# Forum for South Africa has announced its national leader and president, Tebogo Mashilompane, as its mayoral candidate for Madibeng Local Municipality in the North West. The party says the nomination reflects its commitment to accountable and transparent local government. Mashilompane is expected to campaign on improved service delivery, clean governance, responsible management of public […]
# Die Forum for South Africa het sy nasionale leier en president, Tebogo Mashilompane, as burgemeesterskandidaat vir die Madibeng-plaaslike munisipaliteit in Noordwes aangekondig. Die party sê die benoeming weerspieël sy verbintenis tot verantwoordbare en deursigtige plaaslike regering. Mashilompane se veldtog sal konsentreer op verbeterde dienslewering, skoon bestuur, verantwoordelike aanwending van openbare hulpbronne en ekonomiese geleenthede. […]
# Public Service Commission chairperson Somadoda Fikeni says the new Public Service Commission Act will strengthen the commission’s independence from government departments. Addressing the media, Fikeni says the commission will have an independent secretariat and expanded powers to investigate governance. Its mandate will also cover local government, state-owned companies and other state entities. Fikeni says […]
# The Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice and Dignity Group says high child malnutrition and stunting will persist as families cut back on the quantity and quality of food they consume due to high costs. Coordinator Mervyn Abrahams revealed to Newzroom Afrika that pensioners and grant-dependent households are among the hardest hit by rising living costs. He […]
# The Security Personnel Party of South Africa is calling on municipalities to clear overgrown bushes and fix broken street lights nationally as neglected areas provide cover for criminals. The party’s president and founder, Sello Mashula, says this is particularly concerning following bodies found in overgrown areas in Ekurhuleni. Mashula also called for the state […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee is calling for urgent action following a rise in kidnappings. Kempton Park recorded 76 cases between April and June, up 58.3-percent from the same period last year. Gauteng recorded two-thousand-367 cases, more than half the national total. Committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says intensified policing, intelligence-led investigations and targeted […]
# Small-scale fishing cooperatives and businesses on the Cape West Coast are receiving a boost through a SANParks skills development initiative. Twenty fishermen from Saldanha Bay and surrounding communities have completed training in skippers’ competency and business planning. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the programme supports sustainable livelihoods under its Vision 2040 programme. SANParks has […]
# Die Pietermaritzburgse Ekonomiese Geregtigheids- en Waardigheidsgroep sê hoë vlakke van wanvoeding en agterstande in kinder-ontwikkeling sal voortduur omdat gesinne weens stygende lewenskoste die hoeveelheid en gehalte van kos moet inperk. Koördineerder Mervyn Abrahams het aan Newzroom Afrika gesê pensioentrekkers en huishoudings wat afhanklik is van staatstoelaes word die swaarste getref. Hy sê die hoë […]
# Die Security Personnel Party of South Africa vra munisipaliteite om digte bosse te verwyder en stukkende straatligte reg te maak, omdat verwaarloosde gebiede skuiling aan misdadigers bied. Die party se president en stigter, Sello Mashula, sê dit is veral kommerwekkend ná die ontdekking van verskeie liggame in Ekurhuleni. Mashula het ook gevra dat dringende […]
