Municipality Moves to Evict Hundreds of Tshwane Residents
Many people living at JJ Bosmanhuis say they cannot afford rent elsewhere and fear they will end up on the streets
Compliance
Vodacom Found Guilty of Unfair Market Practices
Communications authority says the company altered contract terms without prior communication
“Wrest Control of the Clinics From the Hands of the Vigilantes” Judge Tells State
Xenophobia is one of the greatest threats to democracy and human rights, says Judge Stuart Wilson
Cape Town’s New 2050 Plan Is Built on Forty Voices – Not Five Million
The City of Cape Town is preparing to adopt its new Long-Term Planning Framework (LTPF), a document meant to steer the future of a metro of more than five million residents.
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Johannesburg’s Landfills Fill Up
They also want to be included in the City’s solutions. But there are obstacles.
Tshwane’s Draft Rural Development Plan Fails Legal Test
The City of Tshwane’s draft Rural Development Plan does not comply with the requirements of the Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA) and risks being a dangerous unfunded mandate that undermines fiscal discipline. Although the Plan has noble objectives, such as integrating rural communities, protecting agricultural land and upgrading infrastructure, the Metro is clearly ignoring statutory […]
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SAPS Won’t Return to Telkom Towers Despite Millions Spent
The complex was evacuated in February 2024 amid safety concerns
Lesotho and South African Organisations at Loggerheads After USAID Funding Cuts
The Mosepele Foundation Development Forum has accused Mothers2Mothers South Africa of withholding funds but the latter says it has no choice
South Africa’s G20 Presidency: Diplomatic Victory, but a Weak Final Declaration
The G20 2025 declaration issued in Johannesburg will be just empty words unless the endorsements are turned into action.
Electricity for Backyard Families Is a Basic Right
Cape Town cannot continue to celebrate itself as “the best-run city” while denying thousands of our own backyard families the most basic and lawful service, electricity that is safe, individually metered, and compliant with our own policies.
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SA Is Failing the Blind
South Africa has still not ratified the Marrakesh Treaty it adopted in 2013
Africa Has a Debt Crisis: Momentum From G20 in South Africa Can Help Find Solutions
South Africa can continue to advocate for its G20 presidency priorities beyond its 2025 term.
Lesotho Sheds Textile Jobs Amidst US Trade Uncertainty
Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January
Pensioners Ask Parliament to Increase Grant to R5,000
“We are not asking for charity, we are asking for justice and dignity”
Official Implicated in Corruption Appointed Head of KZN Social Development
Onkemetse Edwin Kabasia is implicated by multiple forensic investigations into procurement irregularities in Gauteng
Tshwane Coalition Government Puts up Facade While Metro Crumbles
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) refuses to hold its tongue while the ActionSA/ANC/EFF coalition tries to cover up the Tshwane Metro’s growing decay. Key documents tabled to the Council in October show that the coalition is not only incompetent, but also that its mismanagement is actively pushing the Metro over the financial and administrative […]
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Child Drowned at Construction Site Abandoned by City of Ekurhuleni
Department of Environmental Affairs says it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution
Limpopo Transport Workers Camp Outside Premier’s Office to Demand Unpaid Pensions
Hundreds of former and current Great North Transport employees have been holding sit-ins and night vigils since 15 October
No Water for Two Years as R200-Million Project Remains Incomplete
At Vyeboom Clinic near Vuwani in Limpopo, staff and patients have to bring water and use pit toilets
Cape Town’s Informal “Rapid Disposal” Practice Raises Legal and Governance Concerns
*Note to editors: This speech was delivered during today’s ordinary council sitting.
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Outrage as Cape Town Rubbish Removal Company Fails to Pay Workers
City of Cape Town says it will strengthen checks and balances when appointing contractors in the future
Let Them Eat Kreef!
New season’s crayfish catch allocation is up almost 60%
Treat Bredell Landowners Fairly
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) stepped in to assist Bredell agricultural holdings residents and businessowners who are being targeted by the Ekurhuleni Metro with exorbitant administrative fines. Some property owners have been fined up to R775 000 for alleged violations of building regulations. The Metro has already issued approximately R10 million in fines to […]
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Workers Take to the Streets on World Day for Decent Work
COSATU marches in major cities to highlight corruption, job losses and high cost of living