# The DA is calling on minister of Social Development Dina Pule to account to Parliament on the alleged assassination plot against South African Social Security Agency Eastern Cape regional manager Bandile Maqetuka. Maqetuka is said to have been targeted while uncovering fraud and corruption involving suspected losses of ten-million-rand. The DA says these allegations raise […]
# The South African Council of Churches has welcomed the signing of the Electoral Code of Conduct by political parties and independent candidates contesting the November local government elections. According to the Electoral Commission, the code ensures that all 136-thousand-790 candidates have an equal opportunity to campaign and communicate their messages without fear or unfair […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has reiterated its call for the abandonment of inflation targeting in favour of a developmental monetary policy with the primary objectives of employment, industrialisation, productive investment and sustainable economic growth. This follows the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to raise interest rates by 25 basis points […]
# The City of Tshwane has framed the recovery of outstanding municipal debt as critical to funding basic services at a time when the metro is intensifying its revenue collection drive. The metro secured a High Court judgment this week, ordering the Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency to pay more than 231-million-rand owed to Tshwane for […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, is leading the South African delegation to the 15th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice in the United Arab Emirates from today. The congress serves as a global forum for member states and justice sector stakeholders to consider shared responses to crime, strengthen […]
# The George Municipality and the Western Cape Government have launched a GO GEORGE trial route between the George CBD and George Airport. This will provide bus passengers, including anyone working at the airport, with new travel options weekly. The municipality’s spokesperson Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe says Route 19 will operate from 5am to 8pm daily. He […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the commitment by the recently appointed State Information Technology Agency managing director, Magatho Mello, to rebuild confidence and trust in the agency. He has acknowledged the agency’s negative public standing, low client satisfaction, and the impact that this has had on employee morale. PSA’s Claude Naicker says rebuilding […]
# Police executed a search and seizure at suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s private family home in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday evening. Electronic devices were seized during the search. This was the second time one of the minister’s homes was raided, as a similar operation was conducted at his Midrand property in October last year. KZN police […]
# The City of Tshwane is urging students to play a bigger role in growing the capital’s economy and tourism sector. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says the Tshwane Economic Revitalisation Strategy is creating practical opportunities for students and young entrepreneurs to enter the economy. She says the five-year […]
