# ActionSA has called on Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to suspend mayoral committee member for Corporate Governance and Shared Services, Sithembiso Zungu. This follows the Hawks’ revelations that he benefited from City Dev, linked to a Lehae housing project. Zungu allegedly collected funds disguised as protection fees, with evidence of suspicious bank transactions. ActionSA Johannesburg […]
# The commission of inquiry into the Usindiso building fire, which claimed at least 77 lives in 2023, found Johannesburg’s housing crisis is driven by poverty and a lack of affordable housing, not just hijacked buildings. Inspecting 110 properties, the commission, headed by Justice Sisi Khampepe, revealed that nearly 80-percent pose severe fire risks, with […]
# City Power has temporarily suspended all prepaid meter conversions until 1 November. The utility’s spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the pause will allow for a thorough review of the conversion process after concerns over account discrepancies, non-vending customers, and tariff structures. A task team will investigate the financial and operational impacts, with findings due in […]
# The FF Plus has unconditionally rejected the Tshwane metro’s proposal to write off 336-million-rand in irregular expenditure from the fourth quarter of 2024/25. The report fails to detail the nature of the expenses, identify responsible officials, or confirm any disciplinary actions. The FF Plus’s Mark Surgeon says only summary tables were presented on office […]
# ‘n Navorsingspan van die Universiteit van Johannesburg het ‘n watersekerheidprojek in Buysdorp, Limpopo, begin. Dit beoog om die manier te hervorm waarop gemeenskappe dink aan hul waardevolste hulpbron, dit te toets en bewaar. Buysdorp is ‘n erfenis-nedersetting wat voortdurend waterskaarste ondervind. Die navorser Lee-Ann Sade Modley sê afgesien van die toets van water, bepaal […]
# A research team from the University of Johannesburg has launched the Buysdorp Water Security Project in Buysdorp Village, Limpopo. The project aims to reshape how communities think about, test, and preserve their most precious resource, water. Buysdorp is a small heritage settlement that faces chronic water scarcity. Researcher Lee-Ann Sade Modley says, alongside water testing, hydrogeologists are […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy open vandag openbare swembaddens vir die lenteseisoen. Die swembaddens is in 2024 weens waterskaarste gesluit. Die metro het beplan om hulle reeds Maandag te heropen, maar weens ‘n vertraging met die aflewer van chloor, moes die tyd verskuif word. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir die Omgewing en Landbou, Obakeng Ramabodu, sê […]
# ‘n Vermeende ontvoeringsbaasbrein is gisteraand in ‘n skietery met die polisie en ‘n privaat sekuriteitsmaatskappy op die R-21 in Kemptonpark, Gauteng, doodgeskiet. Dit volg op die redding van die ontvoerde sakeman van Benoni, Mohammed Bashir Ahmed Seedat. Die 42-jarige is op 23 Julie deur gewapende mans uit sy sakeonderneming, Rynfield Drapers and Outfitters, ontvoer […]
# The City of Tshwane says it will reopen public swimming pools today for the Spring season. The pools were initially closed in 2024 due to water shortages. The metro had planned to reopen them on Monday, but a delay in chlorine delivery scuppered the timeline. Mayoral committee member for Environment and Agriculture, Obakeng Ramabodu, […]
