# The City of Tshwane is moving forward with plans to challenge its own High Court settlement agreement with Kleinfontein, despite the Afrikaner-only township fulfilling its financial and administrative obligations under the deal. Yesterday, Kleinfontein Aandeleblok, the company managing the settlement, paid its outstanding arrears and submitted a comprehensive land-use application, meeting the strict deadlines […]
# Johannesburg missed its traditional 1 September reopening date for municipal pools. The city announced yesterday all 36 public pools will open in a phased approach from 1 October. The mayoral committee member for Community Development, Thapelo Amad, apologised, saying pools still need to meet health, safety and operational standards. He says opening will be […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die Tshwane-metroraad se gemeenskaps-opheffingsveldtog het groot moontlikhede, maar die huidige administrasie moet meer riglyne verskaf. Die opheffingsmodel se doel is om gemeenskappe deur groepe, individue en sakeondernemings in staat te stel om munisipale eiendom soos straatligte, padtekens en parke in stand te hou en veiligheidsmaatreëls soos kringtelevisiestelsels in te stel. […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the Tshwane Metro Council’s community upliftment initiative has immense potential, but the current administration needs to provide more guidance. The upliftment model’s objective is to empower communities by allowing groups, individuals and businesses to maintain council property such as streetlights, road signs and parks, and to install security measures […]
# Die DA in Tshwane sê die verwydering van die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Nutsdienste, Frans Boshielo, slegs twee maande voor ʼn verkiesing, is duidelik die gevolg van interne party-politiekery en nie oor aanspreeklikheid vir mislukking nie. Hy word vervang deur Molatelo Samuel. DA-woordvoerder Themba Fosi beweer Boshielo is verwyder omdat hy nie met die koalisie van […]
# The DA in Tshwane says the removal of mayoral committee member for Utility Services, Frans Boshielo, just two months before an election is clearly the product of internal party politicking, not accountability for his failures. He has been replaced by Molatelo Samuel. The DA’s Themba Fosi claims Boshielo was removed from his position for […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse polisie het gister ʼn 52-jarige verdagte gearresteer en op 11 vuurwapens beslag gelê, kort nadat dit by ʼn privaat veiligheidsmaatskappy in Newton Park, Gqeberha, gesteel is. Nege haelgewere, twee R-15-aanvalsgewere, drie koeëlvaste baadjies en ʼn bakkie wat aan die veiligheidsmaatskappy behoort, is teruggevind. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Sandra Janse van Rensburg, sê die verdagte […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad het sy eerste koopooreenkoms van agt-miljard-rand met twee onafhanklike sonkrag-verskaffers, Jempec Energy en Make a Difference, gesluit. Dit bied 70 megawatt elektrisiteit teen ʼn laer tarief as Eskom. Burgemeester Geordin Hill-Lewis sê die 20-jaar-ooreenkomste is met sonkragaanlegte wat by Atlantis en Philippi aan die metro se netwerk gekoppel sal word. Hy […]
# The Eastern Cape police arrested a 52-year-old suspect and recovered eleven firearms, hours after they were stolen from a private security company in Newton Park, Gqeberha, yesterday. Nine shotguns, two rifles, three battle jackets and a bakkie belonging to the security company were recovered. Police spokesperson Sandra Janse van Rensburg says the suspect will appear […]
