# Cosatu says it rejects with utter disdain Business Leadership South Africa CEO, Busisiwe Mavuso’s attack on Transnet’s employees. Mavuso criticised Transnet’s decision to provide an above-inflation wage increase of six-percent to workers for the next three-years, saying that the agreement overlooks the country’s weak economic growth, rising debt, and Transnet’s poor performance record. Cosatu’s spokesperson, […]
# Mogale City mayor Lucky Sele says the municipality has made progress in combating theft and vandalism of critical water infrastructure. He has announced plans to refurbish 17 sewer pumping stations to tackle ongoing water pollution. Sele says the upgrades signal a commitment to restoring essential services and improving environmental conditions in the region:
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy het die week ʼn reeks regsoorwinnings behaal wat sy toewyding bevestig om die oppergesag van die reg te verseker, staatsgrond te verdedig en belastingbetalers teen sistemiese misbruik te beskerm. In die grondbesettingsgeval in Soshanguve het die hof die oprigting van onwettige strukture verbied en beveel dit moet binne 14 […]
# The Western Cape government has launched Phase 2 of the Getting You to Work Jobseeker Travel Voucher Programme. The programme aims to tackle one of the greatest barriers facing unemployed residents, the cost of transport. Mobility Department’s spokesperson, Muneera Allie, says since the programme was first introduced in February last year, over three-thousand-700 unemployed residents […]
# Rugby: Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth says he is fully fit and eager to play. The 33-year-old missed three months of the United Rugby Championship due to a concussion sustained in December, and then strained his hamstring during a Springbok alignment camp in March. A training injury also ruled him out of the Sharks’ URC semifinal […]
# Nine of the Western Cape’s twelve fishing harbours have received upgraded, high-visibility signage as part of a revitalisation effort led by Forestry, Fisheries and Environment minister Dion George. The initiative, part of the “Fishing for Freedom” tour, aims to restore dignity and boost local economies by enhancing harbour identity and functionality. Harbours like Kalk […]
# Die Universiteit van Pretoria doen ‘n beroep op vrywilligers om te help met die uitbreiding van die gratis digitale geletterdheidsinisiatiewe na soveel lede van die Mamelodi-gemeenskap as moontlik. Die vrywilligers sal help met die aanbieding van basiese tot gevorderde rekenaargeletterdheidskursusse oor verskeie sagtewareprogramme en toepassings. Die universiteit sê met digitale vaardighede wat deesdae al […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has secured a series of legal victories this week that reaffirm its commitment to upholding the rule of law, defending public land, and protecting ratepayers from systemic abuse. In the Soshanguve land grab case, the court interdicted the illegal erection of structures and ordered demolition within 14 days. In […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse premier Alan Winde sê afpersing vertraag openbare infrastruktuurprojekte van 400-miljoen-rand in die provinsie. ʼn Hoëvlakberaad teen afpersing is vroeër die week in Kaapstad gehou. Winde sê afpersingsindikate lê infrastruktuurprojekte lam, intimideer gemeenskappe en ondermyn werkskepping. Die LUR vir Polisie-oorsig en Gemeenskapsveiligheid, Anroux Marais, sê afpersing het ʼn ernstige ekonomiese- en sekerheidskrisis geword […]
