# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the MyCiTi south-east expansion is the biggest financial investment in public transport by any metro to date. Over six-billion-rand has been allocated in the current three-year budget cycle. Construction along Imam Haron Road and Stanhope Bridge on the major MyCiTi route expansion from Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain has […]
# Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina and her deputy, David Mahlobo, will conduct project inspections of the Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment works and Klipdrift Package Plant in Hammanskraal today. Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya will also be present. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the purpose of the visit is to assess progress on the […]
# The City of Tshwane says this week, a series of public participation meetings began, as part of the metro’s process to seek input regarding the draft Informal Trading and Township Economy by-law. The metro is seeking comments from residents and businesses on the best way to enable and regulate informal trading and stimulate township economies. […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it has secured a victory for residents with the City of Tshwane’s decision that all libraries in the metro should once again be open on Saturdays. Several residents, particularly from the Moot area, complained about libraries being closed on Saturdays. FF Plus’, Pieter Meijer, says they had sent out […]
# The City of Cape Town will host its latest property auction on the 29th of this month, offering a selection of residential, industrial and commercial sites across the metro. The 13 City-owned properties that will be auctioned consist of eleven improved properties and two vacant properties. The areas include Constantia, Philippi, Woodstock, Gardens, Maitland, […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde and Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers have officially reopened the R328, which includes the Robinson Pass, between Hartenbos and Oudtshoorn. The R328 forms part of the 118-million-rand Department of Infrastructure contract, which undertook essential maintenance on four roads between Hartenbos and Oudtshoorn. Simmers says road users will now be able […]
# The Ekurhuleni Metro Police is calling on Uber taxi operators to comply with the public transport laws and regulations. Earlier this week, the EMPD Taxi Task Team impounded 33 Uber taxis at OR Tambo International Airport for failing to meet the requirements of the National Road Traffic Act. Police spokesperson, Katlego Mphahlele, says the […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is outraged and deeply disappointed by the Gauteng government’s response to the recent fire incident at Tembisa Hospital following the Easter holidays. The association’s, Claude Naiker, says the provincial government has resorted to diversionary tactics, including unsubstantiated claims of arson, rather than acknowledging its glaring failure to comply […]
# The DA in KwaZulu-Natal has written to eThekwini Water and Sanitation head, Ednick Msweli, demanding a comprehensive report on an incident of contamination of the water system supply in Musgrave and Overport. The contamination was caused by a burst pipe in April, which allowed raw sewage to enter the drinking water system. The DA’s, Remona Mckenzie, […]
