Non-viable municipalities must be dissolved: Hlabisa

COGTA Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa leads a high-level engagement with business leaders at the East London International Convention Centre in the Eastern Cape on July 30, 2025. Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa  has reiterated the call for non-viable municipalities to cease to exist and believes keeping them is irresponsible and hinders service…

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DA KZN questions decision to disband political killings task team 

The DA Provincial leader Francois Rodgers speaks outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court on July 24, 2025. The Democratic Alliance (DA) in KwaZulu-Natal says although the motive behind Umngeni Municipality party Chief Whip Nhlalayenza Ndlovu’s murder remains sketchy, they are questioning Police Minister Senzo Mchunu’s instruction to disband political killings task team in January. Five suspects…

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Reserve Bank MPC likely to cut repo rate: Economist

Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago speaks during the SA Reserve Bank Financial Stability Forum on 20 June 2025. Independent Economist Elize Kruger says she expects the Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rates by 25 basis points when it announces its rate decision this afternoon at 15:00 in Pretoria. Kruger says subdued consumer…

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Gauteng Health announces plans to curb hospital-acquired infections

Beds inside of a healthcare facility. The Gauteng Health Department says it has implemented measures to curb hospital-acquired infections, which are also known as nosocomial infections. These are infections that patients can contract while receiving treatment for other conditions at medical facilities. Such infections can lead to serious and sometimes life-threatening complications. During a recent…

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