# The Gauteng Department of Education has allocated 2.8-billion-rand in the 2025/2026 financial year toward school infrastructure to address the broader challenge of overcrowding in Gauteng schools. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona says of this allocation, around 1.5-billion-rand is dedicated to the construction of new and replacement schools. He says 615-million-rand will support upgrades and additions, including mobile classrooms […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education says it has successfully paid over 426-million-rand of all outstanding municipal debts owed by schools as of 30 June this year. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona says this is representing 99.95-percent of the 426.45-million-rand that was owed to municipalities and Eskom. He says the department confirms that the remaining balance will […]
# B20 Sustainable Food Systems Task Force chairperson, Debra Mallowah, has warned that the global food crisis is no longer hypothetical, but a harsh reality requiring urgent action. Speaking at a B20 South Africa virtual roundtable, she called the crisis a systemic failure, affecting all regions and income groups. Mallowah outlined four urgent priorities including food […]
# Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, is launching the Merchant Development Programme to help township-based small, medium, and micro enterprises enter the automotive industry. Launching at the Chamdor Automotive Hub in Krugersdorp, the initiative aims to support small businesses with training, accreditation, and integration into the government supply chain. The programme targets merchants […]
# The DA in Mpumalanga has welcomed the provincial government’s plan of building its own forensic laboratory, to help address DNA testing backlogs and improve the efficiency of criminal investigations. Currently, DNA samples from the province are being sent to the National Forensic Laboratory in Pretoria for processing. South Africa currently has over 140-thousand DNA testing backlog […]
# Kaapstad se burgemeester, Geordin Hill-Lewis, sê die stad het in 2024/25 9,5-miljard-rand suksesvol in infrastruktuur belê, wat ʼn rekord vir ʼn Suid-Afrikaanse metro is. Die metro het 92,3-persent van sy kapitaal-begroting bestee, maar Veiligheid en Sekerheid is die toppresteerder met 99,7-persent. Hill-Lewis sê hulle bou Kaapstad tot ʼn stad van hoop met ʼn groeiende […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the metro has successfully invested 9.5-billion-rand in infrastructure in 2024/2025, a record for a South African metro. Overall, the metro spent 92.3-percent of its capital budget, with Safety and Security the top-performer for percentage spent at 99.7-percent. Hill-Lewis says they are building Cape Town into a city of […]
# Die Gautengse provinsiale wetgewer sê hy bly gekant teen mensehandel en noem dit hedendaagse slawerny wat in stilte, in die donker en weens sistemiese verwaarlosing gedy. Die wetgewer, deur oorsig-meganismes en strategiese vennootskappe, versterk sy pogings om handelsnetwerke te ontbloot, te ontwrig en te vernietig. Die voorsitter van komitees, Dulton Adams, sê hulle hou […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het die lewenslange tronkstraf verwelkom wat die Pretoria-Landdroshof ʼn 64-jarige pa van Mamelodi opgelê het wat sy dogter herhaaldelik verkrag het. Die misbruik het in 2010 begin toe die slagoffer nege jaar oud was en aangehou tot in 2020 toe sy 19 was. Dit het oor naweke en skoolvakansies gebeur wanneer […]
