# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has expressed concern at the metro’s annual expenditure of 30-million-rand on salaries for suspended officials, most of whom are senior managers. She told eNCA that the money goes to senior officials who were suspended due to the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works tender scandal and other 2023 cases. Moya says while […]
# Gauteng Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, says he has instructed the City of Tshwane to comply with the Pretoria High Court ruling, ordering the restoration of electricity to schools disconnected over unpaid property rates. The ruling also prohibited any further disconnections. Tshwane is owed 51.7-million-rand by schools. Maile says this court ruling is important as […]
# Gauteng se LUR vir Onderwys, Lebogang Maile, sê dis kommerwekkend dat munisipaliteite toenemend beskuldig word dat hulle staatskole te veel vra deur verkeerd berekende rekeningstate, verhoogde tariewe, historiese skuldoordrag en onwettige heffings op rekeningstate. Gautengse skole het in Maart 2026 583,9-miljoen-rand se munisipale skuld ouer as 60 dae gehad. Maile sê munisipaliteite wat staatskole […]
# Die leier van Build One South Africa, Mmusi Maimane, sal die party verteenwoordig in die Parlement se Ampsklagkomitee. Die komitee van 31 lede sal oorweeg of president Cyril Ramaphosa betrek kan word by die diefstal van Amerikaanse dollars op sy Phala Phala-plaas in Limpopo. BOSA sê die komitee dra ‘n geweldige grondwetlike verantwoordelikheid, en […]
# Gauteng Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, says it is concerning that municipalities have increasingly been accused of over-charging public schools through incorrect billing, inflated tariffs, historical debt transfers, and unlawful charges on municipal accounts. Gauteng schools collectively owe municipalities 583.9-million-rand in municipal debt older than 60 days as of March 2026. Maile says overcharging by […]
# Build One South Africa leader, Mmusi Maimane, will represent the party on Parliament’s Impeachment Committee. The 31-member committee will consider whether president Cyril Ramaphosa should face impeachment over the theft of US dollars from his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo. BOSA says the committee carries immense constitutional responsibility, and its work cannot become a […]
# The African National Congress has expressed sadness following the death of former North West Premier Bushy Maape. ANC spokesperson Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri described Maape as a freedom fighter, Umkhonto we Sizwe operative and former Robben Island prisoner who dedicated his life to South Africa’s liberation. Bhengu-Motsiri says Maape was passionate about education and believed learning […]
# The DA in Gauteng is calling for an urgent rescue at Tembisa Hospital over severe staff shortages and equipment failures. DA’s Jack Bloom says only 40 of 213 vacant posts are being filled, while key leadership positions remain vacant. Bloom warns shortages of medical equipment could increase patient deaths and missed diagnoses. He also […]
# North West premier Lazarus Mokgosi has praised former premier Bushy Maape for helping stabilise provincial government after years of administrative stagnation. Maape, who served from 2021 to 2024, died on Saturday after a short illness. Mokgosi says Maape’s leadership helped lift Section 100 intervention in the province and strengthened governance systems. He also highlighted […]
