# ActionSA president Herman Mashaba has announced that the party will contest the Soweto Ward 130 by-election next month. Councillor Siyabonga Zwane is the party’s candidate. Mashaba says for far too long, residents have been failed by a system that promises service delivery but never delivers. He says Zwane is a candidate who reflects the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says it has always maintained that general debt write-offs foster a culture of non-payment. Despite the metro’s debt relief programme, residents’ outstanding debt increased by more than 700-million-rand in the previous financial year. FF Plus’ Mark Surgeon says, according to the fourth-quarter report by the Department of Finance, […]
# The imposition of a 30-percent US tariff on South African goods, the country’s third-largest trading partner, poses a significant threat, especially on primary export sectors, notably minerals and automotive manufacturing. This is according to Aluma Capital chief economist Frederick Mitchell. He says potential declines in exports of precious metals and machinery could lead to […]
# ʼn DA-afvaardiging, waaronder parlementslid Thami Mabhena, is gekeer om ʼn oorsiginspeksie by PRASA se Braamfontein-treinskrootwerf uit te voer. Die werf is die middelpunt van ʼn trein-opknappingskandaal van 7,5-miljard-rand. Mabhena sê die Ouditeur-generaal het kommer uitgespreek oor die tender se hantering, insluitend die verkrygingsproses en geskiktheid van die gekose kontrakteurs:
# Die Midvaal Plaaslike Munisipaliteit in Gauteng het meer as een-duisend-200 huishoudings in Sicelo teen ʼn koste van meer as 18-miljoen-rand van elektrisiteit voorsien. Die projek het in 2023 begin en is in Junie vanjaar voltooi. Burgemeester Peter Teixeira sê die elektrifiseringsprojek getuig van hul toewyding om infrastruktuur te verbeter en seker te maak die […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate says it has provided 709 new taps and five-thousand-873 toilets to informal settlements during the 2024/2025 financial year. This forms part of the metro’s ongoing commitment to expand access to basic services, particularly clean water and safe sanitation. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, […]
# The South African Social Security Agency has disqualified 69 grant beneficiaries in Mahikeng, in the North West, after reviews revealed they have additional income. This as the agency has stepped up its verification processes to maintain the integrity of social grants, which provide essential support to millions of vulnerable citizens. SASSA CEO Themba Matlou told […]
# The DA in Gauteng says the provincial Department of Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation has spent over 8.4-million-rand on questionable contracts. The contracts were awarded to 24 companies owned by military veterans between the 2022 and 2025 financial years. The DA’s Kingsol Chabalala says a closer inspection of the entities reveals a disturbing pattern of […]
# A DA delegation, including a member of Parliament, Thami Mabhena, was blocked from conducting an oversight inspection at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s Braamfontein yard and train carriage store. This yard is at the centre of a 7.5-billion-rand train refurbishment scandal. Mabhena says the Auditor-General has raised concerns about the handling of […]
