# The GOOD Party says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of a National Convention in August to launch a National Dialogue is a long-overdue step toward renewing South Africa’s social contract. The convention will set the agenda for a dialogue that will chart a way for the country and drive progress towards Vision 2030. GOOD’s secretary general, […]
# The City of Tshwane has approved a proposal mandating all its construction projects to utilise the metro’s internal professional services. The metro says that until now, some departments have contracted services like architectural professionals, quantity surveyors, and building works inspectors externally. It says this has resulted in high consultant costs for Tshwane, often leading to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it has advised the City of Tshwane to manage its proposed long-term lease agreement for 33 properties in Sunnyside, Pretoria, with transparency and financial integrity. The party says the metro has leased these properties in the past, but it often happened that rent was overdue, no maintenance was performed […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the June exams will significantly shape the futures of learners, laying the groundwork for their educational and career paths. The party’s Leon van Wyk says that while all learners are encouraged to give their best during these exams, special attention is given to Grade 9 learners. He […]
# The DA in Johannesburg says it has uncovered a slew of neglected city-owned properties in La Rochelle, Ward 57. The party’s, Bongani Nkomo, says among these buildings is a heritage site, which has been reduced to a drug den and an informal shelter for a handful of illegal squatters. He says Johannesburg Property Company-owned […]
# University of Pretoria’s senior lecturer in the Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, doctor Bernard Coetzee, has been recognised as part of The Explorers Club 50’s Class of 2025. Founded in 1904, The Explorers Club says the cohort of 50 explorers are changing the world through vital work in their communities and globally to […]
# FNB senior economist, Thanda Sithole, says operating conditions for domestic manufacturers remain unfavourable, as reflected in the continued decline in the manufacturing purchasing managers’ index. The manufacturing sector recorded its steepest annual decline in more than a year, with production falling 6.3-percent year on year in April. Sithole says broad-based weakness in manufacturing activity […]
# AfriForum warns that the City of Cape Town’s plans for the implementation of new tariff structures for water, sanitation and electricity are in breach of municipal legislation and the Constitution. The proposed tariff structures are in the metro’s 2025/2026 draft budget. AfriForum’s Jurie Ferreira says the proposed tariff structures amount to arbitrary cross-subsidisation, place […]
# Cosatu says it is confident that the Public Procurement Act will withstand any constitutional court challenges. This comes as the City of Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, has approached the Constitutional Court to have the Act declared unlawful. He argues that several procedural requirements were not met when the legislation passed through Parliament last year. […]
