# President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced this year’s local government elections will be held on 4 November. The date was confirmed following consultations with Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, with formal gazetting expected soon. Ramaphosa spoke on the sidelines of the coordinating council meeting in Boksburg, Gauteng. He says citizens will choose […]
# Die Polisie- en Gevangenisse-burgerregte-unie vra ‘n omvattende hersiening van veiligheidsmaatreëls in korrektiewe sentrums. Dit volg op die inhegtenisneming van ses korrektiewe beamptes in die De Aar-gevangenis in die Noord-Kaap in verband met die moord op ‘n gevangene, nadat hul kollega aangeval is. POPCRU se woordvoerder, Richard Mamabolo, sê hierdie voorval lê die gevare bloot […]
# Die Parlementêre Portefeuljekomitee oor Binnelandse Sake het ‘n toesigbesoek aan departementele kantore in Gauteng begin om die vordering met sy digitaliseringsprogram te evalueer. Die inisiatief is daarop gemik om doeltreffendheid te verbeter en korrupsie te verminder. Die komitee ondersoek egter ook bewerings van onbillike arbeidspraktyke wat werkers raak wat meer as 350 miljoen rekords […]
# Action Society het ingegryp nadat die familie van ‘n agtjarige meisie dit versoek het nadat haar ma en haar lewensmaat na bewering die kind seksueel voorberei en mishandel het. Die saak sloer sedert 2024 tussen provinsies. Woordvoerder Juanita du Preez sê daar is vertragings en wankommunikasie tussen die polisie, die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag en die […]
# GOOD rejected a city of Cape Town proposal to dispose of 187 square metres of land in the Central Business District , arguing it rewards encroachment and lacks fairness and transparency. The party’s Suzette Little says the process benefits some while excluding poorer residents and long-term tenants, and ignores historical injustices linked to land […]
# Midvaal Local Municipality launched its War on Potholes campaign to fast-track road repairs after heavy rainfall worsened conditions. Mayor Peter Teixeira says the initiative uses external contractors alongside municipal teams to address backlog areas. He says a roads war room will monitor progress and ensure accountability. He adds the programme includes resurfacing, upgrades, and […]
# Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku welcomes the launch of the Draft National Rail Master Plan, now open for public comment. He says the plan is a key step toward modernising South Africa’s rail system and boosting economic growth. The province is urging residents and stakeholders to submit input. Sileku says an efficient rail […]
# Parliament Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has begun an oversight visit to department offices in Gauteng to assess progress on its digitisation programme. The initiative aims to improve efficiency and reduce corruption. However, the committee is also probing allegations of unfair labour practices affecting workers digitising over 350 million records. Concerns include temporary contracts […]
# Die Gautengse polisie ondersoek sake van kwaadwillige saakbeskadiging en poging tot moord nadat drie vragmotors op die N3-snelweg naby Vosloorus aan die brand gesteek is. Polisiewoordvoerder Noxolo Kweza sê die verdagtes het na bewering die pad versper en begin losbrand tydens ‘n kapingspoging. Die bestuurders is ongedeerd. Kweza veroordeel die aanval en sê wetteloosheid […]
