# Black Business Unity says it will shift focus from government petitions to driving economic activity in Gauteng townships. The advocacy group says it is frustrated by what it calls systemic neglect of township economies and a lack of accountability over small-business funding. The organisation’s founding member Mike Molloyi says it will launch “mini chambers” […]
# Die korrupsiesaak teen die voormalige speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, sal Woensdag hervat in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria. Henry Mamothame van die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie sê dis uitgestel nadat haar regsverteenwoordiger ‘n mediese sertifikaat ingedien het. Mapisa-Nqakula staan tereg op talle aanklagte van korrupsie en geldwassery. Mamothame sê sy word daarvan beskuldig […]
# The corruption case against former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula will resume on Wednesday. Investigating Directorate Against Corruption spokesperson Henry Mamothame says the case was postponed after her attorney submitted a medical certificate. Mamothame says Mapisa-Nqakula faces 12 counts of corruption and one of money laundering for allegedly soliciting 4.5-million-rand, with 2.1-million-rand allegedly received […]
# Residents of Matimba Heights Flats in Mamelodi East, Tshwane, are living in unsafe conditions, amid claims of shoddy workmanship. The DA’s Ofentse Madzebatela says windows are falling out, roofs are leaking, and damaged water pipes are affecting homes. The party will table questions in the Gauteng Legislature to establish when a new contractor will […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê verskeie gebiede in Babelegi en omstreke kan vandag beplande wateronderbrekings verwag. Daar word tans noodsaaklike instandhouding gedoen aan ʼn meganiese onderdeel in Magalies Water se voorsieningstelsel. Die metro se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê die instandhoudingswerk sal na verwagting tot agtuur vanaand duur:
# Die DA sê die ANC-geleide regering van Tshwane vier sogenaamde finansiële herstel, gegrond op ongeouditeerde finansiële state wat nie geopenbaar is nie. Woordvoerder Jacqui Uys sê brandweer-voertuie is weens wanbetaling teruggeneem, terwyl waterlekkasies skerp toeneem en waterverlies op 48-persent staan. Sy sê inwoners beleef nie finansiële herstel deur ongeouditeerde sigblaaie nie, maar wanneer daar […]
# The City of Johannesburg has issued an urgent public warning to residents and property owners following an escalation in sophisticated fraudulent schemes targeting municipal account holders. Scammers impersonating City, Johannesburg Water, and City Power officials or contractors are approaching residents through fake emails, SMSs, telephone calls and door-to-door visits. The city’s spokesperson, Poppy Louw […]
# The DA says the ANC-led Tshwane government is celebrating so-called financial recovery based on unaudited financial statements unavailable to the public. Spokesperson Jacqui Uys says firefighting vehicles have been repossessed because of non-payment, while water leaks are escalating and water losses have reached 48-percent. She says residents do not experience financial recovery through unaudited spreadsheets, […]
# The City of Tshwane says several areas in parts of Babelegi and surrounding areas are facing a planned water interruption today. This is due to the critical maintenance of a mechanical component currently underway on the Magalies Water supply system. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says this maintenance work is expected to last until […]
