# The Public Servants Association is concerned over the more than eleven-billion-rand owed by provincial Health Departments to the National Health Laboratory Service. KwaZulu-Natal is the leading debtor with over 4.8-billion-rand, followed by Gauteng with over 3.2-billion-rand and the Eastern Cape with over 1.1-billion-rand. PSA’s Claude Naicker says this escalating debt crisis is severely undermining […]
# Die ANC Groter Johannesburg Streek sê die Stad Johannesburg se R97-miljard begroting vir die 2026/2027 boekjaar wys ‘n dappper en beslissende intrede wat gerig is op herstel van die metro. Die begroting is gerig op die versterking van bestuur, die verbeter van belastinginsameling, vermindering van elektrisiteit- en waterverliese en die bevordering van operasionele doeltreffendheid. […]
# The GOOD Party says it has noted the City of Cape Town’s revised 2026/2027 Budget proposals by mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis, following the Western Cape High Court ruling relating to the budget framework. The metro has reopened public participation on amendments to its ‘City of Hope’ Budget after the court ruled against parts of the […]
# The ANC Greater Joburg Region says the City of Johannesburg’s 97.1-billion-rand budget for the 2026/2027 financial year represents a bold and decisive intervention aimed at restoring the metro. The budget is up from the 89-billion-rand in the previous year. The ANC says it supports measures aimed at strengthening governance, improving revenue collection, reducing electricity […]
# Die Johannesburgse onderburgemeester en burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies, Loyiso Masuku, sê hoewel die metro se finansies onder geweldige druk is, het dit nie ineengestort nie. Sy het ‘n begroting van 971-miljard-rand vir die 2026/2027-boekjaar ter tafel gelê. Die begroting sluit strawwe tariefverhogings in, met waterpryse wat met 12,5-persent styg, elektrisiteit met 8,63-persent en sanitasie met […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says the success of Operation Prosper depends on intelligence-led policing and stronger cooperation from communities to help identify gang crime perpetrators. He was speaking during a visit to gang-affected areas on the Cape Flats, including Mitchells Plain, Lentegeur and Gugulethu, where violent shootings continue despite a military deployment. Mashatile says […]
# City of Johannesburg deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Loyiso Masuku, says while the metro’s finances are under immense strain, it has not collapsed. She tabled a 971-billion-rand budget for the 2026/2027 financial year. The budget includes steep tariff hikes with water prices rising by 12.5-percent, electricity by 8.63-percent and sanitation by […]
# Eskom says three young South African scientists will represent the country at the International Mathematics, Science and Engineering Fair in Turkey next month. They will present projects on rocket science, climate impacts on fish, and advanced mathematical modelling. The delegation includes learners from the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and the Free State. Their research […]
# The GOOD Party says soldiers deployed under Operation Prosper are living in unacceptable conditions at a military base in Cape Town, despite an 823-million-rand budget. The party claims around 146 troops are sharing only three toilets, with one reportedly out of order. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says this falls far below basic sanitation standards […]
