# The EFF in Gauteng has selected Itani Edwin Mukwevho as its mayoral candidate for Merafong City Local Municipality, ahead of the November local government elections. He joined the party in 2013 and played an important role in establishing and strengthening the organisation in the West Rand. The EFF says that from regional structures to […]
# The GOOD Party has described Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis’s intergovernmental dispute with the acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia as pure electioneering hot air. This follows the national government’s refusal to grant Cape Town’s Metro Police officers investigative authority. GOOD’s secretary-general, Brett Herron, says declaring disputes with government won’t fix the root causes of gangsterism. […]
# Gauteng se premier Panyaza Lesufi het die provinsiale regering se verbintenis om die stryd teen misdaad te wen herbevestig, en sê dis die grootste struikelblok vir ekonomiese groei, werkskepping en veiliger gemeenskappe. Die provinsie het volgens misdaadstatistiek vir die vierde kwartaal van die 2025/2026-boekjaar ʼn algemene daling van 5,2-persent aangeteken in 17 ernstige misdade […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die regering doen stappe om die sogenaamde boumafia uit te roei, wat boupersele en nuwe infrastruktuurprojekte ontwrig. Die land se boubedryf skat dat 180 openbare infrastruktuurprojekte ter waarde van 63-miljard-rand vertraag is as gevolg van afpersing, intimidasie of geweld voordat daar ingegryp is. Ramaphosa het gister tydens die opening van […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has reaffirmed the provincial government’s commitment to winning the fight against crime, describing it as the biggest obstacle to economic growth, job creation and safer communities. The province recorded an overall 5.2-percent decrease in 17 community-reported serious crimes during the fourth-quarter crime statistics for the 2025/2026 financial year. Speaking at […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says government is taking steps to root out the so-called construction mafia, who are disrupting building sites and new infrastructure projects. The country’s construction industry estimates that 180 public infrastructure projects worth 63-billion-rand have been delayed as a result of extortion, intimidation or violence before the intervention. Speaking at the opening […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has announced Wonderful Segolodi as its mayoral candidate for Mogale City ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Provincial chairperson Nkululeko Dunga says Segolodi, a Kagiso-born community leader, has more than a decade of experience in municipal governance and community development. Segolodi’s track record includes initiatives supporting vulnerable communities, […]
# Higher Education and Training deputy minister Yusuf Cassim says students must receive the financial support they are promised to help them complete their studies. Speaking during a visit to the Transport Education and Training Authority in Randburg, Cassim said complaints about delays in bursary payments and apprenticeship stipends prompted the visit. He added the […]
# Johannesburg’s waste collection crisis has worsened as landfill sites reach capacity, depot protests disrupt operations and financial constraints hamper services. Pikitup says waste collection has been affected by protests by contract workers demanding permanent jobs, while its latest report warns that only two landfill sites remain, with both expected to reach capacity within a […]
