# The City of Tshwane says it has initiated a coordinated operational response plan to manage Rand Water’s maintenance shutdown, which starts today. The maintenance on the Palmiet and Zuikerbosch water systems is expected to affect supply to 69 reservoirs across Regions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, and place significant strain on the metro’s […]
# The IFP says the killing of public representatives, particularly ahead of the Local Government Elections in November, is both tragic and deeply concerning for South Africa’s democracy. This follows the murder of the party’s Rand West City Local Municipality councillor, Mbuso Mzwandile Mthimkhulu, in Gauteng yesterday evening. The 46-year-old was shot dead during a […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed concern eight-thousand-180 Home Affairs Department employers have been charged over the past five financial years, for employing foreign nationals without valid work permits. Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber says six-thousand-279 workplace inspections and operations were conducted during the same period as part of efforts to enforce immigration laws. […]
# The GOOD Party in Tshwane says the multi-party coalition government is helping the metro rise through good governance. This follows the second successive tabling of a fully funded budget, which is expected to achieve a 1.4-billion-rand surplus. GOOD’s Sarah Mabotsa says that in October 2024, the metro had been left deeply in debt by […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points is a continuation of class exploitation by means of usurious extortion. The committee’s decision comes amid rising consumer prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East. […]
# The DA has requested Stellenbosch’s deputy mayor, Mynard Slabbert, to resign within 48 hours, citing a loss of confidence within the caucus. The caucus voted overwhelmingly in support of a motion of no confidence in the deputy executive mayor. The DA’s Jan de Villiers says they will ensure that their office bearers throughout all […]
# Standard Bank says South Africa’s agricultural sector is facing renewed financial pressure following the Reserve Bank Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points to seven-percent. This is amid rising inflation, higher fuel prices, and concerns over a possible El Niño. Standard Bank’s Agribusiness for Business and Commercial Banking […]
# The Gauteng Health Department has issued an apology to student nurses affected by administrative delays in the payment of their stipends. Human Resources Management officials are finalising the capturing and verification of the required documentation. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says the relevant files are being submitted to e-Government to enable the processing of […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee decision to increase interest rates by 25 basis points, taking it to seven-percent from 6.75-percent, is economically reckless and socially destructive. The prime lending rate is now 10.5-percent. Saftu’s Asive Dyani says the rate hike decision is completely detached from […]
