# The DA in Gauteng has slammed the Human Settlements Department after MEC Tasneem Motara blamed former premier David Makhura for the collapse of the Rapid Land Release Programme. DA spokesperson Mervyn Cirota says despite two-billion-rand being spent, only 26 houses have been built out of ten-thousand planned stands. He is demanding accountability for wasted […]
# South African Police Service legislative expert Marga van Rooyen has told the Madlanga commission that taking political killings task team dockets to Pretoria for months without investigation, amounts to the suppression of inquiries. According to Van Rooyen, such mishandling of cases hinders ongoing investigations and undermines the effectiveness of police operations. She emphasised that […]
# Die DA staan die Stad Tshwane se uitbreiding van sy stadsreinigingsheffing na deeltitel-eiendomeienaars teen. Die hof het bepaal dat die heffing onwettig is. Die burgemeesterkandidaat van die DA, Cilliers Brink, sê inwoners word dubbel aangeslaan vir vullisverwydering, deur die eienaarsvereniging en die stad. Hy sê die DA dring aan dat die dubbelbetaling omgekeer moet […]
# City Power has confirmed a visit from the Hawks to its headquarters today as part of an ongoing investigation that began in 2024. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the agency continues to cooperate fully, following an earlier Request for Information. He emphasised the visits are not raids but routine steps in the investigation. City Power […]
# ‘n Regskenner van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens, Marga van Rooyen, het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê die Grondwet stel dit duidelik dat polisiebeamptes onregmatige bevele moet verwerp, selfs as dit vanaf politieke leiers kom. Van Rooyen het in Pretoria aan die kommissie gesê daar kan nie van politici verwag word om ingewikkelde polisiëring te begryp of […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says a three-pronged strategy will end load reduction by 2027. The plan includes full coverage of free basic electricity for indigent households, a mass rollout of smart meters, and the deployment of distributed energy resources. Ramokgopa told the media currently, over one-million customers are affected, mainly in Limpopo, […]
# The DA is opposing the City of Tshwane’s expansion of its city cleansing levy to sectional title property owners, despite courts declaring the levy illegal. DA mayoral candidate Cilliers Brink says residents are being double-billed for waste removal, paying both through their body corporate and the City. He says the DA is demanding the […]
# South African Police Service legislative expert Marga van Rooyen told the Madlanga commission that the Constitution makes it clear police officers must reject unlawful orders, even if they come from political leaders. Testifying at the commission in Pretoria, Van Rooyen said politicians cannot be expected to grasp the complexities of policing or foresee the […]
# ‘n Regskenner van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens, Marga van Rooyen, het die grondwetlike beperkings op ministeriële gesag by die Madlanga-kommissie van ondersoek in Pretoria uiteengesit. Sy is die nuwe getuie wat op dag ses van die sittings oor misdadigheid, politieke inmenging en korrupsie in die strafregstelsel getuig. Van Rooyen het gesê hoewel die minister van […]
