# The City of Tshwane says Rand Water and Eskom will embark on their planned annual maintenance of infrastructure, which will be carried out from May 29th to July 17. Rand Water’s maintenance work at the Palmiet, Zuikerbosch and Mapleton systems will help improve their network’s reliability and efficiency ahead of the winter season. The […]
# The George Municipality in the Western is calling on coastal residents to participate in a survey aimed at assessing the impact of the recent storms on beaches, dunes and coastal properties. Spokesperson Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe encourages residents to report what they observed during or after the storm, including erosion, flooding, wave overtopping and damage to […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the constructive engagement held between the Tshwane Metro Police Department and the management of Menlyn Park Shopping Centre. This is in regard to noise complaints linked to recent entertainment events hosted at the mall’s lifestyle centre. The centre is one of the largest malls in South Africa. Mayoral […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the dismissal of the Gauteng Gambling Board CEO, Karabo Mbele, over governance failures and gross misconduct. The board’s chief financial officer, Oscar Maripane, has been suspended, following revelations of procurement irregularities and financial governance failures. PSA’s Claude Naicker says this overdue intervention is a crucial step towards restoring accountability, ethical […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling on the provincial government to immediately reverse the devastating 64-percent budget cuts to Quintile 5 public schools. The party has formally submitted a petition signed by more than 16-thousand residents to the Gauteng Education portfolio committee. The DA’s Michael Waters says these cuts are not abstract numbers on a […]
# Acting Social Development minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says 293-billion-rand has been allocated for monthly direct transfers to children, older persons and persons with disabilities, as part of the social assistance programme. She tabled the department’s 302-billion-rand budget for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament yesterday. Chikunga added that 36.4-billion-rand has been allocated for the continuation […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it is concerned by the dangers posed by the Constitutional Court challenge to the Public Procurement Act by the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town. The Act will bring all procurement within the state under a central office housed in the National Treasury. It also sets guidelines for […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is concerned about reports of another expected fuel price increase. As per the Central Energy Fund’s fuel price predictions, petrol 93 petrol 95 are expected to increase by 13-cents and 19-cents respectively, while diesel 0.05-percent sulphur and diesel 0.005-percent decreasing by four-rand-41-cents and three-rand-52-cents respectively. PSA’s Claude Naicker […]
# Acting minister of Social Development, Sindisiwe Chikunga, says government is committed to strengthening child protection measures against child sexual exploitation, statutory rape and online threats against children. She tabled the department’s 302-billion-rand budget for the 2026/2027 financial year in Parliament yesterday. Chikunga stressed the importance of protecting the vulnerable and strengthening communities across South Africa:
