# The DA in Gauteng is urging premier Panyaza Lesufi and the provincial Police Commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, to increase police visibility in Mamelodi East to protect residents from rising gangsterism. A multidisciplinary Hawks-led operation earlier this week resulted in the killing of three suspects and the confiscation of a rifle and two pistols. The DA’s Crezane […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is concerned about the illegal electricity connections made by residents of the Monwabisi Zone 4 informal settlement to the sewer pump station on Swartklip Road in Tafelsig. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says these illegal connections pose serious safety risks to the community […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed the over 48-million-rand investment by the provincial Department of Infrastructure towards youth development programmes. This investment is between the 2022/2023 and 2025/2026 financial years. The programmes include Masakh’iSizwe Bursary, the National Youth Service, the Contractor Development, and the Youth in the Built Environment initiative. The DA’s […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a red fire danger index warning for extremely dangerous veld fire conditions in Limpopo, Gauteng and Mpumalanga. Very hot, dry and windy conditions may result in the development of runaway and veld/bush fires and strengthen existing fires. Tshwane Emergency Services Department’s spokesperson, Lindsay Zwelithini, says these conditions […]
# Government has congratulated renowned radio and TV executive producer, Mpho Lakaje, who was named the South African winner in the Radio category at the recent SADC Media Awards in Madagascar. He won for his entry titled: Should drought-stricken African countries resort to wildlife for food?. The entry highlighted the worsening drought situation in the […]
# The eThekwini Municipality says it is in the final stages of implementing the approved tariff adjustments for the 2025/2026 financial year. It says these changes will be reflected in the second billing cycle. The metro says that during the first billing cycle, a technical issue led to some discrepancies between the approved tariffs and […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it would be a gross miscarriage of justice if former Gauteng MEC for Health, Qedani Mahlangu, and former director of mental health, Makgabo Manamela, are not held accountable for the Life Esidimeni tragedy. More than 140 psychiatric patients died in 2016 after being moved from the private Life Esidimeni facility […]
# The Referendum Party says faced with growing international pressure to abandon race-based laws, the ANC has decided to entrench them further. The party’s Robert King says this month marks 40 years since PW Botha’s infamous Rubicon speech, a turning point where South Africa rejected reform and chose isolation. He says four decades later, deputy president […]
# Saftu says it disagrees with the assertion by KwaZulu‑Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, that union demands for higher salaries are hampering efforts to fill policing vacancies. He blamed the country’s rising unemployment rate on trade unions, which he said continually demanded more money from their members. Saftu’s spokesperson, Asive Dyani, says Mkhwanazi’s perspective risked […]
