# The City of Johannesburg Property Company says it is concerned about the recent factually inaccurate media reports relating to the remuneration of CEO Musah Makhunga. The JPC says the CEO’s salary is nowhere near the 5.5-million-rand reported in the media, adding that the figure is what is budgeted for employee salaries in the office […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling for full transparency on the constitutional risks associated with the National Health Act. The Constitutional Court declared sections 36 to 40 of the Act unconstitutional. The disputed sections sought to grant the state power to dictate where healthcare providers could operate, who they could employ and what […]
# The IFP Youth Brigade national executive committee has welcomed the announcement of Mlungisi Mabaso as the party’s mayoral candidate for the City of Johannesburg. Mabaso has set out a ten-point plan to fix the metro, including a specific focus on economic recovery, visible policing, water, infrastructure, housing, finances, and smart billing. IFP Youth Brigade […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has welcomed the suspension of Mpumalanga prosecutor Mkhuseli Ntaba pending disciplinary action. He failed to appear in the Kwaggafontein Magistrate’s Court in Mpumalanga yesterday, where the case against taxi tycoon Joe ‘Ferrari’ Sibanyoni and others was then struck off the roll. They faced charges of extortion […]
# The 107 toll-free emergency number to the Tshwane Emergency Communication Centre is currently experiencing connectivity challenges due to a technical fault. Emergency Services spokesperson, Nana Radebe-Kgiba, says technical teams are working to resolve the issue with urgency. She says restoring full system functionality remains a top priority, and Tshwane remains committed to ensuring reliable […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde says the full extent of the damage from last week’s devastating storms is still being assessed, with costs expected to run into billions-of-rand. Heavy rain, flooding, and strong winds claimed the lives of eleven people in the province. The provincial government has applied for a disaster declaration to help […]
# The African People’s Convention supports the caution issued by renowned South African epidemiologist Salim Abdool Karim regarding the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. He has warned South Africa should be vigilant and ready to respond to the outbreak. At least 100 Ebola deaths have been reported in the DRC. […]
# Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, says the Tsamaya Road and Garsfontein Road projects in the City of Tshwane are progressing well. She inspected the projects yesterday as part of the department’s continued efforts to monitor project progress, uphold construction quality standards, and fast-track the completion of strategic road infrastructure developments. Diale-Tlabela […]
# Western Cape MEC of Mobility, Isaac Sileku, has thanked the province’s traffic officers for their dedication and hard work during the severe weather conditions experienced over the past week. Heavy rain and flooding caused damage to infrastructure and led to several road closures across the province. Sileku says 17 fatal crashes were recorded during the week, […]
