MEC Fufe Makatong and Mayor Martha Bartlett secured payments for rates and taxes on govt buildings, boosting service delivery and tackling Eskom debt. Northern Cape Public Works MEC Fufe Makatong, together with Sol Plaatje Local Municipality Executive Mayor, Martha Bartlett, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the municipality. The MOU aims to settle…
File Photo: Operation Dudula members during a march. The anti-migrant group, Operation Dudula, says it will continue blocking foreign nationals from accessing public healthcare services in the country. This following the release of its members who were arrested at the Lillian Ngoyi Clinic in Diepkloof, Soweto, after questioning patients about their nationality and demanding identity…
Metro police officers and vehicles. Calm has been restored at the Pharoe Park flats in Germiston, east of Johannesburg. This comes after more than 400 households were evicted from the flats this morning for allegedly failing to pay rent. The City of Ekurhuleni says it obtained an eviction order in June to remove the residents…
Residents took it to the streets and consequently burnt the Home Affairs offices in anger. Gauteng Home Affairs Provincial Manager, Mamokubung Moroke, has confirmed that important documents including smart ID cards and passports are safe. This follows the fire that broke out at the Germiston Home Affairs offices by angry residents of the Pharoe Park…
KZN MEC Martin Meyer. KwaZulu-Natal Public Works MEC, Lukas Meyer, says the department has been plagued by irregularities caused by mismanagement and corruption. Meyers says this is a problem faced by Public Works across the country. This, after Minister Dean Macpherson opened a criminal case against Independent Development Trust (IDT) Chief Executive Officer, Tebogo Malaka…
Signpost for the Rivoni School for the Blind. It is unclear when construction of the multi-million rand Rivoni School for the Blind in Elim, outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, will be completed. This amid allegations that the project’s main contractor owes sub-contractors millions of rands, despite being paid over R150 million by the project’s implementing…
Higher Education and Training Minister, Buti Manamela. Higher Education Minister, Buti Manamela, says they will ensure there is credibility in the appointment process of the chairpersons of the Sector Education and Training Authorities (Seta) boards. This follows the axing of former minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, who was embroiled in controversy over the appointment of the…
Executive Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza. The Mayor of the City of Ekurhuleni, Nkosindiphile Xhakaza, insists if they abandon their operation to evict people who are illegally occupying buildings in the metro, they would have failed as government. This as tensions were high following the eviction of Pharoe Park flats residents in Germiston today. The eviction follows…
Suspects arrested for tampering with essential infrastructure in Bramley. Three suspects are facing charges of tampering with essential infrastructure after they were arrested in Bramley in connection with the theft of cables on Sunday. The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department says the arrest was as a result of a tip-off from residents. JMPD Spokesperson Xolani Fihla…
The committee has since expanded to include all affected stakeholders. The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport (GDRT), in partnership with public transport operators has established a Public Transport Crisis Committee to address the long-standing operating license backlog. Chaired by MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, the committee was initially formed to facilitate collaboration with the…
