# The South African Local Government Association has expressed concern about incidents of political violence and killings during the local government election period. Police recorded 21 politically motivated murder cases linked to the election, mostly in KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng and the Eastern Cape. SALGA spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says there can be no place for violence or […]
# Deputy minister of Higher Education and Training, Yusuf Cassim, is calling on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme to prioritise and resolve outstanding challenges affecting students at various institutions. These include outstanding Personal Care Allowances and Funza Lushaka payments affecting students at UNISA, and 81 Central University of Technology students receiving incorrect qualification coding, which […]
# The City of Tshwane says persistently high water consumption continues to slow recovery across several reservoirs in the metro. Areas affected include Mamelodi, Montana, Mabopane, Soshanguve, Ga-Rankuwa and Winterveldt. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says water supply at the Atteridgeville High-Level Reservoir is critically low, with technical teams attending to the system. He says […]
# The South African Local Government Association has urged political parties to put communities ahead of political interests as they prepare to form municipal councils. Following the local government elections, there are 138 hung councils in municipalities where no political party received an outright majority, and where coalitions will have to be negotiated. SALGA’s spokesperson […]
# Union federation COSATU says the successful holding of the local government elections is a reflection of South Africa’s enduring constitutional democracy and political maturity. The elections saw an improved voter turnout of 52-percent from the 45.9-percent turnout recorded in 2021. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says stable, coherent and progressive coalitions that will be biased towards […]
# Forum for South Africa is calling for urgent amendments to South Africa’s electoral legislation to strengthen the independence, transparency, accountability and credibility of the electoral processes. It has expressed concern about the conduct of the recent local government elections in Madibeng Local Municipality, North West, following reports of alleged irregularities. FORUM4SA leader Tebogo Mashilompane […]
# The UDM has welcomed the new pilot phase of the Basic Education Employment Initiative, which will create more than 20-thousand work opportunities. It will also provide additional support to improve literacy and numeracy in the early grades. The Foundation Phase Literacy and Numeracy pilot will be implemented in selected public primary schools across all […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department has reaffirmed its zero-tolerance stance on gender-based violence following the arrest of a male suspect in the CBD yesterday. During a routine patrol, an alert JMPD Superintendent came across an active scene at the corner of Von Wielligh and Melrose Streets. JMPD spokesperson Xolani Fihla says the Superintendent found […]
# Tshwane District Police arrested 440 suspects, including 242 wanted suspects, in an extensive crime prevention operation carried out in Mamelodi, Sunnyside, Atteridgeville, Temba, Hammanskraal and Ga-Rankuwa over the weekend. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says among those arrested were two suspects wanted for murder, four for kidnapping, four for armed robbery, two for rape […]
