# The Tax Justice South Africa is calling for stricter laws against illicit cigarette trafficking. This comes after a 56-year-old Limpopo cigarette trafficker was sentenced to 13 years in jail last week. Toni Nathaniel Gumbo was found with 36 master cases of Remington Gold cigarettes concealed inside boxes. The illicit haul carried an estimated street […]
# The GOOD Party is calling for an urgent public explanation from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on the decline of the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens in Cape Town. This follows allegations by environmentalist and long-time Kirstenbosch contributor, James Deacon, that the gardens are going through a phase of decay. GOOD’s chairperson, Matthew […]
# SANParks says security is being strengthened in the Pafuri section of the Kruger National Park following the murder of two tourists. The bodies of Dina and Ernst Marais from Mossel Bay was found last week. Authorities believe their vehicle may have crossed into Mozambique. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says additional rangers and monitoring resources will […]
# Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has strongly condemned the destruction and vandalism of public road infrastructure in Ekurhuleni. Public infrastructure along the R550 Heidelberg and Alberton route was vandalised during a service delivery protest. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says protesters dug up and destroyed sections of the road near Zonkizizwe and Palm […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, sê ‘n brand het die naweek in die Himeville-landdroshof in die Harry Gwala-distriksmunisipaliteit in KwaZulu-Natal uitgebreek. Volgens ‘n voorlopige ondersoek het die brand in die landdros se kantoor uitgebreek nadat ‘n kontrakteur wat in die gebou gewerk het, ‘n vuur in die kaggel in die kantoor […]
# Gauteng se LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Jacob Mamabolo, beskryf die omkeerstrategie vir plaaslike regering as ʼn langtermynprogram om munisipaliteite te herbou en openbare vertroue te herstel. Die strategie is gemik op beter bestuur, finansiële herstel, beskerming van infrastruktuur en dienslewering. Mamabolo sê gekoördineerde ingryping onder die strategie lewer reeds resultate deur […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says a fire broke out at the Himeville Magistrate’s Court, within the Harry Gwala District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal over the weekend. Preliminary information indicates that the blaze originated in the magistrate’s office after a contractor working on site started a fire in the office fireplace, which spread […]
# Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC, Jacob Mamabolo, has described the local government turnaround strategy as a long-term programme to rebuild municipalities and restore public confidence. The strategy is aimed at strengthening governance, financial recovery, infrastructure protection and service delivery. Mamabolo says coordinated interventions under the turnaround strategy were beginning to show results […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse premier Alan Winde sê Eskom het elektrisiteit herstel na 80-persent klante wat geraak is, en herstel en opruimingswerk duur voort. Dit volg nadat hewige storms wydverspreide skade aan infrastruktuur aangerig het, elektrisiteitsvoorsiening ontwrig het en honderde paaie in die provinsie beskadig het. Winde sê in die Kaapse Wynland-distrik is herstelwerk aan die […]
