# Die Stad Kaapstad sê hy het verskeie aansporings en inisiatiewe beskikbaar vir inwoners as deel van sy nuwe 2025/2026-begroting, insluitend ‘n skuldafskrywingsinisiatief. Die raad het onlangs die skuldafskrywing van ongeveer 2,2-miljard-rand in ou skuld vir kwalifiserende begunstigdes goedgekeur. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies, Siseko Mbandezi, sê die skuldafskrywingsinisiatief bied verligting vir kwalifiserende inwoners wat sukkel […]
# Die Gautengse Wysigingswet op Versoekskrifte van 2024 is amptelik bekragtig en versterk die provinsie se demokratiese raamwerk deur regeringsreaksie te versterk. Die Staande Komitee oor Versoekskrifte se voorsitter, Vuyiswa Jentile, sê hierdie wetgewing is ʼn belangrike stap na ʼn meer reaktiewe, deursigtige en mensgesentreerde provinsiale regering. Sy sê dit bevestig ook die Gautengse provinsiale […]
# ActionSA in Tshwane has welcomed the metro’s significant strides in strengthening political oversight and processes to ensure that the concerns flagged by the Auditor-General are addressed decisively. The metro has completed 11.7-billion-rand of unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure investigations from an opening balance of 13-billion-rand. ActionSA’s Henriette Frohlich says while Tshwane’s control environment […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says it is demanding a fighting strategy from government over the US tariffs on South African exports, not capitalist surrender. Government failed to negotiate a trade deal with America before the August 1st deadline, with the country now hit by a 30-percent tariff on exports to […]
# The City of Cape Town says it has various incentives and initiatives available to residents as part of its new 2025/2026 budget, including the debt write-off initiative. Council recently approved the debt write-off of approximately 2.2-billion-rand in old debt for qualifying beneficiaries. Mayoral committee member for Finance, Siseko Mbandezi, says the debt write-off initiative […]
# The Gauteng Petitions Amendment Bill of 2024 has officially been enacted into law, strengthening the province’s democratic framework by enhancing government responsiveness. The Petitions Standing Committee chairperson, Vuyiswa Jentile, says this legislation marks a significant step toward a more responsive, transparent, and people-centred provincial government. She adds that it also reaffirms the Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s commitment to […]
# Die Wes-Polisie ondersoek ‘n saak van huisroof nadat ‘n 60-jarige man en ‘n vrou vroeg gisteroggend op ‘n plaas naby Franschhoek aangeval is. Polisiewoordvoerder, Frederick Van Wyk, sê polisielede het ‘n klag van ‘n huisroof op ‘n plaas ontvang. Hy sê met hul aankoms het hulle die twee bloedbedekte slagoffers gevind:
# The Western Police are investigating a case of house robbery after a 60-year-old man and woman were attacked at a farm near Franschhoek early Saturday morning. Police spokesperson, Frederick Van Wyk says police members received a complaint of a house robbery at a farm. He says upon arrival they found the two victims covered […]
# ‘n Stelselfout by die OR Tambo Internasionale Lughawe in Gauteng veroorsaak tans vlugvertragings. Lugverkeer- en Navigasiedienste sê die onderbreking is gekoppel aan die vlugplanbestuurstelsel en veroorsaak die vlugvertragings en operasionele ontwrigtings. Passasiers word aangeraai om opdaterings te vra by lugdienste en twee-ure voor die tyd vir binnelandse vlugte aan te meld en drie-ure voor […]
