# Suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi was served with his fifth arrest warrant yesterday, linked to the blue-lights saga involving alleged underworld figure Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala. Mkhwanazi is alleged to have unlawfully approved the fitting of blue lights to four private luxury vehicles linked to Matlala’s security company, Cat Protection Services. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the release of the Nkabinde Panel of Inquiry report, which probed the fitness to hold office of Gauteng South Director of Public Prosecutions Andrew Chauke. The panel, chaired by Justice Baaitse Elizabeth Nkabinde, found no credible evidence that Chauke acted unlawfully regarding the prosecution of former KwaZulu-Natal Hawks head […]
# The DA says only 202 public schools have been built in Gauteng over the past 32 years, an average of about six schools a year. According to the party, only one school is currently under construction, despite the province needing at least 200 more schools to address overcrowding. The DA’s Sergio Isa Dos Santos […]
# The New South Institute has launched Statecraft 2026, an international congress on democracy and public institutions. The event will take place in Johannesburg from 22 to 23 September, bringing together policymakers, public servants, academics and governance experts. Discussions will focus on strengthening public institutions, improving service delivery, ethical leadership and making democracy work better […]
# The City of Johannesburg has completed a 334-million-rand climate resilience project aimed at reducing flooding and environmental damage. The programme for nature-based solutions for climate adaptation in Sub-Saharan Africa created one-thousand-500 jobs, restored 489 hectares of land, planted more than 47-thousand trees and removed 664 tonnes of waste from the Jukskei River. The project […]
# Freedom Front Plus says Tshwane mayoral candidate Willie Spies has been sworn in as a councillor on the city’s council. He fills the seat left vacant by Grandi Theunissen, who recently joined the DA. The FF Plus’s Jaco Mulder says the party fully supports Spies in his new role as he prepares to contest […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has criticised the City of Tshwane for paying ten-thousand-rand to value a property in Clubview, in Pretoria, worth five-thousand-600-rand. The FF Plus’s Peter Meijer says the valuation cost almost twice the value of the land and was unnecessary because two municipal departments had already valued the property. Meijer added that […]
# Die DA sê slegs 202 openbare skole is in die afgelope 32 jaar in Gauteng gebou, wat ‘n gemiddeld van sowat ses skole per jaar is. Volgens die party is net een skool tans in aanbou, al benodig die provinsie minstens 200 meer skole om die oorbevolking aan te spreek. Sergio Isa Dos Santos […]
# Die New South Institute het Statecraft 2026, ‘n internasionale kongres oor demokrasie en openbare instellings bekendgestel. Die geleentheid sal van 22 tot 23 September in Johannesburg plaasvind en beleidmakers, staatsamptenare, akademici en regeringskenners bymekaarbring. Besprekings sal fokus op die versterking van openbare instellings, die verbetering van dienslewering, etiese leierskap en hoe om demokrasie beter […]
