# 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 […]
# The commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building fire, which claimed at least 77 lives in 2023, found Johannesburg’s housing crisis is driven by poverty and a lack of affordable housing, not just hijacked buildings. Inspecting 110 properties, the commission, headed by Justice Sisi Khampepe, revealed that nearly 80-percent pose severe fire risks, with […]
# City Power has temporarily suspended all prepaid meter conversions until 1 November. The utility’s spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the pause will allow for a thorough review of the conversion process after concerns over account discrepancies, non-vending customers, and tariff structures. A task team will investigate the financial and operational impacts, with findings due in […]
# The FF Plus has unconditionally rejected the Tshwane metro’s proposal to write off 336-million-rand in irregular expenditure from the fourth quarter of 2024/25. The report fails to detail the nature of the expenses, identify responsible officials, or confirm any disciplinary actions. The FF Plus’s Mark Surgeon says only summary tables were presented on office […]
# Atletiek: Die Universiteit van die Vrystaat sê hy vier met trots die insluiting van verskeie Kovsies-atlete en -oudstudente in Suid-Afrika se span vir die Wêreldatletiekkampioenskap in Japan. Mthi Mthimkulu, wat tans aan die unversiteit studeer, verteenwoordig die Kovsie Atletiekklub, saam met Miné de Klerk en Wayde van Niekerk. Voormalige Kovsie-atlete Colette Uys en Victor […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Direktoraat van Water en Sanitasie sê hy stel toelaagbefondsing aan gemeenskaporganisasies beskikbaar. Dis deel van sy poging om betekenisvolle vennootskappe in gemeenskappe te bou. Die Ummati Gemeenskapopheffingprojek is een van die organisasies wat hulp van die metro kry om die gehalte van watergange in gemeenskappe in Kaapstad te verbeter. Die […]
