# ActionSA is calling on the National Prosecuting Authority to issue a nolle prosequi certificate to the families of the three Lily Mine workers who died in 2016. The party’s Matthew George says the certificate would allow the families to pursue a private prosecution after the NPA decided not to institute criminal proceedings. He says […]
# The FF Plus welcomes a settlement between the Tshwane metro and Kleinfontein Share Block, ratified by the High Court in Pretoria. The agreement ends a long-running legal dispute over Kleinfontein’s formalisation as a town. Kleinfontein must submit a new township establishment application by 31 August. The settlement also sets aside penalty municipal rates previously […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has welcomed four major infrastructure investment opportunities presented to local and international development financiers in Sandton. The projects span housing, aviation, bulk water and energy, with a combined debt-finance requirement exceeding 53-billion-rand. Macpherson says Infrastructure South Africa is connecting credible projects with investors to move them towards […]
# ‘n Peiling toon steun vir die MK-party het in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, met 15-persentasiepunte gedaal, maar dis steeds die grootste politieke mag in die metro. Die party staan nou op 33-persent vanaf 48-persent in 2024 weens twee jaar van interne chaos onder oudpresident Jacob Zuma se leierskap. Die peiling is gedoen in aanloop tot die […]
# Die Kaapse Forum sê Wes-Kaapse gemeenskappe moet meer wetstoepassingsmagte hê om toenemende geweldsmisdaad aan te pak. Die burgerregte-organisasie betoog vandag voor die Parlement in Kaapstad en eis dat wetstoepassingsmagte na die Wes-Kaap oorgedra word. Uitvoerende voorsitter Heindrich Wyngaard sê inwoners moet deur ‘n provinsiale referendum ook ‘n sê hê. Hy sê die betoging val […]
# Lectures have been halted at various Cape Peninsula University of Technology campuses as students stage a shutdown over several concerns, including the institution’s proposed 2027 financial plan. Students are also unhappy about a mandatory upfront payment of seven-thousand-rand for academic and residence registration. Student Representative Council president Liyabulela Gela says the shutdown follows a […]
# The Cape Flats Safety Forum urges newly appointed Western Cape Police Commissioner Sizakele Dyanti to take a different approach from his predecessor, Thembisile Patekile. Dyanti takes office from 1st September. The call follows the deaths of 11 people in separate incidents across the province over the weekend. The Forum’s Abie Isaacs says Dyanti needs […]
# Alle bergpasse in die Oos-Kaap wat gister weens swaar sneeuval gesluit was, is vanoggend heropen. Woordvoerder Unathi Binqose sê paaie bly nat en glad, en het motoriste aangespoor om versigtig te wees. Daar is digte mis en motreën op die Penhoekpas op die N6 tussen Komani en James Calata, wat sigbaarheid verminder. Binqose sê […]
# Veertien onwettige mynwerkers is dood aangetref in ‘n verlate skag naby die Nkaneng-informele nedersetting in Marikana, Noordwes. Hul liggame is vanoggend ontdek, terwyl verskeie ander mynwerkers beseer is. Polisiewoordvoerder Athlene Mathe sê die omstandighede rondom die sterftes is tans onduidelik. Die provinsiale polisiekommissaris, Patrick Asaneng, sê ondersoeke duur voort met noodspanne wat die situasie […]
