# The Gauteng Department of Community Safety has praised law enforcement officers for their hard work in keeping communities safe after more than 330 suspects were arrested during weekend operations. The arrests were for crimes such as drunk driving, drug possession, and selling liquor illegally. Ekurhuleni had 69 arrests, Tshwane 96, Sedibeng 80, West Rand […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says decisive intervention is needed to fix the financial crisis in municipalities. In her weekly newsletter, CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said the Auditor-General’s latest report shows metros are failing to manage their finances, with only Cape Town receiving a clean audit. Johannesburg and Tshwane have billions in unauthorised spending and poor […]
# The DA in Gauteng says a six-week delay in opening next year’s online school admissions will disrupt learning and leave many learners unplaced. The party warns that previous years have seen thousands of grade one and eight learners affected by late placements and poor planning. The DA’s Sergio Isa Dos Santos calls on Education […]
# Water and Sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina says infrastructure is being deliberately vandalised to secure tenders. This comes as Rand Water completes maintenance in Gauteng today. The planned maintenance is aimed at ensuring long-term, uninterrupted water supply. Majodina says discussions with municipalities are ongoing and has directed municipalities to insource water tankers for emergencies only, […]
# Aviation Co-ordination Services het die Suid-Afrikaanse Burgerlugvaartowerheid se goedkeuring om vier kritieke bagasie-ondersoekeenhede by OR Tambo en King Shaka Internasionale Lughawens te vervang, verwelkom. Dit volg op ‘n uitspraak van die Johannesburgse Hooggeregshof wat die dringende opgraderings verpligtend maak te midde van kommer oor verouderderde toerusting. Die uitvoerende hoof van ACS, Duke Phahla, sê […]
# Aviation Co-ordination Services has welcomed the South African Civil Aviation Authority’s approval to replace four critical Hold Baggage Screening units at OR Tambo and King Shaka International Airports. This follows a Johannesburg High Court ruling mandating the urgent upgrades amid concerns over aging equipment. ACS CEO Duke Phahla says the approved replacements aim to […]
# Rand Water sê hy het sy groot instandhoudingswerk aan die B16-projek afgehandel en pompwerk by die Mapleton-stelsel in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, het begin. Tydens die instandhoudingswerk wat Donderdag begin het, is pompkapasiteit by die Eikenhof-, Palmiet-, Mapleton- en Zwartkopjes-stelsels verlaag. Gebiede in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni en Tshwane het ook lae waterdruk of tydelike wateronderbrekings beleef. Rand Water […]
# Tshwane se metropolisie het die naweek sestien motoriste in Sunnyside tydens ‘n optrede in hegtenis geneem weens dronkbestuur en bestuur onder die invloed ander dwelms. Die operasie is deel van voortgesette pogings om padveiligheid te bevorder en te verseker dat bestuurders geskik is. Die departement sê bestuur onder die invloed van alkohol het ernstige […]
# Rand Water says it has completed its major maintenance on the B16 project, and now pumping at the Mapleton system in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, has commenced. The maintenance work, which started last Thursday, saw pumping capacity reduced at the Eikenhof, Palmiet, Mapleton, and Zwartkopjes systems. Areas within the cities of Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, and Tshwane also experienced […]
