# Executive mayor of Johannesburg Dada Morero blames former mayor Herman Mashaba for what he describes as weak leadership that contributed to ongoing governance and service delivery challenges in the city. Morero argues decisions taken during Mashaba’s tenure left lasting administrative instability and weakened systems. The remarks have intensified political tensions in the metro, with […]
# Ten illegal transformers have been dismantled during a major law enforcement operation in Kya Sands, Randburg, in Gauteng, targeting electricity theft and illegal connections. City Power and police conducted the raid in the Msawawa informal settlement, where a suspected syndicate allegedly built an illicit network using stolen infrastructure from City Power and Eskom. Residents […]
# SECTION27 sal namens ‘n ouer van drie leerders die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg nader om te vra dat kinders wat weens uitstaande skoolgeld by ‘n privaat skool geweier is, weer toegelaat mag word. Die twee Graad 12-leerders en ‘n Graad 4-leerder is gederegistreer van die Onafhanklike Eksamenraad se eksamens en klasse. ‘n Regsassistent, Kholofelo Mphahlele, […]
# Resources for Africa’s mining optimist Bernard Swanepoel has called on African governments to create favourable investment, exploration and mining development conditions. Speaking at the Junior Mining Indaba in Johannesburg, Swanepoel said junior miners are responsible for discoveries that become future mines. He warned that exploration capital is highly mobile, hence South Africa must improve […]
# RISE Mzansi calls for urgent strengthening of crime intelligence following the mass shooting in Cleveland, Johannesburg, which left 12 people dead and several others injured. The party’s Mabine Seabe says the attack highlights a growing crisis of illegal firearms and organised criminal networks operating in the city. He urges law enforcement to improve intelligence-led […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng says the Ekurhuleni Government of Local Unity will table its budget for a third time tomorrow after two failed attempts to secure approval. ActionSA has again rejected the proposal, calling it a recycled budget that ignores the cost of living crisis and over-relies on contracted services. The party’s Xolani Khumalo criticised […]
# The City of Tshwane has officially completed the upgrades of the Kentron Substation in Centurion. This project forms part of the metro’s capital expenditure and is a flagship intervention within the City’s Electricity Stabilisation Plan. Mayoral committee member for Utility Services, Frans Boshielo says for many years, the Kentron Substation faced significant operational challenges following fire […]
# SECTION27, on behalf of a parent of three learners, will approach the High Court in Johannesburg, seeking the re-enrollment of children who were excluded from a private school due to outstanding fees. The two Grade 12 learners and a Grade 4 learner were deregistered from the Independent Examinations Board’s exams and classes. Paralegal Kholofelo […]
# Die Gautengse polisie het met ‘n soektog begin na verdagtes betrokke by gisteraand se massaskietvoorval in die Jumpers-informele nedersetting in Cleveland in die ooste van Johannesburg. Twaalf mense is dood en minstens nege beseer. Meer as tien aanvallers is blykbaar vanuit ‘n wit Toyota Quantum naby ‘n vulstasie afgelaai. Polisiewoordvoerder Dimakatso Nevhuhulwi sê hulle […]
