# ActionSA in Gauteng says the province’s inability to utilise allocated funds effectively has severe consequences for residents, particularly in critical sectors like healthcare, education and infrastructure development. The provincial government returned 1.8-billion-rand to National Treasury at the end of the 2024/2025 financial year, mainly from the departments of health and education. ActionSA’s Zwelithini Mtshali […]
# The City of Tshwane says it will shut down the Temba Water Purification Plant from 7am until 5pm today. This is to allow technicians to clean the Temba Reservoir Number 3. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says areas such as Dilopye, Hammanskraal West, Kanana, Lephengville and Majaneng might experience water supply interruption as a […]
# The George Municipality’s Internal Audit Unit has embraced a fresh approach to raise awareness about the profession and its role in promoting good governance. This is in celebration of Internal Audit Awareness Month. The municipality’s spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says as part of the campaign, the audit team visited third-year accounting students at Nelson Mandela […]
# ActionSA in KwaZulu-Natal has expressed concern regarding eThekwini Municipality’s request to approve the procurement of additional water tankers. In March, mayor Cyril Xaba stated that the metro would be receiving 264 water tankers to address ongoing water shortages. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Sanelisiwe Zuma, says it is puzzling that the municipality is already seeking to procure […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is calling on Finance minister Enoch Godongwana to ensure no cuts to municipal funding are proposed when he tables the national budget on Wednesday. The minister will attempt to table the budget for the third time after the two previous attempts were halted due to political and legal challenges. […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has requested that the City of Tshwane’s Department of Environmental Affairs clean the dam in the renowned Austin Roberts Bird Sanctuary, which is covered in algae. The party’s, Anne-Marie Sparg, says that a different dam located next to the Blue Crane Restaurant, the soil has washed into it over the […]
# The UDM has welcomed the launch of the Review of the 1998 White Paper on Local Government by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs. The review aims to solve the overarching issues facing local municipalities, including limited funding and a lack of professional skills and transparency. UDM’s, Yongama Zigebe, says local government […]
# The DA says it finds it unacceptable that the police and the National Prosecuting Authority allowed public pressure and outrage influence the investigation into the alleged rape of Cwecwe in the Eastern Cape. The NPA has decided not to prosecute anyone for the rape of the seven-year-old girl, saying there was insufficient evidence upon which […]
# The GOOD Party says it will not support a budget that does not retain the Social Relief of Distress Grant, adding that there can be no compromise on the state’s duty to support the vulnerable. On Wednesday, Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is set to table the third version of the national budget in as […]
