material findings on reported performance information increased by 35.71-percent, from 14 findings […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Social Development has welcomed the allocation of 3.8-billion-rand over the 2027 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework to recruit three-thousand-552 social workers. This is to strengthen the country’s response to gender-based violence and femicide. Committee chairperson Bridget Masango emphasised the importance of strengthening social work services to prevent violence, support vulnerable individuals and […]
# The City of Johannesburg is strengthening the township economy with the launch of the Alexandra Automotive Hub. The facility will help formalise township businesses, create jobs and connect local entrepreneurs with opportunities in the automotive industry. The metro’s spokesperson, Ntathis Modingoane, says the Automotive Industry Development Centre will anchor the hub by providing technical training, […]
# A multidisciplinary crime prevention operation in Kameeldrift and Eersterust in Tshwane yesterday resulted in the arrest of 363 suspects. They were apprehended for various criminal offences including rape, assault and domestic violence. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says 54 undocumented foreign nationals were also detained, while three people were arrested and fined for allegedly […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is working to process pensioner rebate applications as quickly as possible amid high application volumes. Residents older than 60 years and with a household income of up to 27-thousand may be eligible for rates relief. Mayoral committee member for Finance, Siseko Mbandezi, says eligible residents who have not […]
# Real Reform for ECD has called on the government to increase funding for early childhood development, saying under-investment in early childhood is a choice, one with disastrous consequences for children. In the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana allocated funding for maternal and child nutrition and additional social workers. The organisation’s […]
# The Road Freight Association welcomes the fuel levy relief, but says South Africa’s road freight sector must prepare for continued fuel price pressure as the conflict in the Middle East continues. The levy will be reduced by three-rand a litre on diesel and one-rand-50-cents on petrol from November fourth to December first. CEO Gavin […]
# The City of Tshwane has activated alternative water supplies for the Pretoria CBD and surrounding areas. This comes after water-quality tests detected microbiological contamination in water supplied from the Findlay Reservoir. The contamination was detected after a sewer pipe burst, resulting in elevated microbial levels that exceeded the capacity of the existing chlorination measures. […]
