Impendle Municipality admits to serious management failures

Impendle Local Municipality offices Impendle Local Municipality councillors have admitted there are serious failures in the running of the council and are calling for the provincial government to intervene.   The municipality is facing a financial crisis, with workers and councillors not being paid salaries for December and January.  CoGTA MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi held a…

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Suspect arrested for fire at Paarl Provincial Hospital

Fire damage at Paarl Hospital Police have arrested a suspect, who is allegedly responsible for the fire at the Paarl Provincial Hospital on Tuesday. Health authorities say the Outpatient Department sustained extensive damage. Maternity patients had to be evacuated to nearby facilities. A small section of the hospital was affected. Police spokesperson Ndakhe Gwala says…

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22 buses and four minibuses impounded in Atteridgeville

FILE | Impounded buses Gauteng Traffic Police has confirmed that 22 buses and four minibuses were impounded on Wednesday morning in Atteridgeville, west of Pretoria, after failing to produce valid operating licences. A total of 58 drivers were fined for various offences, including worn-out tyres, cracked windscreens and operating vehicles without fire extinguishers. Gauteng Traffic…

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Joshco CEO Themba Mathibe granted R50 000 bail

Graphic depicting a bail application. The Johannesburg Social Housing Company (JOSHCO) CEO Themba Mathibe has been released on R50000 bail in the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court, following his arrest on money laundering charges. Mathibe, who is also the CEO of the Johannesburg Development Agency, was arrested on Monday by SAPS following a raid at the JOSHCO…

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Contralesa warns politicians not to interfere in traditional leadership succession

File | Contralesa President Kgoshi Mokoena addressing a CoGTA event in Mpumalanga. The President of the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (Contralesa) Kgoshi Mathupa Mokoena has warned politicians against interfering in traditional leadership succession. Mokoena was among dignitaries, who attended the ceremony to hand over certificate of recognition to Chief Nyalala Pilane of…

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SIU returns R1.7 billion to NSFAS

NSFAS Career Portal. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has returned R1.7 billion to the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS). The SIU says more than R120 million was recovered from parents of unqualified beneficiaries. NSFAS has urged parents whose children have received funding but do not qualify, to contact the SIU to make arrangements as…

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