# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Social Development’s decision to centralise food bank operations has deepened food insecurity, leaving thousands hungry. The DA’s Refiloe Nt’sekhe says decentralisation worked better through 288 non-profit organisations and five regional banks. Nt’sekhe has raised concerns after a quarterly report showed only 34-thousand-114 parcels were delivered against a […]
# ‘n Nuwe Ipsos-peiling toon agt uit tien Suid-Afrikaners glo die land beweeg in die verkeerde rigting, ten spyte van aanvanklike optimisme nadat die regering van nasionale eenheid verlede jaar gevorm is. Twee-en-veertig-persent sê RNE-partye werk goed saam, maar bykans ses uit tien is ontevrede oor munisipale dienste, veral in KwaZulu-Natal en die Oos-Kaap. Meer […]
# Die VF Plus verwerp onvoorwaardelik die Tshwane-metro se voorstel om onreëlmatige uitgawes van die vierde kwartaal van 2024/25 ter waarde van 336-miljoen-rand, af te skryf. Die aard van die uitgawes word nie uiteengesit nie, verantwoordelike amptenare word nie uitgewys nie en dissiplinêre stappe word nie bevestig nie. Die VF Plus-lid, Mark Surgeon, sê slegs […]
# The ANC says its by-election wins in Eastern Cape’s Chris Hani region and Limpopo’s Sekhukhune region prove its renewal project is succeeding, despite critics claiming the party is in decline. The party pledges to accelerate service delivery, strengthen local government, and remain a stable, people-centred movement. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu says these wins show […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare prys Operasie Shanela Twee vir die inhegtenisneming van 308 verdagtes in die Noord-Kaap en sy beslaglegging op vuurwapens, dwelms en onwettige kontant. Die vakbond se woordvoerder, Steve Ledibane, sê hulle onderneem om hul samewerking aan die polisie te gee om staatsamptenare te beskerm, dienste te beveilig en vertroue in provinsiale […]
# Die burgemeester van eThekwini, Cyril Xaba, en die LUR van Vervoer in KwaZulu-Natal, Siboniso Duma, doen ‘n beroep op die leierskap in die taxi-bedryf om hulle beplande staking te kanselleer en om dienste in Clermont en KwaDabeka te hervat. Taxi-operateurs in Durban het vandag met ‘n twee-dag staking begin. Dit volg na weke se […]
# ActionSA has called on Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to suspend mayoral committee member for Corporate Governance and Shared Services, Sithembiso Zungu. This follows the Hawks’ revelations that he benefited from City Dev, linked to a Lehae housing project. Zungu allegedly collected funds disguised as protection fees, with evidence of suspicious bank transactions. ActionSA Johannesburg […]
# A new Ipsos survey reveals eight in ten South Africans believe the country is heading in the wrong direction, despite initial optimism after the formation of the government of national unity last year. While 42-percent say GNU parties are working well together, almost six in ten remain unhappy with municipal services, especially in KwaZulu-Natal […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie sê sy slimmeterprogram ter waarde van twee-miljard-rand kan help om Eskom se stygende munisipale skuld van meer as 100-miljard-rand te verminder. Verlede jaar is meer as 67-duisend slimmeters in agt munisipaliteite aangebring, met ‘n verdere 77-duisend-780 wat vanjaar in nog elf munisipaliteite ingestel sal word. Die Tesourie beoog om teen die […]
