# Eskom says its supplier disciplinary process has resulted in the restriction of 101 suppliers, including implicated directors and owners, from doing business with the power utility for up to ten years. These restrictions relate to cases from 2015 until 31 March this year. Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says fraud, corruption, procurement irregularities and supplier […]
# Tshwane Metro Police Department says there is a major accident on the N1 North before the Proefplaas Interchange, slowing down traffic from Lynnwood Road. As a result, the road has been closed off to traffic between Proefplaas Interchange and Sefako Makgato exit. TMPD says emergency services are on the scene as traffic is being […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has welcomed South Africa and Finland’s commitment to strengthening cooperation in education and skills development. This week, Finnish minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz conducted an official visit to South Africa, where he met with Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube to discuss shared priorities and opportunities for deeper collaboration between the […]
# Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town has become a beacon of hope for South Africa over the last five years, with record infrastructure investments driving 50-percent of all job growth in the country’s metros. He delivered his final address to council for the term. Hill-Lewis highlighted the record 12.2-billion-rand infrastructure spending, gains in public […]
# Eco-justice group the Green Connection has urged Parliament to withdraw the proposed Gas Bill, warning it could lock South Africa deeper into oil and gas dependence while weakening oversight. The legislation, once promulgated, would replace the Gas Act, with a new framework covering areas including liquefied natural gas, gas infrastructure, investment, licensing and enforcement. […]
# Johannesburg Water has joined forces with the Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department to strengthen their partnership with community development workers. This is to promote responsible water use and encourage positive behavioural change across communities. Johannesburg Water’s spokesperson, Nombuso Shabalala, says the prevention of water losses is one of the key indicators of […]
# Union federation Cosatu is concerned about the rise of far-right vigilante, racial and tribal groupings that pose a serious threat to South Africa’s hard-won non-racial democracy. AfriForum and the March and March movement announced a collaborative working group to cooperate on community safety, legal issues, education, and anti-crime initiatives. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says this strange […]
# The Alliance of Citizens for Change has strongly condemned the brutal and senseless murder of former Knysna mayor and ANC councillor Ndoda Aubrey Tsengwa. According to a preliminary investigation, the 48-year-old councillor was travelling home with three other people when an unknown assailant opened fire on the vehicle before fleeing on foot in the […]
# The GOOD Party says AfriForum and the MK Party had nothing in common besides a taste for litigation to vent their disdain for the policies of government, before the anti-immigrant organisation March and March befriended both. AfriForum and March and March have agreed to work together on legal issues, despite significant differences between the […]
