# Union federation SAFTU has expressed outrage at the latest fuel price increases, plunging millions of workers and poor households deeper into crisis. Petrol prices have increased by three-rand-27-cents per litre while diesel has gone up by five-rand-27-cents. SAFTU’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani, says government must remove the general fuel levy on petrol and diesel, and […]
# Cosatu in Johannesburg has condemned Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s continued reluctance to fully implement the Payment Framework Agreement for municipal workers. The minister has threatened to withhold the City of Johannesburg’s grant funding unless it gets its financial affairs in order. He also wants an explanation on how the metro intends to fund the […]
# The City of Tshwane says Rand Water will be carrying out maintenance work on the Saulsville and Laudium meters from 6 pm this evening until 06:00 am tomorrow. This 12-hour infrastructure maintenance will affect residents and businesses in Regions 3 and 4. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says the maintenance forms part of Rand […]
# The Public Servants Association says ongoing fuel-price increases are rapidly driving up the cost of transport and essential goods, placing pressure on strained household incomes. Low-income households in peripheral areas spend between 40 and 50-percent of their income on transport, which is far above the ten-percent policy benchmark. PSA’s Claude Naicker says urgent relief […]
# The DA is calling on minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Angie Motshekga, to establish an inquiry into the South African Army Foundation. Two senior officials, Errol Ramphele and Maria Barros, have been debarred and fined over 44-million-rand following an investigation by the Financial Sector Conduct Authority for making unauthorised payments to themselves. The […]
# The GOOD Party says the City of Cape Town, launching an appeal against the Western Cape High Court judgment that declared its fixed cleaning, water and sanitation tariffs unlawful, will not suspend the binding effect of the ruling. The court ordered the metro to drop its unlawful charges by the end of June, which […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says president Cyril Ramaphosa must publicly state whether he still has confidence in Social Development minister, Sisisi Tolashe and Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie. Tolashe is accused of misleading Parliament over undeclared Chinese-donated vehicles, while McKenzie is facing allegations relating to alleged links to drug-related organised crime. […]
# The Electoral Commission says political financing remains one of the most consequential and contested dimensions of democratic governance. The IEC, in partnership with the Electoral Institute of Sustainable Democracy in Africa, has published a special issue in the Journal of African Elections focusing on political finance. IEC chairperson, Mosotho Moepya, says the publication interrogates […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says he will soon meet with Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to discuss concerns over alleged budget regulation transgressions. The minister has warned that Treasury would withhold funding to the metro if its finances are not sorted out. In a letter to the metro, Godongwana revealed that Johannesburg owes creditors 25.2-billion-rand […]
