# The City of Cape Town says a new report tabled at this week’s mayoral committee meeting highlights the billions of rands in investments channelled into the local economy, alongside thousands of new jobs via the City’s Special Purpose Vehicles. The Special Purpose Vehicles are essential tools that allow the metro to focus resources and […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has welcomed the Gauteng High Court ruling, which found Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya and city manager Johann Mettler guilty of contempt of court. This is for failing to comply with a previous court order mandating the upgrade of the Fresh Produce Market in Pretoria. The case was brought by the […]
# One person was killed and two others injured after e-hailing vehicles were attacked by unknown suspects at Maponya Mall in Pimville, Soweto, south of Johannesburg, yesterday evening. Police spokesperson, Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi, says an e-hailing vehicle was seen stopping at the entrance of the mall when about four men approached the driver and shot at […]
# The GOOD Party says it has agreed to participate in the national dialogue convention because it views it as critical to the sustainability of the non-racial Constitutional democracy. This weekend’s convention is set to lay the groundwork for discussions on South Africa’s economic, social and governance ills. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says what […]
# ActionSA says in light of growing concerns surrounding the national dialogue, it will not send a formal delegation from its national leadership to the national convention this weekend. However, the party will deploy two senior members of Parliament on an observation brief to monitor and exercise oversight over the convention. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Matthew George, […]
# The ATM says it demands a comprehensive review of economic policies and a commitment to transparency and accountability in governance. The party says the unemployment rate of 32.9-percent in the second quarter of this year, highlights the profound mismanagement of South Africa’s economy by president Cyril Ramaphosa’s administration. ATM spokesperson, Zama Ntshona says it […]
# The GOOD Party says it should shock all South Africans that three decades into democracy, the face of poverty in South Africa remains that of a woman of colour. Statistics South Africa revealed that the national unemployment rate for women in the second quarter of this year stands at 35.9-percent. GOOD secretary-general, Brett Herron, […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says the latest unemployment figures confirm that South Africa’s unemployment crisis is worsening under the ANC’s failed neoliberal policies. The official unemployment rate has risen to 33.2-percent, with 8.4-million people now officially jobless. GIWUSA president, Mametlwe Sebei says as the union has consistently pointed out, the expanded unemployment […]
# Cape Town police have launched a manhunt for suspects following the deaths of four men in Overcome Heights, Muizenberg, earlier this morning. Spokesperson Andrè Traut says detectives attached to the anti-gang unit are working tirelessly to determine the events that led to the incident. He says the bodies of the four men, aged between 20 and […]
