# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed a 67-million-rand recovery order secured by the Special Investigating Unit against Kroucamp Plumbers. The Special Tribunal found evidence of falsified bids, bribery, and conflict of interest from 2015 to 2019. Macpherson reaffirmed the department’s zero-tolerance on corruption, citing lifestyle audits for over 400 high-risk officials […]
# The City of Tshwane has approved a new business plan for the Tshwane Economic Development Agency, aimed at reversing years of declining investment. The plan sets bold targets to increase investment facilitation from two-billion-rand next year to five-billion-rand by 2028. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says the plan […]
# Trade union Solidarity has asked the US government and investors to act against Bidvest’s policy that excludes low-income white employees’ children from education support. Letters have been sent to US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio and top US shareholders, urging them to oppose these practices and pressure Bidvest to uphold non-discrimination. Solidarity’s Jaco Kleynhans […]
# Four former National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia employees and four private individuals were arrested this week in Windhoek on corruption charges linked to past dealings at Namcor. The Anti-Corruption Commission says all eight face charges under the Anti-Corruption Act. High-profile names include former Namcor managing director Immanuel Mulunga. The Institute for Public Policy Research’s […]
# Malawi has obtained 214-billion-rand in mining and infrastructure deals with China, positioning the landlocked country as a key player in the global critical minerals market. A 125-billion-rand deal with Hunan Sunwalk will boost titanium mining in Salima, while 89-billion-rand goes to a special economic zone in Chipoka. Malawi Mines minister, Ken Zikhale Ng’oma, says […]
# Die Gautrein-bestuursagentskap verander sy strategie om te strook met die 25-jaar Geïntegreerde Vervoermeesterplan in Gauteng, en begin met ‘n hersiening van sy uitbreidingsplanne. Die agentskap se uitvoerende hoof, Tshepo Kgobe, sê die fokus is nou daarop om onderbediende voorstede deur middel van ligte spoor en regstreekse roetes te bereik. Hy sê die voorgestelde netwerkuitbreiding […]
# Die minster van Elektrisiteit, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa het ‘n nuwe universele toegangstrategie bekendgestel, wat teen 2030 elektisiteit aan 1,6-miljoen Suid-Afrikaanse huishoudings sal voorsien. Ramokgopa het in die parlement ‘n model van gemengde finansiering aangekondig, wat netwerk- en nie-netwerktegnologieë veral in plattelandse en informele gebiede sal toepas. Die plan sluit in die konsolidering van toegangsprogramme, die […]
# The Gautrain Management Agency is shifting its strategy to align with Gauteng’s 25-year Integrated Transport Master Plan, leading to a major overhaul of its extension plans. The agency’s CEO Tshepo Kgobe says the focus is now on reaching underserved suburbs through light rail and direct routes. He says that the proposed network expansion has […]
# Electricity minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has outlined a new universal access strategy aimed at electrifying 1.6-million South African homes by 2030. Speaking in Parliament, Ramokgopa revealed a blended-finance model that integrates grid and off-grid technologies, especially in rural and informal areas. The plan includes consolidating access programmes, upgrading networks, and repurposing the Integrated National Electrification […]
