# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says by-law enforcement compliance operations have yielded great success across the metro. This is part of ongoing efforts to enforce municipal by-laws, protect consumers and ensure that businesses comply with legal and regulatory requirements. Teams conducted compliance inspections in Mamelodi, where several businesses were shutdown. Moya says officials also issued […]
# Union federation Cosatu in Gauteng has welcomed the sweeping overhaul of the Gauteng Traffic Wardens programme, aimed at fighting crime, protecting public infrastructure, and creating sustainable jobs for young people. A new hybrid model will consolidate the programme into a single Gauteng Traffic Wardens Corps operating across three specialised streams. Cosatu’s Amos Monyela says the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Cape Town’s revised budget for the 2026/2027 financial year will put severe financial strain on residents, further impoverishing ordinary salary drawers and loyal ratepayers. The budget will be tabled during a council meeting next Monday. FF Plus’s Pieter Jansen van Vuuren says residents will once again […]
# The Chemical, Energy, Paper, Printing, Wood, and Allied Workers Union has secured a major legal victory in a long-standing labour dispute involving 24 of its members employed by Hoya Lens South Africa Limited. The dispute originates from the unfair dismissal of 24 workers in August 2020. CEPPWAWU’s Glen Tshabalala says the Labour Court has found […]
# Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says climate justice, food security, health equity, inclusive growth and information integrity must be treated as central pillars of national and global security. She addressed the 16th meeting of BRICS National Security Advisors and High Representatives on National Security in India. Ntshavheni urged officials to ensure global security […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it supports the City of Ekurhuleni’s 2026/2027 budget, following amendments, corrections and binding commitments from the ANC-led administration in the interest of residents. The budget was passed during a special council meeting yesterday, following three failed attempts. The FF Plus’s Jennifer Glover says previous versions of the budget had […]
# The DA objects to the South African National Defence Force’s continued sidelining of Parliament’s oversight by failing to deliver timeous reporting and accounting on the reasons, location, personnel, and expenditure of three deployments. The joint standing committee on Defence has considered three deployments worth 111-million-rand of taxpayer money. The DA’s Chris Hattingh says it can […]
# A major pipe burst near Bosman Station in Tshwane, which has drained reservoirs, has resulted in an emergency water supply shutdown. The incident has affected water supply to the upper parts of the Pretoria CBD, Sunnyside, Arcadia, Bryntirion, Eastwood, Lisdogan Park and Balmoral. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says teams have successfully managed to […]
# ActionSA has condemned the killing of councillors and candidates during the voter registration weekend, saying political violence has no place in a constitutional democracy. A DA by-election candidate was killed in Cape Town this past weekend, while an ANC ward councillor was gunned down in Gqeberha. Two MK Party members were shot dead in Bekkersdal, […]
