Sanitation project in the Mangaung Metro, Bloemfontein. Civil organisations in the Mangaung Metropolitan Municipality say service delivery continues to suffer due to political interference, limited transparency, and nepotism within the municipality. Residents accuse the City for failing to be proactive in addressing service delivery issues. They say the Metro is still riddled with potholes, sewer…
Vehicles drive past an Uber pick up point The National E-Hailing Federation of South Africa (NEFSA) has called on the government to establish a task team that will probe incidents involving attacks on e-hailing drivers. This comes as concern mounts over the safety of e-hailing drivers following the killing of a driver in Pretoria. The…
Illegal mining suspects arrested during a police operation. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has urged residents of the Gugulethu informal settlement in Springs not to engage in illegal mining activities as it poses a serious danger. This comes after the alleged discovery of gold particles in a kraal by locals. Scores of residents…
Sassa officials assisting beneficiaries. The South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) in KwaZulu-Natal has commended its social grant beneficiaries for honesty during the grant review process in the current financial year. More than 70 000 people have been suspended nationally from Sassa’s grand payment system, saving the agency about R500 million. Sassa had planned to conduct…
Court gavel A fourth suspect in the killing of 22-year old e-hailing driver Issac Satlat is expected to make his first appearance in the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court Tuesday. He handed himself over to the police on Monday in Atteridgeville, Pretoria. Satlat was killed after responding to a trip request. His body and hijacked vehicle were later found abandoned in…
Dead fish seen at sea. A preliminary report on the cause of the mass amount of fish found dead at the Umhlali River mouth on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast suggests that there was an oxygen deficiency in the water, due to high temperatures from a heatwave, coupled with low tide. This forced the Kwadukuza Municipality…
Police station door Police say a fourth suspect who was wanted for the alleged murder of an e-hailing driver has handed himself over to in Atteridgeville in Pretoria. He is expected to appear before Pretoria Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday. The suspect will also be facing charges of car hijacking and murder. Three accused appeared in…
Five accused in the former Bafana Bafana captain Senzo Meyiwa murder trial appear in the High Court in Pretoria. Accused number two in the Senzo Meyiwa trial, Bongani Ntanzi, has denied giving the names of his co-accused to Magistrate Vivian Cronje who took down his second confession statement. It is alleged that Ntanzi made two…
Ekurhuleni Municipality building in Thokoza. The Ekurhuleni Head of Legal Services Kemi Behari and Head of Human Resources Linda Qxasheka have been placed on full suspension. Ekurhuleni Mayor Nkosindiphile Xhakaza says the suspensions form part of the city’s ongoing programme of strengthening governance systems, reinforcing accountability and restoring administrative integrity. Behari and Qxasheka were implicated…
Whistleblower spelt out with wooden letters Civil Society Movement, Defend Our Democracy, has welcomed the move to provide financial assistance to whistleblowers as a positive step towards addressing corruption. Justice Minister Mamoloko Kubayi has announced that the government will provide financial assistance as a means of supporting those who take the risk in exposing corruption….
