# The Freedom Front Plus says it could not support the Drakenstein Local Municipality’s budget for the 2026/2027 financial year, as the funds are simply not being directed towards addressing residents’ most pressing needs. The total budget for the Western Cape municipality is 4.5-billion-rand, of which 3.9-billion-rand is earmarked for operating expenditure and 569-million-rand for […]
# The City of Tshwane is inviting young people to sign up on the online portal or attend regional roadshows for the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme. The programme aims to create 30-thousand opportunities for young people over the next three years, benefiting from skills development, entrepreneurship training, and job opportunities. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
# The DA in Gauteng has condemned the provincial Health Department for yet again not paying the electricity bill of the Jack Hindon Clinic in Pretoria North. The clinic has been without municipal power for two weeks. The DA’s Jack Bloom says more than 60-thousand-rand has already been spent by the clinic to keep basic services running. He says […]
# The Border Management Authority says it successfully facilitated the departure of 933 Mozambican nationals through the Lebombo Port of Entry yesterday. The group included 38 minors, whose processing was overseen by the Department of Social Development. BMA spokesperson, Mmemme Mogotsi, says of those processed, 349 came from the Lindela Holding Facility as part of […]
# Union federation Cosatu has described the 2026/2027 Budget and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework as lacklustre, saying it fails to respond decisively to the fundamental crises facing the working class and the economy. The federation does welcome positive allocations for health and education, in particular 7.8-billion-rand for the National Health Insurance Grants. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says […]
# The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services says it is on high alert as a cold front sweeps across Gauteng. Wet and cold weather conditions are expected in the province from today. Johannesburg is forecast to reach a high of 15 degrees Celsius, and there is an 86-percent chance of rain. Emergency Services spokesperson, […]
# Gauteng police have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with the murder of an 18-year-old Grade 10 learner from Mokgome Secondary School in Meadowlands, Soweto. Preliminary investigations reveal that the deceased was attacked and assaulted by unknown suspects with a panga in Braamfischerville. Police spokesperson, Tintswalo Sibeko, says more arrests are possible:
# The DA says former Social Development minister Sisisi Tolashe may have been removed as an ANC cabinet minister, but that does not take away from criminal accountability. Two reports allege Tolashe’s possible culpability in irregular appointments. The DA’s Nazley Sharif says cabinet didn’t permit Tolashe to appoint her director-general for five years, and a […]
# The African Christian Democratic Party says Zama Zamas are threatening law and order in the City of Johannesburg. This as illegal miners are tunnelling under Johannesburg, forcing businesses and residents to spend money on emergency repairs and temporary infrastructure to keep operating. ACDP’s Chris Rohlssen says it is clear that the South African National […]
