# The City of Cape Town’s Energy Directorate says it is carrying out major upgrades to its electricity infrastructure and investing substantially to strengthen the grid. The metro is investing four-billion-rand in electricity upgrades over the next three years. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says the reliability of the metro’s electricity infrastructure is […]
# The DA in Tshwane says deputy mayor Eugene Modise’s budget should serve the residents and not become part of the ANC’s quest to look good on paper but fail in its real mandate, delivering services. Modise is set to deliver his budget speech for the 2025/2026 financial year today. The DA’s, Jacqui Uys, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says the claim by mayor Nasiphi Moya that there are only five potholes in the metro that need repair is either a reflection of her ignorance or a deliberate attempt at deception. The party’s, Carien Nefdt, says this week they completed a mere 4.5-kilometre route through Jakaranda, Galway, […]
# The MK Party says it is dismayed at the continued ineffectiveness of Public Works minister, Dean Macpherson, who has reduced critical national infrastructure management to a comedy of errors. The party’s spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says since the 2022 Parliament fire, the ministry has made one empty promise after another, stringing Parliament along with deceptive timelines. He […]
# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, says good progress is being made on the Maalgate Bridge Project outside George in the Southern Cape. This 57-million-rand project saw the replacement contractor appointed in June last year, and the current anticipated completion date is towards the end of August. Simmers says the specific objective of the […]
# The DA in Gauteng has filed a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission against the Emfuleni Municipality. The complaint pertains to the municipality’s failure to provide essential services such as clean water, adequate sanitation, and effective sewage management. The DA’s, Kingsol Chabalala, says they have consistently raised concerns regarding the municipality’s inability to […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is concerned about recent developments indicating the potential collapse of the National Lotteries Commission. The commission has been accused of mismanagement and irregular and unlawful appointment. PSA’s, Claude Naiker, says poor governance, appointment of questionable persons and consultants who serve as enablers to corruption, and inadequate oversight are […]
# Eastern Cape MEC for Transport and Community Safety, Xolile Nqatha, has expressed shock and sadness at the brutal murder of two elderly sisters, aged 75 and 85, at Upper Ncerha in Alice. They were sleeping when suspects forcefully entered their house and opened fire. The department’s spokesperson, Makhaya Komisa, says police found the women with […]
# The MK Party says it has noted the recent arrest of Gqeberha-based attorney and acting judge, Siphokazi Cubungu, on serious charges of fraud and corruption. The party’s spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says this incident reinforces and strengthens their longstanding call for lifestyle audits and the declaration of assets by all members of the judiciary. He says they […]
