# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has confirmed that Vosloorus spaza shop owner Mazwi Kubheka was kidnapped on 2 April. The 27-year-old arrived at the local police station yesterday following an extensive search. Lesufi says law enforcement is following strong leads and believes the case is linked to wider criminal networks. He confirmed hijacked buildings were […]
# Die ACDP sê Ekurhuleni moet ‘n werkvriendelike stad word om hoë werkloosheid aan te pak. Raadslid Palesa Yates sê swak dienslewering, insluitend kragonderbrekings, wateronderbrekings, slaggate en foutiewe verkeersligte, ontmoedig sakegroei. Yates beklemtoon die stad se werkloosheidsyfer moet aangespreek word deur tydelike openbare-indiensnemingsprogramme wat opgegradeer word na vakleerlingskappe om jongmense toe te rus met vaardighede […]
# The African Christian Democratic Party says Ekurhuleni must become a job-friendly city to tackle high unemployment. Councillor Palesa Yates says poor service delivery, including power outages, water disruptions, potholes and faulty traffic lights, is discouraging business growth. Yates stressed that the city’s unemployment rate must be addressed through temporary public employment programmes upgraded into […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het aangekondig vanjaar se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing gaan op 4 November plaasvind. Die datum is bevestig ná raadpleging met die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, en sal binnekort in die Staatskoerant afgekondig word. Ramaphosa het gepraat tydens die koördinerende raadsvergadering in Boksburg, Gauteng. Hy sê burgers sal kies […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced this year’s local government elections will be held on 4 November. The date was confirmed following consultations with Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, with formal gazetting expected soon. Ramaphosa spoke on the sidelines of the coordinating council meeting in Boksburg, Gauteng. He says citizens will choose […]
# Die Gautengse polisie ondersoek sake van kwaadwillige saakbeskadiging en poging tot moord nadat drie vragmotors op die N3-snelweg naby Vosloorus aan die brand gesteek is. Polisiewoordvoerder Noxolo Kweza sê die verdagtes het na bewering die pad versper en begin losbrand tydens ‘n kapingspoging. Die bestuurders is ongedeerd. Kweza veroordeel die aanval en sê wetteloosheid […]
# Gauteng police opened cases of malicious property damage and attempted murder after three trucks were set alight on the N3 highway near Vosloorus. Police spokesperson Noxolo Kweza says the suspects allegedly blocked the road and opened fire during an attempted hijacking. The drivers escaped unharmed. Kweza condemns the attack, saying lawlessness will not be […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa vergader vandag in Boksburg, Gauteng, met die Uitgebreide Presidensiële Koördineringsraad. Dit is die president se platform vir beraadslaging en besprekings met provinsies en georganiseerde plaaslike regering om kwessies van nasionale belang te opper, prioriteite te koördineer en prestasie te bespreek. Die Presidensie sê hulle sal onmiddellike ingryping bespreek om die stelsel […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa will convene the Extended Presidential Coordinating Council meeting in Boksburg, Gauteng, today. The PCC is the president’s platform for consultations and engagement with provinces and organised local government, in order to raise matters of national interest, coordinate alignment of priorities, and discuss performance. The Presidency says the meeting will discuss immediate […]