# Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the reinstatement of the rail central line is a key milestone towards the future devolution of passenger rail services to the metro. The central line has been shut down for four years due to cable theft and vandalism. Its reopening comes after extensive repair work on stations, substations and […]
# City Power has cut off the electricity supply to the entire Riverpark area in Alexandra. This as the power utility’s crackdown on illegal electricity connections in Riverpark, which turned into a community protest as residents blocked the entrance of the Alexandra Service Delivery Centre earlier this week. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says they […]
# The Tshwane City Council has approved the establishment of a 3.9-percent Economic Growth Advisory Committee. This is to provide expert guidance and support in implementing the Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy. Mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says the TERS, adopted earlier this year, sets an ambitious target to drive average economic growth of 3.9-percent […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has transferred a two-hectare parcel of land adjacent to Jubilee Hospital to the Gauteng Department of Health. Vehicles visiting the hospital were often left exposed to theft, vandalism, and damage due to the lack of secure, designated parking. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi, this […]
# The GOOD Party says the establishment of a commission of inquiry into apartheid-era crimes effectively places the Thabo Mbeki administration and the National Prosecuting Authority on trial for miscarriages of justice. The commission will probe whether there were attempts made to influence the police or the NPA not to investigate and prosecute cases identified by […]
# City Power says the 280-rand charge to sectional property title holders reflected in some of its public documents, including the business plan and the tariff report, was a slight administrative error and will not be implemented. The amount was part of the proposals tabled during the Integrated Development Plan public engagement process, specifically intended for sectional title property […]
# The eThekwini Municipality council has adopted the metro’s 70.9-billion-rand budget for the 2025/2026 financial year. The budget prioritises infrastructure rehabilitation and economic development. Mayor Cyril Xaba says a major highlight of the budget is the adjusted tariff increases. He says these include a 12.72-percent increase in the electricity tariff as guided by the National […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed the release of the Auditor-General’s 2023/2024 Local Government Audit outcomes. Out of 41 clean municipal audits nationally, 20 were achieved by municipalities in the province, accounting for 49-percent of total clean audits. This is despite the province only being home to 12-percent of municipalities in the country, with 30 out of 257 nationwide. The DA’s, […]
# The GOOD Party says the DA has acknowledged that its members of Parliament, who travelled to Israel to whitewash the genocidal actions of the Israeli Defence Force, should be disciplined. At least nine MPs from three political parties visited Israel in April. During a Democracy Unplugged podcast, DA national spokesperson, Karabo Khakhau, stated that […]
