# The Public Servants Association is calling for the immediate appointment of a qualified, competent CEO to take over and urgently address the situation at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital. This follows reports of mismanagement of state assets, blatant negligence, and uncaring management. PSA’s Claude Naicker says it is disturbing that the hospital management is […]
# Acting National Police Commissioner, Puleng Dimpane, says the appointment of Sizakhele Dyantyi as the new Western Cape Police Commissioner was more than just filling a vacancy. She says it’s about identifying a leader capable of reading the current temperature of policing in the province. Dyantyi succeeds Thembisile Patekile, who retired at the end of last month […]
# Die parlementêre Ampsklagkomitee het besluit dat die lede van die onafhanklike Artikel 89-paneel wat die Phala Phala-verslag saamgestel het, nie voor hom sal verskyn nie. Dit volg na regsadvies dat dié stap sy grondwetlike rol onder verdenking kan bring. Die paneel onder voorsitterskap van oudregter Sandile Ngcobo het bevind president Cyril Ramaphosa moet wel […]
# Parliament’s Impeachment Committee has resolved that the members of the independent panel who authored the Section 89 report will not be required to appear before it. This follows legal advice that doing so could compromise its constitutional role. The panel led by former chief justice Sandile Ngcobo found that president Cyril Ramaphosa has a […]
# The Electoral Commission’s chief electoral official, Sy Mamabolo, says the commission does not recognise Orania in the Northern Cape as a separate area for elections and will follow South Africa’s official municipal boundaries. Mamabolo has also confirmed that 2 and 3 November will be special voting days, with the main local government election taking […]
# The DA says its urgent court application against the suspension of Tshwane city manager Johann Mettler is about protecting the rule of law and preventing political interference in the city’s administration. The party argues the High Court in Pretoria should overturn the council’s decision, as it undermines accountability. The DA’s Cilliers Brink says removing […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has called on men to take greater responsibility as positive role models, providers and protectors in their families and communities. Speaking at a men’s gathering, Buthelezi raised concerns about absent fathers, crime, drug abuse and gender-based violence, urging older men to guide young boys. He […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Transport and Human Settlements MEC Siboniso Duma says Road Traffic Inspectorate teams are closely monitoring weather conditions as snow falls over parts of the Drakensberg and light rain affects other areas of the province. Teams are monitoring key routes, with graders on standby to clear snow. The department’s Ndabezinhle Sibiya says more than […]
# The Eastern Cape Transport Department has closed the R58 between Lady Grey and Ekhephini after heavy snowfall left several vehicles stranded in thick snow. Snow has also been reported on the R56 between Matatiele and Mount Fletcher, creating dangerous driving conditions. Motorists are being diverted to alternative routes and are urged to postpone non-essential […]
