# Minister for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has called for urgent action to address persistent governance, financial management and accountability challenges in local government. The Auditor-General’s consolidated report on local government outcomes for 2024/2025 reveals that only 15-percent of municipalities received clean audits in the 2025 fiscal year; 28-percent have shown improvements […]
# Union federation Cosatu calls on South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, and Namibia to review their revenue-sharing formula. South Africa will host the Southern Africa Customs Union’s summit of heads of state and government in Cape Town tomorrow. They will deliberate on key issues affecting regional economic integration, industrial development and trade cooperation. Cosatu’s Zanele […]
# The City of Cape Town says in the 11 months since July, officers attached to the Law Enforcement Advancement Plan have increased drug confiscations by 41-percent. They have also removed 148 firearms and nearly one-thousand-500 rounds of ammunition from the streets of the areas where they are deployed. Mayoral committee member for Safety and […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says visible law enforcement and proactive interventions are essential as schools increasingly become targets for vandalism and theft. The provincial Education Department has expanded holiday security support from 424 schools last winter to 453 high-risk schools for this holidays. The DA’s Peter Johnson says 11.9-million-rand has been allocated […]
# The Tshwane District Police is urging parents and guardians to take proactive steps to ensure the safety and well-being of children during the June school holidays, which begin tomorrow. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, warns that criminals often target vulnerable children who are left unsupervised at home. He says that through vigilance, responsible supervision, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane is demanding urgent action to address a growing water crisis in Bronkhorstspruit, which it says is being caused by the collapse of the local water treatment works. The party’s Willie Spies says the root of the problem is an infrastructure reliability issue caused by ageing equipment and a […]
# The City of Tshwane says the continued erection of illegal structures and unlawful occupation of land is contributing to the rapid growth of informal settlements across the metro. Mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka, conducted an oversight visit to the Koekemoer Informal Settlement in Centurion yesterday. The settlement originated from a farm […]
# Soccer: Government has congratulated Bafana Bafana on advancing to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time in their history. South Africa defeated South Korea 1-0 to finish second in Group A behind co-hosts Mexico, qualifying automatically for the last 32. Deputy Government spokesperson, William Baloyi, says the win reflects Bafana Bafana’s determination, […]
# Union federation Cosatu says the Special Pensions Amendment Bill is long overdue, and correctly seeks to ensure that special pension fund recipients receive the full benefits, protections and rights due to them. The union federation has presented its submission in support of the bill to Parliament. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says the bill is an affirmation […]
