# The City of Johannesburg cleared the first legal hurdle in a dispute over its increased water demand management levy. The Johannesburg High Court dismissed AfriForum’s urgent application to halt the levy, ruling the organisation failed to prove urgency. The city’s Nombuso Shabalala says AfriForum knew since May that the levy would take effect on […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake sê 203 banktakke bied nou slim ID-vervanging aan deur sy vennootskap met die banksektor wat in Maart bekendgestel is. Minister Leon Schreiber sê toegang tot slim ID-dienste het binne drie maande met 73-persent verhoog. Hy sê die projek vervang die groen ID-boekies en sal identiteitsdiefstal verminder. Schreiber sê hul […]
# The Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply warns that while sustained load-shedding has eased, rising electricity tariffs and energy-related costs continue to threaten South African businesses. CIPS says higher power and fuel prices are increasing pressure on supply chains, creating pricing volatility and operational risks. Regional managing director Paul Vos says organisations are increasingly […]
# Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel needs to be free from military dependence on the US and develop its own weapons-production capabilities. Since 2008, America has provided Israel with roughly 62.8-billion-rand in military aid anually as part of a memorandum of understanding. The ten-year agreement runs through 2028. Netanyahu has framed the push for […]
# The Department of Home Affairs says 203 bank branches now offer smart ID replacement through its partnership with the banking sector. Minister Leon Schreiber says the expansion increased access to smart ID services by 73-percent over three months. He says the initiative will replace green ID books and reduce identity theft. Schreiber says they […]
# Government’s administrative agency responsible for planning, managing, and accelerating infrastructure investments, Infrastructure South Africa, has raised concern over the high number of cancelled and stalled tenders. Acting head Simphiwe Ndlovu told Parliament more than 70-percent of advertised construction-related tenders were either cancelled or closed without awards. Only 29.9-percent of 12-thousand-622 assessed tenders were awarded. […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die Stad Kaapstad se hersiene begroting vir die 2026/2027-boekjaar sal groot finansiële druk op inwoners plaas en gewone salaristrekkers en lojale betalers van eiendomsbelasting verder verarm. Die begroting word Maandag tydens ʼn raadsvergadering ter tafel gelê. Pieter Jansen van Vuuren van die VF Plus sê inwoners sal weereens gebuk gaan […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Cape Town’s revised budget for the 2026/2027 financial year will put severe financial strain on residents, further impoverishing ordinary salary drawers and loyal ratepayers. The budget will be tabled during a council meeting next Monday. FF Plus’s Pieter Jansen van Vuuren says residents will once again […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê in belang van inwoners ondersteun hy die Stad Ekurhuleni se 2026/2027-begroting ná wysigings, regstellings en bindende ooreenkomste van die ANC-geleide administrasie. Die begroting is na drie mislukte pogings gister tydens ʼn spesiale raadsvergadering aanvaar. ʼn VF Plus-woordvoerder, Jennifer Glover, sê vorige weergawes van die begroting het onrealistiese aannames, foute op […]
