# Police at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng have arrested a 26-year-old Brazilian national after intercepting cocaine valued at 8.7-million-rand. Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says officials acted on intelligence and searched the suspect’s luggage upon arrival, discovering concealed blocks of cocaine. The arrest forms part of ongoing operations targeting international drug trafficking networks. Mathe says […]
# Die Gautengse Sorgkrisiskomitee is bekommerd oor ‘n verergerende befondsingskrisis in nie-regeringsorganisasies en waarsku noodsaaklike dienste verkeer in gevaar. Baie organisasies het nie toelaes ontvang van die provinsiale Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling nie. Die komitee se voorsitter, Lisa Vetten, het aan Newzroom Afrika gesê vertragings en stelselmislukkings kan veroorsaak dat skuilings, versorgingshuise en rehabilitasiesentrums in […]
# Die EFF in Gauteng verwelkom Nombuso Njokwe se aanstelling as burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Openbare Veiligheid, Sport, Kuns en Kultuur in die Sedibeng-distriksmunisipaliteit. Die party sê die EFF se insluiting dui op ‘n verskuiwing na bestendigheid in bestuur en verbeterde dienslewering. Die EFF glo dit sal oorsig versterk en aandag gee aan langdurige dienslewerings-uitdagings, veral in […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has welcomed the appointment of Nombuso Njokwe as mayoral committee member for Public Safety, Sports, Arts and Culture in the Sedibeng District Municipality. The party says its inclusion in government marks a shift towards stable governance and improved service delivery. The EFF believes the move will strengthen oversight and address […]
# The Gauteng Care Crisis Committee has raised alarm over a worsening non-governmental organisation funding crisis, warning essential services are at risk. Many organisations have not received subsidies from the provincial Department of Social Development. Committee chairperson Lisa Vetten told Newzroom Afrika delays and system failures could collapse shelters, care homes and rehabilitation centres. She […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Menslike Nedersettings en die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand het ‘n ooreenkoms van verstandhouding onderteken om volhoubare behuisingslewering te bevorder. Die vennootskap fokus op navorsing, vernuwing en bewys-gegronde beleid om behuisingsagterstande, informele nedersettings en verstedelikingsdruk uit te wis. Die samewerking het ten doel om vermoë te versterk, beplanningstelsels te verbeter en […]
# The Gauteng Department of Human Settlements and the University of the Witwatersrand have signed a memorandum of understanding to advance sustainable housing delivery. The partnership focuses on research, innovation, and evidence-based policy to address housing backlogs, informal settlements, and urbanisation pressures. The collaboration aims to strengthen institutional capacity, improve planning systems, and support inclusive […]
# The ACDP has called on the City of Johannesburg to stop taking loans, warning it is unsustainable. Spokesperson Chris Rohlssen says the city is owed over 71-billion-rand. He argues debt collection should be prioritised over borrowing. Rohlssen also raised concerns over a reported rejected loan request from the French development agency for failing to […]
# Die ACDP het Stad Johannesburg gevra om nie meer lenings uit te neem nie en waarsku dit is onvolhoubaar. Woordvoerder Chris Rohlssen sê die stad word meer as 71-miljard-rand geskuld en vra skuldinvordering moet nou voorkeur kry. Hy is ook bekommerd oor ‘n verwerpte leningsversoek aan die Franse Ontwikkelingsagentskap omdat die stad nie kon […]
