# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed minister of Small Business Development, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, as acting minister of Health in place of Aaron Motsoaledi. This comes as minister Motsoaledi remains on sick leave. The Presidency says Ndabeni-Abrahams will undertake all functions of the minister of Health from today until the 30th of September. It adds that […]
# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says municipal infrastructure is essential to service delivery and economic growth. He was speaking on the sidelines of the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa, currently underway in Cape Town. The event brings together a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including investors, financial institutions, policymakers, thought leaders and […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party accepts responsibility for both the progress it has made and its shortcomings in governance. He unveiled the party’s manifesto ahead of the November fourth local government elections in Johannesburg yesterday. Ramaphosa says they will not run away from the challenges facing municipalities, including unreliable services, deteriorating infrastructure, […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the party’s manifesto sets out six key actions, which aim to fix local government, improve basic services and build municipalities that work for the people. He launched the ANC’s 2026 local government election manifesto at Riverside Park in Diepsloot north of Johannesburg yesterday. The six priorities include providing basic […]
# Political analyst professor Levy Ndou says the ANC needs capable mayoral and executive candidates who can deliver services, restore public trust and manage coalitions. This as the ANC will announce various mayoral candidates in September. Ndou says that the decision to delay announcing its mayoral candidates could point to unresolved internal processes and concerns […]
# Die Politieke ontleder, professor Levy Ndou, sê die ANC benodig bekwame burgemeesters- en uitvoerende kandidate wat dienste kan lewer, openbare vertroue herstel en koalisies bestuur. Die ANC gaan in September verskeie burgemeesterskandidate aankondig. Ndou sê die besluit om die aankondiging van sy burgemeesterskandidate uit te stel, kan dui op onopgeloste interne prosesse en kommer […]
# Die burgemeester van Johannesburg, Dada Morero, sê die stad is op ‘n meer volhoubare finansiële pad nadat sy agterstallige elektrisiteitskuld van 5,25-miljard-rand aan Eskom vereffen is. Die finale betaling het ‘n uitgerekte faktuurgeskil beëindig en die onmiddellike gevaar van elektrisiteitsonderbrekings verwyder. In ‘n onderhoud met die SABC in Diepsloot sê Morero die skikking demonstreer […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Onderwys, Jaco Londt, het die provinsie se 71-duisend-289 voltydse matriekkandidate sterkte toegewens met die begin van die proefeksamens die week. Londt sê die eksamens bied leerders die geleentheid om hul vordering te evalueer en areas te identifiseer wat meer aandag benodig voor die finale Nasionale Senior Sertifikaat-eksamens. Hy het leerders […]
# Former rector of the University of the Free State, professor Jonathan Jansen says South Africa’s public universities continue to face recurring governance crises despite having some of the country’s brightest minds. On his opinion piece on News24, Jansen points to instability at several institutions, warning that the consequences extend beyond leadership disputes to teaching […]
