Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero maintains he always knew he would retain the mayoral chain despite a motion of no confidence against him. The DA tabled the motion against Morero, arguing that he had failed in his duties resulting in the City deteriorating. The opposition party also raised concerns with the…
Vet about to vaccinate cows The Red Meat Producers Organization (RPO) says the foot and mouth outbreak is more of an economic crisis than an animal health crisis. It says that while the state-led vaccination programme has kicked off, much more needs to be done to provide market access to affected farmers through foot and…
NUM logo. The National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has reported a decline in its membership for the 2024 financial year. The union saw a 1% drop, with over 1,400 workers in the mining sector leaving its ranks. NUM released a secretariat report detailing the organisation’s status since its last congress three years ago. The report…
Johannesburg Executive Mayor Dada Morero. Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero maintains he always knew he would retain the mayoral chain despite a motion of no confidence against him. The DA tabled the motion against Morero, arguing that he had failed in his duties resulting in the City deteriorating. The opposition party also raised concerns with the…
[FILE IMAGE]: Wine bottles. A 31-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly manufacturing and illegally distributing counterfeit alcohol at his home in Klaarwater, Marianhill, west of Durban. The suspect was arrested after police received intelligence-driven information about his illegal dealings. Police say they confiscated counterfeit vodka to the street value of R250 000 which was…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero. Political analyst, Khanyi Magubane, strongly believes that Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero was just lucky to have survived a vote of no confidence against him. The Democratic Alliance (DA) brought the motion, accusing the mayor of leading a dysfunctional and deteriorating city during his more than ten months in office. ActionSA abstained…
A wallet full of notes and coins. The latest report by BankServ Africa shows that take-home pay declined for the third consecutive month in the month of May. BankServ Africa attributes the decrease to a challenging economic landscape characterized by slow economic growth domestically and a deteriorating global economic outlook amid tensions in the Middle…
President Cyril Ramaphosa responded to questions today in the National Council of Provinces(NCOP) in Parliament. He said the insufficient expenditure by municipalities and provinces of their budgets destroys public trust in government. “It also erodes public trust in the state’s ability to improve the livelihood of our citizens and exacerbates service delivery protests. The inability…
The Johannesburg City Council is without a speaker after Nobuhle Mthembu was axed from her position through an Al-Jamah sponsored motion of no confidence. The speaker has been accused of being biased and failing to maintain the integrity of the council. Some parties in the council maintained that the Action SA councilor has been compromised…
Orbit College, who finished second in the National First Division last season, will play premiership football next season. The team from the North West Province booked their spot in the Betway Premiership with a 1-0 victory over Cape Town City in Rustenburg this afternoon. Striker Letsie Loapeng scored the all important goal in the 47th…
