Rand Water calls for skilled municipal staff to address challenges

[FILE] Rand Water technicians doing repair work. Rand Water says municipalities need to appoint highly skilled personnel to address ongoing water challenges, including ageing infrastructure. Several areas across the country are facing water shortages, leading to the implementation of water cuts. Residents have also reported a dirty and contaminated water supply. Rand Water’s head of…

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Johannes Matlala’s appointment in breach of Unisa policies: Report

A view of Unisa’s Muckleneuk Campus in Preller Street, Pretoria. The Office of the Public Protector has found that the University of South Africa’s (Unisa) appointment of Johannes Matlala is in breach of its policies. The appointment was to the position of physical security services manager on a fixed-term contract. The Public Protector’s Office’s investigation originated…

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Black legal practitioners still facing discrimination: Kubayi

Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi addresses a Ministerial Engagement with legal practitioners in Pretoria on 20 April 2026. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, has acknowledged that black legal practitioners continue to be sidelined and denied business opportunities with government as compared to their white counterparts. This emerged during a dialogue of…

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