# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the arrest of three municipal workers linked to the attempted theft and vandalism of a seven-million-rand transformers at the Claudius Substation in Laudium last year. The City’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says the incident severely compromised the city’s power infrastructure. He commended SAPS for swift action, stressing that such […]
# Drie amptenare van die Tshwane-metro se munisipale depot is vanoggend in hegtenis geneem. Hulle word beskuldig dat hulle transformators van sewe-miljoen-rand van die Laudium-substasie gesteel het. Polisiewoordvoerder Samuel Thine beweer hulle is deel van ‘n transformator-sindikaat. Thine sê die diefstal is gekoppel aan die omgewing se ernstige kragonderbrekings wat noodsaaklike infrastruktuur in gevaar stel […]
# Three officials from the City of Tshwane’s municipal depot have been arrested this morning, accused of stealing transformers worth seven-million-rand from the Laudium substation. Police spokesperson Samuel Thine alleges they are part of a transformer syndicate. Thine says the theft is linked to the area’s severe power cuts jeopardising essential infrastructure and crippling the […]
# Vier werknemers van die Universiteit Pretoria het 28-duisend-rand in skenkings ingesamel met hulle deelname aan die Comrades Marathon. Die geld sal na die Visekanselier en Rektor se Beursfonds gaan vir die ‘verlore middel’-studente wat nie hoër onderwys kan bekostig nie, maar wie se huishoudelike inkomste buite die finansiële kategorie vir staatsbefondsing val. André Ganswindt, […]
# Four University of Pretoria employees went the extra mile to help deserving students gain access to higher education, raising over 28-thousand-rand in donations by completing the Comrades Marathon. André Ganswindt, Bianca Frost, Josiah Mavundla, and Mfundo Nyitana each set a target of nine-thousand-rand in donations, amounting to 36-thousand-rand. Frost exceeded her donation target, single-handedly […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê hy verwerp ʼn verslag wat 230-miljoen-rand oor drie jaar toeken om voordele te bied aan meer as ʼn duisend gekontrakteerde veiligheidswagte in Tshwane. Die party sê een-duisend-283 wagte is in 2021 sonder voordele aangestel. ʼn VF Plus-lid, Grandi Theunissen, sê die party het aan die raad voorgestel om ʼn deeglike […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it has rejected a report that allocates 230-million-rand over three years to provide benefits to over one-thousand contracted security guards in Tshwane. The party says one-thousand-283 guards were appointed in 2021 without benefits. FF Plus, Grandi Theunissen says the party suggested to the Council that a thorough investigation be […]
# The DA says Tshwane lost 130-million-rand in electricity revenue in April due to extended outages worsened by a policy banning after-hours emergency repairs. DA finance spokesperson Jacqui Uys blames poor workmanship and ANC-led coalition decisions for increased blackouts in the east of Pretoria. She demands better overtime management during emergencies after planned maintenance:
# Die DA sê Tshwane het 130-miljoen-rand in inkomste uit elektrisiteit in April verloor as gevolg van langdurige onderbrekings wat vererger is deur ’n beleid wat noodherstelwerk buite gewone ure verbied. Die DA se woordvoerder vir Finansies, Jacqui Uys, gee swak vakmanskap en die besluite van die ANC-geleide koalisie die skuld vir toenemende kragonderbrekings in […]