# Die DA vra ‘n dringende ondersoek na beweerde korrupsie in Gautengse skoolsekerheids-tenders. Verklikkers beweer senior onderwysamptenare kies vooraf maatskappye vir omkoopgeld van tien tot 20-persent, en maatskappyname word geroteer om eienaarskapskakels te versteek. Die party waarsku dat leerderveiligheid en matriekeksamen-integriteit in gevaar is. Woordvoerder Bronwynn Engelbrecht eis dat vermeende betrokke amptenare geskors word en […]
# Ekurhuleni se voormalige direkteur vir Werknemer-verhoudinge, Xolani Nciza, het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê die ooreenkoms van verstandhouding tussen die stad, Medicare en CAT-BBP-beskermingsdienste word ernstig bevraagteken. Nciza sê munisipaliteite moet voldoen aan streng wetsraamwerke en sulke ooreenkomste vereis formele verslae, interne goedkeuring en raadsbesluite. Hy betoog die ooreenkoms het nie sulke magtigings ontvang nie, […]
# Agt mense is geskiet tydens ‘n gewelddadige voorval op die Nyanga-taxistaanplek in Sithandatu-straat in Kaapstad. Twee slagoffers is op die toneel dood en die ander is hospitaal toe gehaas, waar sommige in ‘n bedenklike toestand is. Dit is onduidelik of die voorval verband hou met taxi-geweld, terwyl die motief nog ondersoek word. Die polisie […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says it will not allow delay tactics in its case against former Johannesburg Property Company CEO Helen Botes. The organisation is pursuing a delinquent-director application over the fatal Usindiso building fire in 2023 and alleged irregular Covid-19 contracts. Botes has filed her defence in the High Court in Johannesburg, […]
# Eight people were shot during a violent incident at the Nyanga taxi rank on Sithandatu Street in Cape Town. Two victims died at the scene, while six others were wounded and rushed to hospital, some in critical condition. It is unclear if it is a taxi-related violence as the motive remains under investigation. Police […]
# The DA is calling for an urgent investigation into alleged corruption in Gauteng school security tenders. Whistle-blowers claim senior Gauteng Education officials pre-selected companies for kickbacks of ten– to 20-percent, rotating company names to hide ownership links. The party warns that learner safety and matric exam integrity are at risk. DA Gauteng Education spokesperson, […]
# Former Ekurhuleni Employee Relations Director, Xolani Nciza, has told the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry the Memorandum of Understanding between the city, Medicare, and CAT VIP Protection is highly questionable. Nciza said municipalities operate under strict legal frameworks, and such agreements require formal reports, internal approvals, and council resolutions. He argued the MOU lacked these […]
# ‘n Geregtelike ondersoek na die dood van die anti-apartheidsleier Steve Biko is vandag in die Hooggeregshof in Gqeberha heropen – 48 jaar na sy dood in polisie-aanhouding. Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het goedkeuring van die minister van Justisie en Konstitusionele Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, bekom na nuwe getuienis van die Waarheids- en Versoeningskommissie. Dit het onthul […]
# The Africa and Global South Water Dialogue in Kempton Park, Johannesburg, is addressing Gauteng’s growing water security challenges. Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, David Mahlobo, says the agenda includes sustainable water infrastructure, leak management, and sanitation innovation to curb diseases typhoid. Mahlobo says the dialogue emphasises importance of water-efficient sanitation systems and financing models, […]
