# More than 16-thousand suspects were arrested during a week-long nationwide crime crackdown targeting violent crime, illicit trade, drug trafficking, immigration offences, illegal firearms, and other offences. The Shanela operations, conducted between 31 August and 6 September, resulted in the arrest of five-thousand-520 wanted individuals linked to serious and violent crimes. Police spokesperson Vincent Mukhathi says […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions says if the Public Procurement Amendment Bill is passed into law, it will be an important weapon in the war against state capture and corruption. The bill seeks to strengthen the Public Procurement Act. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says workers have paid and continue to pay a heavy […]
# Minister of Home Affairs, Leon Schreiber, is urging South Africans who still need their identity documents to apply now in preparation for the November local government elections. He is also appealing to the citizens who have not yet collected their IDs to do so as soon as possible. As of last month, the department […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling for stability and sound governance at Onderstepoort Biological Products, following the suspension of the entity’s acting CEO Jacob Modumoh. This is over allegations of misconduct relating to the pricing of foot-and-mouth disease vaccines by the local vaccine manufacturer. PSA’s Claude Naicker emphasises that public confidence in the OBP and […]
# Union federation Cosatu in Gauteng says the progress being made by the provincial government in accelerating the delivery of critical infrastructure projects is encouraging. This follows the completion of seven major infrastructure projects, including three state-of-the-art facilities and schools. Cosatu’s provincial chairperson, Amon Monyela, says residents need to see more infrastructure projects completed efficiently, […]
# The EFF is demanding full public disclosure of all 15 Sector Education and Training Authorities implicated in the Auditor-General’s findings. The Auditor-General Tsakani Maluleke found that the appointment of board members at the SETAs was irregular, as key governance rules were flouted. She found that some of the appointments were made without candidates undergoing the […]
# eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba has announced that GO!Durban’s bus service will go live in December this year. This follows an agreement between the city and the Provincial and National Departments of Transport over the project. The mayor says the city will procure 22 buses that will operate on the main GO!Durban route, while operators […]
# Union GIWUSA is calling on government to immediately publish a comprehensive national climate emergency preparedness plan for the expected impact of the super El Niño weather pattern. The South African Weather Service has warned South Africa is likely to experience below-normal rainfall and above-normal temperatures this spring as a strong El Niño develops in […]
# The GOOD Party encourages Capetonians to submit their comments on the city’s proposed draft Animal-keeping by-law before the 29 September deadline. It proposes to establish a new permitting system, with harsh punishments for non-compliance on a par with those imposed for dogfighting. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says it also proposes that Metro Police, traffic […]
