Outside the Thabazimbi Local Municipality offices. 1 minute The hung Thabazimbi Municipality in Limpopo will today hold its first council meeting in which councillors and a Mayor will be elected. Last week’s by-elections didn’t produce an outright winner. This is the third electoral process in which a hung council has been produced since the 2016 Local Government Elections….
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality in Lichtenburg in the North West has cut electricity supply to several businesses, government offices and schools, citing non-payment of electricity debts. The municipality is facing severe financial challenges, including its own R1.4 billion debt to Eskom. Acting Chief Financial Officer of the municipality, Ntesang Moagi, says residents and businesses were…
De Bos Dam in the Western Cape. 1 minute The Department of Water and Sanitation in the Western Cape says it will closely monitor dam levels following predictions of lower rainfall this year. The Department has however allayed fears of water restrictions similar to those of 2017, following three years of drought. Head of the…
1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party National Spokesperson, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, says President Cyril Ramaphosa should have accounted for the dollars found on his Phala Phala farm in 2020 during his meeting with President Donald Trump at the Oval Office in the United States on Wednesday. Ndhlela was reacting to Ramaphosa’s meeting with Trump, where concerns…
The South African Council of Churches (SACC) in Gauteng will today host a memorial service in honour of the 12 people who died during a mass shooting in Saulsville near Atteridgeville last week. The event will take place at the Attridgeville Community Hall, next to the local police station this afternoon. Provincial Council Chairperson Bishop…
In statement early this week, Zimra announced that it would be conducting visits to assess compliance with all applicable tax heads. THE Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) has launched a blitz on tourism stakeholders, including social influencers, to check on their compliance with various tax regimes in the country. In statement early this week, Zimra announced…
Lottery draw 1 minute The EFF has called on the Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau to appear before the Portfolio Committee regarding reports about the planned awarding of the National Lottery operating licence to the Gold Rush Consortium. This follows allegations that the department is in negotiations with the company for this licence. The…
1 minute The inquest into the death of prominent human rights lawyer, Griffiths Mxenge under way at the KwaZulu-Natal High Court in Pietermaritzburg. Live stream below:
KZN floods 2 minutes The Department of Cooperative Governance (CoGTA) in KwaZulu-Natal says there should have been more consideration when relocating the 2022 flood victims to Lamontville in the south of Durban. This follows the deaths of six people after heavy rains and mudslides on Tuesday. [WATCH] KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi says 270…
National Health Insurance (NHI) Colloquium at the Progressive Business Forum (PBF) and Progressive Citizens Forum (PCF) led by Minister Aaron Motsoaledi with Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma in attendance 2 minutes Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says he will not be deterred by court cases seeking to halt the implementation of the National Health Insurance in…
