# Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo is inviting families to a reunion at the Johannesburg Zoo this Saturday, 22 August. Entrance will be just 22-rand per person as part of the “22-rand on the 22nd” special, marking the zoo’s 122nd anniversary. The zoo first opened in 1904. JCPZ says the discounted fee makes a family […]
# The DA has warned that patients seeking emergency treatment at Helen Joseph Tertiary Hospital are at risk after being advised to seek care elsewhere. A warning issued by the hospital’s Trauma Unit Head Patricia Saffy, stated that the emergency department remains closed throughout August after staff were reportedly not paid, resulting in doctors absenteeism. […]
# The independent non-profit public policy and advocacy organisation Centre for Development and Enterprise, says Johannesburg’s worsening financial, infrastructure and governance crises threaten South Africa’s economic growth. Its report says the city owes creditors 25.2-billion-rand, while infrastructure backlogs run into tens of billions of rand. Johannesburg recorded a 35.9-percent unemployment rate in the second quarter, […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department made it clear that a suspect arrested in Lenasia South yesterday could not be linked to the recent fatal gang shootings in Westbury. Spokesperson Xolani Figla says the correction follows further investigation, which found the initial connection was a case of mistaken identity. He says the suspect remains in […]
# The United Progressive People Alliance is calling for an independent and comprehensive investigation into allegations against Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya. It is alleged that a company that has conducted business with the metro carried out construction work at her private residence. The mayor has denied the allegations. UPPA’s Abel Tau says these are serious […]
# ActionSA sê die ANC se bewerings teen Tshwane se burgemeester, Nasiphi Moya, is ‘n politieke veldtog om die party se beeld te skaad voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Die ANC beskuldig haar van korrupsie en wanbestuur van munisipale dienste, onder meer weens ‘n kontrakteur se werk aan haar privaat woning. Moya ontken dit. ActionSA se […]
# Die Midvaal Plaaslike Munisipaliteit sê die voltooide Savanna City-substasie sal beskikbare elektrisiteit vermeerder en verspreiding verbeter. Die bou van die projek van 49-miljoen-rand sluit in die ontwikkeling van belangrike elektriese infrastruktuur in ooreenstemming met Eskom se standaarde en spesifikasies. Burgemeester Peter Teixeira sê die projek het bygedra by tot die plaaslike ekonomie en minstens […]
# ActionSA has described the ANC’s allegations against Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya as a political campaign to taint the party’s image ahead of the local government elections. The ANC has accused Moya of corruption and mismanaging municipal services, including unduly benefiting from a Tshwane contractor conducting work at her private residence. Moya has denied the […]
# Die DA in Tshwane verwelkom die ondersoek na ʼn vermeende sindikaat wat met meters peuter. Twee inwoners het aan News24 beskryf hoe ʼn vrou wat haarself “Petunia” noem, hulle genader het. Sy het na bewering 12-duisend-rand geëis om hul boetes van 73-duisend-rand vir peuter met elektrisiteitsmeters, te laat verdwyn. Jacqui Uys van die DA […]
