# The DA in Tshwane says it is evident that immediate improvements are required to address the ongoing mismanagement of the metro’s fleet. The latest fleet management status report shows that only 39-percent of critical fleet management positions have been filled, and negligent driving and vehicle abuse have cost taxpayers over 452-thousand-rand. The DA’s, Dana […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is urging residents to reduce waste in a bid to collectively help protect the environment. The metro currently manages about 2.1-million tonnes of waste annually, with about 31.53-percent of this waste currently diverted from landfills. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, says […]
# The City of Cape Town has tabled an 875.4-million-rand draft budget for the Economic Growth Directorate for the 2025/2026 financial year. This funding will drive key projects and programmes designed to boost investment, create jobs, and make it easier to do business in the metro. Mayoral committee member for Economic Growth, James Vos, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni says it is concerned by various aspects of the metro’s draft budget and Integrated Development Plan for the 2025/2026 financial year. These include severe tariff hikes and slow spending of budget, raising questions about the accuracy of planning and the effectiveness of service delivery. FF Plus’, Denise Janse van […]
# The DA says the failed launch of the South African National Petroleum Company has serious implications for the three merging state-owned entities PetroSA, iGAS and the Strategic Fuel Fund. The company was set to be launched on Tuesday with over 400 employees from these three SOEs set to be transferred to SANPC. The DA says […]
# AfriForum says the City of Tshwane’s new environmental levy, which is expected to generate about 540-million-rand in additional revenue, is unfair. The proposed monthly levy of 194-rand-37-cents will be charged to properties with a value of over 250-thousand-rand without existing municipal refuse collection services. AfriForum’s, Deidré Steffens, says owners who have stopped using the metro’s […]
# ActionSA is calling on immigration authorities to revoke televangelist pastor Timothy Omotoso’s residency status and immediately deport him back to Nigeria. On Wednesday, the Eastern Cape High Court acquitted Omotoso on all charges including rape, sexual assault and human trafficking. ActionSA president, Herman Mashaba, says Omotoso must never again be allowed to operate as […]
# The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union in Gauteng will picket at the head offices of the Department of Higher Education and Training in Pretoria today. The union says the demonstration is against the poor administration of the department, which systematically has provided poor service and support to the Post-School Education and Training. […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the DA’s recent opposition to the proposed 0.5-percent value-added tax increase is not evidence of a pro-poor awakening, but it is motivated by its rejection of any wealth redistribution. The DA is set to file papers in the Western Cape High Court today, challenging Parliament’s passing of […]
