# The Public Protector has finalised 859 investigations during the first quarter of the financial year, including 714 service delivery complaints, 102 good governance and integrity matters, and 43 early resolution cases. Of the complaints identified for resolution by way of alternative dispute resolution, 25.6-percent were finalised, along with a 54-percent implementation rate of remedial […]
# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, says they will consider the implications of the Constitutional Court judgment on Tafelberg and the delivery of affordable housing in well-located areas. The case centres on the sale of the former Tafelberg School site in Sea Point. The court found that the province and City of Cape […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says government is committed to strengthening border security, alongside a broader effort to manage migration and uphold the rule of law. In her capacity as the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration chairperson, she conducted a monitoring site visit at the new Temporary Repatriation Processing Centre in Musina, […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed outrage at the Council for Medical Schemes’ decision not to approve the Government Employees Medical Scheme’s proposal. GEMS wanted to reduce the average contribution increase from 9.5-percent to 7.5-percent. PSA’s spokesperson, Claude Naicker, says it is particularly disturbed by the statement made by GEMS that it remains committed […]
# Pikitup in Johannesburg says a protest by casual workers has further worsened waste collection backlogs already experienced in some areas due to Tuesday’s protests against illegal immigrants. The workers, contracted to Pikitup’s Fleet Ad-Hoc Service Providers, are demanding permanent employment. Pikitip spokesperson, Anthony Selepe, says as a result of workers downing tools, waste collection operations […]
# The City of Tshwane says it is committed to a transparent, efficient and compliant building plan approval process to support quality property development across the metro. The metro has issued guidance on its building application process. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says all applicants are required to prepare the necessary […]
# A bus accident has claimed the lives of 16 people while two have sustained serious injuries on the N1 near Touwsrivier in the Western Cape this morning. The Mobility Department spokesperson, Maxine Bezuidenhout, says the bus was the only vehicle involved in the crash and is believed to have overturned. She says 73 passengers, […]
# The DA is calling for the proposed amendments to the Private Security Industry Regulation Act and the Firearms Control Amendment Bill to be scrapped and reconsidered. The PSIRA amendments will impose additional requirements on private security providers regarding the issuing, carrying, storage, tracking and use of firearms and weapons. The Firearms Control Bill has […]
# Public Service Commission Commissioner, Anele Gxoyiya, says the non-payment of invoices by government departments within 30 days remains a concern and violates the Public Finance Management Act. According to the National Treasury, the number of invoices older than 30 days and not paid by national and provincial departments at the end of the third […]
