# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party accepts responsibility for both the progress it has made and its shortcomings in governance. He unveiled the party’s manifesto ahead of the November fourth local government elections in Johannesburg yesterday. Ramaphosa says they will not run away from the challenges facing municipalities, including unreliable services, deteriorating infrastructure, […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party’s manifesto sets out six key actions, which aim to fix local government, improve basic services and build municipalities that work for the people. He launched the ANC’s 2026 local government election manifesto at Riverside Park in Diepsloot north of Johannesburg yesterday. The six priorities include providing basic […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says the metro is on a more sustainable financial trajectory after settling its 5.25-billion-rand overdue electricity debt to Eskom. The final payment has ended a long-running billing dispute and removed the immediate risk of electricity supply cuts. Speaking to the SABC in Diepsloot, Morero says the settlement demonstrates the metro’s […]
# Die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero, sê die stad is op ‘n meer volhoubare finansiële pad nadat sy agterstallige elektrisiteitskuld van 5,25-miljard-rand aan Eskom vereffen is. Die finale betaling het ‘n uitgerekte faktuurgeskil beëindig en die onmiddellike gevaar van elektrisiteitsonderbrekings verwyder. In ‘n onderhoud met die SABC in Diepsloot sê Morero die skikking demonstreer […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Onderwys, Jaco Londt, het die provinsie se 71-duisend-289 voltydse matriekkandidate sterkte toegewens met die begin van die proefeksamens die week. Londt sê die eksamens bied leerders die geleentheid om hul vordering te evalueer en areas te identifiseer wat meer aandag benodig voor die finale Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat-eksamens. Hy het leerders […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het bewerings verwerp dat sy 2026/27-begroting ‘n diensstaattekort van twee-miljard-rand in die gesig staar. Die stad sê die syfer weerspieël die verskil tussen ‘n aanvanklike departementele versoek en die finaal-goedgekeurde toewysing. Tshwane sê ongeveer 13-miljard-rand is goedgekeur na bekostigbaarheidsoorsigte, insluitend 229-miljoen-rand vir die vul van vakatures en 362-miljoen-rand vir terugwerkende salarisaanpassings. […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says its annual budget allocation is insufficient to keep pace with the province’s growing population and increasing demand for healthcare services. Department spokesperson Steve Mabona says plans to address the funding shortfall fall under the authority of the Gauteng Premier. The department faces mounting pressure to maintain services while […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Gesondheid sê sy jaarlikse begrotingstoewysing is nie genoeg om aan die provinsie se groeiende bevolking en toenemende vraag na gesondheidsorgdienste te voldoen nie. Departementswoordvoerder Steve Mabona sê planne om die befondsingstekort aan te spreek, is onder die gesag van die Gautengse Premier. Die departement is toenemend onder druk om dienste […]
# The City of Tshwane has rejected claims that its 2026/27 budget faces a two-billion-rand shortfall for employee costs. The city says the figure reflects the difference between an initial departmental request and the final approved allocation. Tshwane says about 13-billion-rand was approved after affordability reviews, including 229-million-rand for filling vacancies and 362-million-rand for salary […]
