# ActionSA has warned Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi of a looming wastewater crisis. ActionSA Gauteng Environmental Affairs spokesperson John Moodey says over half of the province’s systems are critically strained, with many exceeding capacity and discharging polluted water. The party estimates 2.14-billion-rand is urgently needed for repairs, citing vandalism, load-shedding and poor maintenance. Moodey calls […]
# Johannesburg councillors and business owners are meeting to address rising crime levels in the central business district. The city has seen a series of kidnappings and killings, including a Freedom Day shootout that left three people dead. Authorities suspect ongoing turf wars are driving the violence, which they say occurs weekly. Many shops in […]
# Police at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng have arrested more suspected drug mules during ongoing operations, bringing the total to four arrests in three days. Spokesperson Amanda van Wyk says the suspects were intercepted after arriving on an international flight and were allegedly found with concealed narcotics. She says the arrests form part […]
# Die Gautengse Departement vir Paaie en Vervoer sê hy verskerp steeds sy padveiligheidspogings deur streng stop-en-deursoekings-operasies. Meer as 100 minibustaxi’s is tussen die 20ste en die 26ste van hierdie maand van die pad verwyder. Die departement se woordvoerder, Lesiba Mpya, sê toepassingspogings fokus ook op bestuurders se gedrag en meer as 900 regstreekse en 772 […]
# Die Stad Tshwane veroordeel vals en misleidende inligting oor die verspreiding van aansoekvorms vir die Uitgebreide Openbarewerkeprogram. Mense doen hulle voor as verteenwoordigers van die metro en moedig mense aan om vorms vir die program by ʼn sogenaamde Soulbent-projekkantoor in Saulsville te gaan haal. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskaps- en Maatskaplike Ontwikkelingsdienste, Palesa Modise, sê […]
# The Gauteng Roads and Transport Department says it is continuing to intensify its road safety enforcement through high-impact stop-and-search operations. In the week of 20 to 26 of this month, over 100 minibus taxis were discontinued. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says enforcement efforts also targeted operators’ behaviour, issuing more than 900 manual and 772 […]
# Die DA in Tshwane vra dat ondersoek ingestel word na Defenders of the People se raadslid, Rufus Mphahlele, wat dien as voorsitter van die Artikel 79-behuisingskomitee. In ʼn uitgelekte stemboodskap verklaar Mphahlele na bewering dat hy ʼn sakeman, wat meer as 300-duisend-rand aan sy party geskenk het, gehelp het om ʼn stadstender te kry. Dana Wannenburg […]
# The City of Tshwane has strongly condemned the circulation of false and misleading information regarding the distribution of Expanded Public Works Programme application forms. Individuals are falsely claiming to represent the metro and are directing residents to collect EPWP forms from an alleged Soulbent Project Office in Saulsville. Mayoral committee member for Community and Social Development Services, […]
# The DA in Tshwane is requesting an investigation into Defenders of the People councillor Rufus Mphahlele, who serves as the Section 79 Housing Committee chairperson. In a leaked voice recording, Mphahlele allegedly states that a businessman who donated over 300-thousand-rand to his party was later assisted in securing a city tender. The DA’s Dana Wannenburg says he further claims to have fought for the […]
