# The One Merafong Organisation is preparing a lawsuit against Gauteng government over delays in addressing the asbestos crisis. Secretary-general Buti Mthembu of the civil society movement says commitments made in 2014 have not been fulfilled. Gauteng Human Settlements MEC Tasneem Motara told SABC News that the removal project was halted due to funding constraints. […]
# Police in Vosloorus have confirmed that 27-year-old spaza shop owner, Mazwi Kubheka, reported missing a month ago, has been found safe. Police spokesperson Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi says Kubheka presented himself at the Vosloorus police station yesterday evening. He will be reunited with his family after a medical assessment. Police say circumstances around his disappearance remain […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Johannesburg, like many cities across the country, is facing significant service delivery challenges. Speaking at the Extended Presidential Coordinating Council meeting in Ekurhuleni, Ramaphosa said the government is engaging with key stakeholders to identify solutions and provide necessary support to the City. The intervention aims to address ongoing issues affecting […]
# Die DA in Tshwane veroordeel die raad se verwerping van ʼn mosie dat bewerings uit die Madlanga-kommissie onafhanklik ondersoek word. Die DA-koukusleier in Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, beskuldig die ANC, ActionSA en EFF dat hulle oortredings wegsteek. Hy sê die bewerings voor die kommissie is ernstige aanklagte van politieke inmengery by tenders en verbreking van […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Johannesburg, soos baie ander stede in die land, het diensleweringsprobleme. Ramaphosa het by ‘n vergadering van die Uitgebreide Presidensiële Koördineringsraad gesê die regering vergader met belangrike rolspelers om oplossings te vind en die nodige hulp aan die stad te verskaf. Ingryping is gemik op voortslepende kwessies wat infrastruktuur, bestuur en […]
# The Gauteng Traffic Police are urging the public to prioritise safety this long weekend. Authorities expect increased travel and social activity across the province during the long weekend. Gauteng Traffic Police spokesperson Sello Maremane has advised motorists to obey road rules, avoid drunk driving and ensure vehicles are roadworthy as law enforcement will increase […]
# Die Gautengse verkeerspolisie waarsku die publiek om hierdie naweek voorkeur te gee aan padveiligheid. Owerhede verwag oor die langnaweek groter padverkeer en sosiale aktiwiteite in die provinsie. ʼn Woordvoerder van Gauteng se verkeerspolisie, Sello Maremane, raai motoriste aan om verkeersreëls na te kom, nie onder die invloed van alkohol te bestuur nie en seker […]
# The DA in Tshwane has criticised council’s rejection of a motion for an independent probe into allegations from the Madlanga Commission. DA Tshwane caucus leader Cilliers Brink accused the ANC, ActionSA and EFF of shielding wrongdoing, stating that these allegations raised before the commission are serious claims of political interference in tenders and supply-chain […]
# The South African Weather Service says the weather system affecting parts of the country will move eastwards and start clearing today. However, scattered showers and thunderstorms may still continue in some provinces into the afternoon, including Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State and Eastern Cape. Forecaster Moneiwa Singa says conditions will gradually improve, although cooler […]
