# The City of Cape Town authorities handled more than three-thousand calls for assistance over the past weekend, with accident reports up by 58-percent. The metro’s emergency centre received three-thousand-20 calls, including 235 assault-related reports and 138 accidents. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says law enforcement officers also confiscated drugs and […]
# The George Municipality Council has approved and adopted its Consolidated Capital Expenditure Framework for 2026/2027, which will guide how it plans and prioritises its infrastructure projects. Projects are considered according to factors such as service backlogs, growth, infrastructure needs, affordability, technical readiness and the potential social and economic benefit. The municipality’s spokesperson, Debra Sauer, […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says it supports the objectives of regulating labour migration, protecting employment opportunities and preventing employers from exploiting migrant workers. The Employment Services Amendment Bill, approved for public comment, proposes penalties of up to one-million-rand for non-compliance, mandates pre-employment checks for foreign nationals and sets employment quotas. SAFTU’s Asive […]
# Union federation COSATU in Gauteng is calling for urgent action against illegal firearms, organised crime and illegal mining-related violence in the West Rand. This comes after 18 people were shot dead at a tavern in Wedela, Carletonville, on Saturday evening. No arrests have been made yet. COSATU’s Gauteng chairperson, Amos Monyela, calls for stronger police […]
# The City of Tshwane’s coalition government has thanked Sarah Mabotsa for her service to residents. The GOOD Party terminated her membership over breaches of its constitution, and has called for her removal as a councillor, which would also end her tenure as the metro’s mayoral committee member for Economic Development. Mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, […]
# Solidarity is urging schools and school governing bodies to comment on the proposed regulations for the National Education Management Information System. This forms part of the Basic Education Laws Amendment regulations. The closing date for public comments is October 10. Solidarity’s Johnell Prinsloo says the draft regulations significantly increase the administrative burden on schools […]
# Union federation COSATU has expressed concern at allegations of misuse of 2.59-billion-rand of worker’s benefits by the National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight and Logistics Industry. The NBCRFLI has thus been accused of placing the money it collected for workers’ benefits on its books as its own assets. The council has denied the […]
# Police arrested 14-thousand-274 suspects for serious and other crimes during intensified Shanela operations conducted across the country last week. A further one-thousand-854 wanted suspects were apprehended. A total of 369 unlicensed liquor establishments were shut down, with KwaZulu-Natal accounting for 216 of the closures. Police spokesperson Amanda Van Wyk says during the operation 148 illegal […]
# The South African Council of Churches says the recent mass shootings in the country are no longer a series of isolated tragedies, but a national crisis. Over the weekend, 18 people were shot dead at a tavern in Wedela, Gauteng, while ten people were killed at an entertainment venue in Lwandle, Cape Town. Meanwhile, […]
