# The GOOD Party says Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis’s housing delivery ceremonial handovers are a misdirection. GOOD’s Roscoe Palm says the Fruit and Veg site in Roeland Street was announced in 2017, and then re-announced during a public ceremony in 2022. He says last year, Hill-Lewis again announced it as released for social housing. […]
# The DA says it is amping up its fight against plans being considered by minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy, to make motorists pay more to prop up the failing Road Accident Fund. The minister is exploring how to introduce new funding streams for RAF, with one option being to add an extra fee to […]
# The Public Servants Association says South Africa’s migration challenges are closely linked to broader socio-economic conditions across the African continent, including unemployment, poverty, conflict, and limited economic opportunities. This follows growing concern over anti-foreigner protests in the country and their impact on relations across the continent. PSA’s Claude Naicker says migration discussions must not […]
# The Department of Higher Education and Training says government is committed to the efforts of the Post-School Education and Training sector to take skills to the people. Government is looking to expand access for all students, create a business-friendly environment for private investment in education, and foster innovation to better respond to labour market needs. The […]
# The Road Freight Association has welcomed Cabinet’s decision to officially approve the complete write-off of all outstanding and unpaid historical e-toll debt in Gauteng. While the controversial e-toll gantries were turned off in April 2024, motorists were still legally obligated to pay for any e-toll invoices incurred before the cutoff. The write-off covers approximately […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deadline for the Eskom Restructuring Task Team to produce a report on establishing South Africa’s independent Transmission System Operator to the end of this month. The task team’s work centres on establishing a fully independent, state-owned transmission system operator that will own and control transmission assets. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Wesfleur domestic wastewater treatment works was recently recognised as one of only 14 wastewater treatment works nationally to receive Green Drop Certification from the National Water and Sanitation Department for exceptional operational performance. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says the facility also received Gold Status […]
# The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety says the N1 South near the Baobab toll plaza in the Hartley area is currently closed following a bus accident. The department’s spokesperson, Mashudu Mabata, says preliminary reports indicate the driver lost control and the vehicle overturned. She says unconfirmed injuries have been reported, but no fatalities […]
# The South African Police Service says it is working closely with key stakeholders to continuing intensifying the fight against crimes against children. Fifteen-thousand-888 suspects were arrested nationwide and two-thousand-773 convicted over the past year. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk, says they are committed to protecting children and ensuring that perpetrators of abuse, exploitation and […]
