# Eastern Cape Transport and Community Safety MEC, Xolile Nqatha, has launched an investigation into allegations of extortion reported against members of the Mthatha Taxi Association. The MEC held a meeting with the association yesterday. The department spokesperson, Makhaya Komisa, says the gravity of the allegations levelled against some leaders and members of the Mthatha […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Minerale en Petroleumbronne sê Suid-Afrika benodig ‘n regulatoriese raamwerk wat die omgewing en gemeenskappe se regte beskerm, terwyl dit beleggers voldoende sekerheid bied om verantwoordelike olie- en gas-verkenning te onderneem. Die Konstitusionele Hof het Shell en Impact Africa se verkennings-bedrywighede langs die Wildekus verbied. Die komitee is bekommerd oor […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Mineral and Petroleum Resources says South Africa needs a regulatory framework that protects the environment and the rights of affected communities, while providing investors with sufficient certainty to undertake responsible exploration. The Constitutional Court has blocked Shell and Impact Africa’s offshore exploration activities along the country’s Wild Coast. The committee […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Makhanda het die Valke in die Oos-Kaap en die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag ʼn verbeurdverklaringsbevel van meer as 2,3-miljoen-rand toegestaan. Dit hou verband met ʼn kontantrooftog in Julie 2024 op die pad tussen Kei-weg, Maclean Town en Stutterheim. Die Valke-woordvoerder, Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana, sê vyf verdagtes is tydens die voorval doodgeskiet en vyf ander […]
# The Makhanda High Court has granted the Hawks in the Eastern Cape and the National Prosecuting Authority a forfeiture order worth over 2.3-million-rand. This is linked to a July 2024 cash-in-transit robbery along the road between Kei Road, Maclean Town, and Stutterheim. Hawks spokesperson Ndiphiwe Mhlakuvana says that during the incident, five suspects were […]
# The South African Local Government Association will today and tomorrow assess the performance of Eastern Cape municipalities and set priorities for the next administration. The focus will be on improving governance, service delivery and local economic growth. SALGA spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says the meeting will also help municipalities prepare for the transition after this […]
Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging van Plaaslike Regerings sal vandag en môre die doeltreffendheid van Oos-Kaapse munisipaliteite assesseer en prioriteite vir die volgende administrasie stel. Hy sao fokus op die verbetering van bestuur, dienslewering en plaaslike ekonomiese groei. SALGA-woordvoerder Motalatale Modiba sê die vergadering sal munisipaliteite ook help om voor te berei vir die oorgang na die […]
# ‘n Politieke ekonoom Patrick Bond sê die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak wat Shell en Impact Africa verhoed om seismiese toetse langs die Wildekus uit te voer, gaan verder as om ‘n olie- en gasprojek te stop. Die hof het die uitspraak op 15 Augustus gelewer en sodoende ‘n beslissing van die Appèlhof uit 2024 […]
# Political economist Patrick Bond says the Constitutional Court ruling blocking Shell and Impact Africa from conducting offshore seismic testing along the Wild Coast goes beyond stopping an oil and gas project. The court handed down the ruling on 15 August, overturning a 2024 Supreme Court of Appeal judgment. Bond says the decision recognises environmental, […]
