# The City of Cape Town has issued its latest Spatial Trends and Implementation Tracking Report, giving an overview of development and land use patterns since 2012. These include changes in densification and mixed-use development, the extent of the built footprint and natural and agricultural assets, changes in the property market and human settlement patterns. […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema, through his lawyers, has issued a formal legal demand against DA Federal chairperson Helen Zille, relating to an interview she did with eNCA. In the interview, Zille claimed that Malema dictated decisions in the City of Johannesburg, captured City Power, influenced the fleet tender for his benefit and his front […]
# The Forum for South Africa has welcomed the Madlanga Commission’s announcement that several prominent witnesses are expected to appear before it under subpoena in the coming weeks. The individuals include suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and the police’s Crime Intelligence Divisional Commissioner Dumisani Khumalo. FORUM4SA leader Tebogo Mashilompane says […]
# Oversight institutions from 34 African nations and Pakistan are meeting in Centurion, Gauteng, this week to enhance the enforcement of their investigation findings. The gathering is being held under the auspices of the African Ombud and Mediators Association. Public Protector spokesperson Oupa Segalwe says that the core focus will be on improving the implementation, […]
# Free State MEC for Social Development, Mathabo Hlalele, has strongly condemned the brutal murders of two women aged 35 and 25 in Theunissen. Their bodies were discovered in separate abandoned buildings over the past weekend. One of the women sustained multiple stab wounds. The motive for the murders remains unclear at this stage, and […]
# The City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies arrested 349 suspects for various transgressions during weekly patrols and operations. These included 54 for drunk driving and 144 physical assault-related incidents. Metro Police spokesperson Ruth Solomons says six stolen or hijacked vehicles, six firearms and various quantities of drugs were recovered. She adds that the Public Emergency […]
# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is calling on communities to stop illegal dumping along provincial roads and in public spaces. The province currently generates about 17.8 million tons of waste annually, straining local landfill capacities. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says discarded waste damages public infrastructure, blocks stormwater drains, causes flooding, and […]
# Civil movement Soil of Africa says the upcoming testimonies before the Madlanga Commission place renewed public attention on the integrity, independence and credibility of South Africa’s criminal justice system. In the coming weeks, the commission will hear evidence from suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu, KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and the police’s Crime Intelligence […]
# The National, Education and Allied Workers’ Union says the SACP’s electoral performance must serve as a building block for strengthening its presence amongst communities and consolidating its role in the struggles of the working class. Contesting the local government elections independently for the first time, the SACP will have 264 councillors take up their seats […]
