# Die DA betreur die afsterwe van staatmaker Douglas Gibson wat in die ouderdom van 82 gesterf het. Gibson was ‘n voormalige hoofsweep in die Parlement en later Suid-Afrika se ambassadeur in Thailand. Gibson word onthou as ‘n beginselvaste leier en toegewyde amptenaar. Die party se leier, John Steenhuisen, het hom beskryf as ‘n vurige […]
# South Africa’s sole driver’s licence card printing machine is operational again after a three-month breakdown. However, a significant backlog of 747-thousand-748 cards remains. Gauteng leads with over 252-thousand pending cards, followed by KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape. Transport Department spokesperson Collen Msibi announced extended working hours at the Driving Licence Card Agency to expedite […]
# The DA mourns the passing of party stalwart Douglas Gibson at the age of 83 years. A former chief whip in Parliament and later South Africa’s ambassador to Thailand, Gibson is remembered as a principled leader and dedicated public servant. Party leader John Steenhuisen described him as a fierce advocate for freedom, non-racialism, and […]
# Die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, het loods-ooreenkomste met drie munisipaliteite gesluit om plaaslike infrastruktuurlewering te versnel. Ingevolge ‘n nuwe inisiatief waarvolgens munisipaliteite “aangeneem” kan word, sal Metsimaholo in die Vrystaat, uMngeni in KwaZulu-Natal, en Govan Mbeki in Mpumalanga ondersteuning ontvang om projekbeplanning te verbeter, koste-oorskrydings te verminder en werk van […]
# Sokker: Die regering van die Wes-Kaapse het ’n nuwe vennootskap van stapel gestuur met SAFA Kaapstad, MTN Suid-Afrika, en Golden Arrow Busdienste om skolesokker te ondersteun. LUR Ricardo Mackenzie sê meer as 12-duisend jong spelers sal maandeliks baat vind by slimkaarte wat voorafgelaai is om geskeduleerde busse te gebruik. MTN sal die koste van […]
# Die polisie in KwaZulu-Natal vra ondersteuners wat môre die Nedbankbeker-eindstryd tussen Kaizer Chiefs en Orlando Pirates op die Moses Mabhida-stadion bywoon om verantwoordelik op te tree. Kaartjies is uitverkoop, en owerhede waarsku diegene sonder geldige kaartjies om weg te bly, nadat te veel kaartjies verkoop is weens ‘n fout met die kaartjiestelsel. Die adjunk-polisiekommissaris, […]
# Die Organisasie teen Belastingmisbruik en die Johannesburgse Gemeenskapsaksienetwerk sê Johannesburg se burgemeester, Dada Morero, se stadsrede het misluk om werklike oplossings vir die stad se toenemende diensleweringskrisis te bied. Hulle waarsku dat inwoners moeg is vir leë beloftes en dring aan op onmiddellike optrede, beter toesig en behoorlike begrotingsbeplanning. Julius Kleynhans van OUTA sê […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that the appointment of senior counsel Paul Pretorius under Section 38 of the NPA Act is at an advanced stage. The Investigating Directorate Against Corruption is finalising the process to boost its handling of state capture cases from the Zondo Commission report. The NPA says the appointment, requiring […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has signed pilot agreements with three municipalities to speed up local infrastructure delivery. Under the new ‘adopt-a-municipality’ initiative, Metsimaholo in the Free State, uMngeni in KwaZulu-Natal, and Govan Mbeki in Mpumalanga will receive support to improve project planning, reduce cost overruns, and ensure better quality work. Macpherson […]
