# Former Defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has told the High Court in Pretoria that renovations to her Bruma home began in 2004, years before the state’s alleged kickback period. She says upgrades continued until 2018. The state alleges about 1.8-million-rand in cash was paid to an interior decorator for furnishings and renovations using proceeds from […]
# ActionSA says it must be made clear to Ekurhuleni residents that the ANC has no appetite for insourcing, having voted against an insourcing motion in 2022.The party’s Tumelo Tshabalala says Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza announced 593 cleaning and security posts in March, but six months later none have been filled despite budget approval. He argues […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê Ekurhuleni se kleinkind-ontwikkelingsprogram is ʼn goeie voorbeeld hoe miljoene rand aan infrastruktuur bestee word sonder dat al die gemeenskappe bereik word wat veronderstel is om daarby te baat. Die oorspronklike boukoste van die drie sentrums in Vosloorus, Edenpark en Tsakane beloop sowat 57,4-miljoen-rand. Marlize Herbst van die VF Plus sê […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says Ekurhuleni’s Early Childhood Development programme is a prime example of how millions of rand are often spent on infrastructure without reaching all the communities that were supposed to benefit. The original construction cost of the three centres in Vosloorus, Eden Park and Tsakane amounts to approximately 57.4-million-rand. FF Plus’s […]
# Polisie het ‘n man op die OR Tambo Internasionale Lughawe in hegtenis geneem nadat kokaïen ter waarde van 800-duisend-rand in sy bagasie ontdek is. Beamptes sê die verdagte is tydens ‘n roetine-ondersoek onderskep toe die verdagte items opgespoor is. Tydens ‘n inspeksie is versteekte kokaïen met ‘n straatwaarde van nagenoeg 800-duisend-rand in sy bagasie […]
# Police have arrested a man at OR Tambo International Airport after an 800-thousand-rand cocaine haul was discovered in his luggage yesterday. Officers say the suspect was intercepted during routine screening when suspicious items were detected. Upon inspection, cocaine with an estimated street value of 800-thousand-rand was found concealed inside the baggage. The man was […]
# Die Afrika Mayibuye-beweging verdedig sy besluit om die voormalige transito-rooftog-oortreder Themba “SkeemGP” Nzimande as sy burgemeesterskandidaat vir die Stad Ekurhuleni aan te wys. Die aankondiging het hewige openbare kritiek ontlok. Die nasionale woordvoerder, Sidney Baloyi, sê die besluit is gegrond op die beginsels van herstellende geregtigheid en die oortuiging dat mense kan verander. Hy […]
# Huishoudings in Gauteng sal van 7 tot 14 September beplande kragverminderings ondervind. Volgens Eskom sal die krag daagliks tussen 5-uur- en 9-uur soggens, en weer tussen 5-uur- en tien-uur saans afgeskakel word. Gebiede soos Vereeniging, Sharpeville en Sebokeng is vanoggend geraak, met Orange Farm, Stretford-uitbreiding 2, Sharpeville, Sebokeng, Zonkizizwe, Protea-Suid, Chiawelo, Protea-Noord en Nooitgedacht […]
# The Afrika Mayibuye Movement is defending its decision to field former cash-in-transit offender Themba “SkeemGP” Nzimande as its mayoral candidate for the City of Ekurhuleni. The announcement has sparked strong public backlash. National spokesperson Sidney Baloyi says the party was guided by principles of restorative justice and the belief that people can change. He […]
