# The City of Ekurhuleni mayoral committee member for Finance and Strategy, Jongizizwe Dlabathi, says the tabled 70.9-billion-rand budget for the 2026/27 financial year, will strengthen and rebuild municipal capacity. Dlabathi says the metro is addressing revenue collection shortfalls and liquidity pressures. He says the city has also reduced its borrowing requirements, while focusing on […]
# A Zero Carbon Analytics study shows that extreme weather is causing persistent food price increases as unprecedented temperatures disrupt supplies worldwide. The study found that almost all food price spikes documented this year, including staples like wheat, maize, cocoa and sugar, were linked to drought, heat and heavy rainfall. Analysts warn that climate change […]
# Die ANC bly hoopvol terwyl die party hom tot die Konstitusionele Hof wend in ‘n laaste poging om 181 kandidate te laat deelneem aan volgende maand se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Die party het die Onafhanklike Verkiesingskommissie se sperdatum van 28 Augustus misgeloop om sy proporsionele verteenwoordigingslyste in ses munisipaliteite in te dien. Die Kieshof het […]
# Die verhoor van die beskuldigdes in die moorde op die kletsrymer Kiernan “AKA” Forbes en Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane begin vandag in die Hooggeregshof in Durban. Sewe beskuldigdes staan tereg op aanklagte insluitend sameswering om moord te pleeg, moord, poging tot moord en vuurwapenoortredings. Die broers Siyabonga en Malusi Ndimande, wat in November verlede jaar […]
# Forum for South Africa verwelkom die bevordering van een-duisend-965 polisiebeamptes wat hierdie maand in werking tree. Dis deel van die polisie se breër strategie om die organisasie te versterk deur bekwame leierskap, kundige wetstoepassing, aanspreeklikheid en verbeterde dienslewering aan gemeenskappe. Die organisasie se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê loopbaanvordering kan beamptes se gemoed ‘n hupstoot […]
# Deputy Transport minister Nkhululeko Hlengwa says government is looking at changing the way the Road Accident Fund is financed. Hlengwa supports a hybrid model, which could mean cutting or even scrapping the current fuel levy, while bringing in other sources of funding. These could include third-party vehicle insurance and travel insurance for foreign visitors. […]
# The ANC is hopeful as the party approaches the Constitutional Court to make the final bid to have 181 candidates reinstated for next month’s local government elections. The party failed to meet the Electoral Commission’s August 28 deadline to submit proportional representation candidate lists in six municipalities. The Electoral Court then dismissed the party’s […]
# The trial of the accused in the murders of rapper Kiernan “AKA” Forbes and Tebello “Tibz” Motsoane starts in the High Court in Durban today. Seven accused face charges including conspiracy to commit murder, murder, attempted murder and firearm offences. Among them are brothers Siyabonga and Malusi Ndimande, extradited from Eswatini in November last […]
# Die kriminoloog Chris Kanyane sê misdadigers kom met byna enigiets weg te midde van ‘n gebroke strafregstelsel. Dit volg ná die onlangse massa-skietvoorvalle in Gauteng, die Wes-Kaap en KwaZulu-Natal waarin meer as 30 mense dood is. Kanyane sê mislukte ondersoeke, lae skuldigbevindingsyfers en ‘n polisiemag sonder voldoende hulpbronne gee misdadigers vrye teuels en gemeenskappe […]
