# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure Tertuis Simmers has welcomed the national government’s commitment to spatial transformation, innovation, and partnerships in the human settlements environment. He delivered a speech during the Human Settlements Department budget vote debate in the National Council of Provinces on Wednesday. Simmers emphasised that housing is no longer just a social […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has welcomed the outcome of the Mossel Bay Municipality’s internal investigation into conditions at Harry Giddey Park. Some of the findings of the probe included unauthorised animal sales, animal neglect and euthanisation, and asset mismanagement. A total of 52 tortoises and several birds were euthanised at the park […]
# Tshwane se stadsbestuurder, Johann Mettler, verwelkom die goeie vordering met die transformator-diefstalsaak van sewe-miljoen-rand. Drie amptenare staar aanklagte van diefstal van noodsaaklike infrastruktuur in die gesig nadat ʼn transformator in November verlede jaar by die Claudius-substasie in Laudium gesteel is. Hulle is uit op borgtog. Nog ʼn verdagte, vermoedelik die transformator se koper, sal […]
# The City of Cape Town says four new murals are adorning the walls of facilities in Delft, Grassy Park, Mfuleni and Valhalla Park. This is part of the Community, Arts and Culture Development Department’s drive to enliven public space and support emerging artists. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it will continue pressuring the Emfuleni Municipality to pay the outstanding pension fund contributions, so that officials do not forfeit their benefits. The National Treasury has warned the municipality to pay outstanding staff pension fund contributions within seven days to avoid further action. The FF Plus’ Gerda Senekal says […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, has urged teachers to keep upskilling themselves and to keep innovating in the classroom. She addressed the Mega Maths Festival at the University of the Western Cape on Wednesday. The festival is hosted by the department in partnership with the European Union and the African Institute […]
# The DA in Ekurhuleni says it will be approaching the Special Investigation Unit to probe the disappearance of over two-billion-rand from the metro’s revenue, and the alleged link to Mpho Mafole’s murder. Mafole, the metro’s former divisional head of forensic auditing, was looking into the matter before he was killed last month. The DA’s Brandon […]
# The GOOD Party says government must send a strong message to the xenophobes blocking access by foreign nationals to healthcare facilities in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Last week, Operation Dudula barred foreign nationals from accessing healthcare facilities, including Addington Hospital, Gateway Clinic and RK Khan Hospital in Chatsworth. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the […]
# Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler has welcomed the positive progress in the seven-million-rand transformer theft case. Three officials are facing charges of theft of essential infrastructure in connection with a transformer stolen from the Claudius Substation in Laudium in November last year. They are out on bail. Another suspect, believed to be the buyer of […]
