insert_link South Africa DA Slams Johannesburg Mayor Morero After Cabinet Ministers Intervene Over Eskom Debt In S.A, the DA in Gauteng says Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero and his leadership under the ActionSA-EFF-ANC coalition should be embarrassed, that two cabinet ministers were forced to intervene in the affairs of the metro. Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, and Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina, met with the Johannesburg leadership yesterday, over the metro’s Eskom debt and the water crisis. The DA’s, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku, says City […] today12 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa In S.A, President Ramaphosa Authorizes Probe into Insurance Claims Over 2021 Civil Unrest In South AFrica, President Cyril Ramaphosa has authorised the Special Investigating Unit to probe the South African Special Risks Insurance Association over claims and payouts relating to 2021’s civil unrest in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. At the time the claims amounted to just over 28.5-billion-rand. The SIU’s spokesperson, Kaizer Kganyago, says the investigation will seek to establish whether the claims made were in line with applicable legislation or practices of the […] today12 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa In S.A, AfriForum Calls for Increased SABC Privatisation Following Withdrawal of Financial Reform Bill To S.A now, where AfriForum is urging minister Solly Malatsi to consider increased privatisation of the SABC following the withdrawal of the SABC Bill, which aimed to address the broadcaster’s financial issues. AfriForum’s head of Public Relations, Ernst van Zyl, says the organisation shares Malatsi's sentiments, stating that the Bill failed to address the SABC’s fundamental need for a viable funding model. He also supports scrapping TV licenses: today12 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa Ramokgopa Calls for Urgent Action on Johannesburg’s Energy Crisis South Africa's Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has called for urgent action to tackle Johannesburg's growing energy crisis and financial issues. In talks with mayor Dada Morero, he highlighted problems like declining municipal revenues, the rising 6.3-billion-rand Eskom debt, and billing disputes between City Power and Eskom. Addressing the media, Ramokgopa said it was crucial to resolve these issues internally before seeking court intervention: today12 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa In S.A, the DA plans to reintroduce two bills to stabilise coalition governments To S.A, where the DA plans to reintroduce two bills to stabilise coalition governments. The Local Government Municipal Structures Amendment Bill and the Constitution Nineteenth Amendment Bill aim to limit motions of no confidence to one per year, with exceptions for misconduct or legal violations. The DA’s George Michalakis believes these measures will reduce political instability and ensure better governance, focusing on service delivery rather than political games: […] today12 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa Johannesburg Metro Confirms Lilian Ngoyi Street Project 22% Complete After Delays The Johannesburg metro has confirmed that the Lilian Ngoyi Street rehabilitation project in the CBD is 22-percent complete - a year after a devastating explosion. Mayoral committee member for Transport, Kenny Kunene, says the project has stalled, with dire consequences for road users, businesses and residents. So far, more than 17-million-rand has been spent out of the total of almost 180-million-rand allocated for the project's completion. Kunene told SABC […] today12 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa Eastern Cape Education Department Urges Schools to Enforce Food Safety The Eastern Cape Education Department has issued a memorandum cautioning schools to remain vigilant amongst the recent widespread cases of food poisoning, and related deaths in the province. In one case, three children aged between one and four died of suspected food poisoning in Mdantsane. The department’s spokesperson, Mali Mtima, says it is imperative for schools to implement the food safety policy guidelines as stipulated in the National School […] today11 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa ActionSA Challenges Obstruction of MP’s Oversight Duties at Gauteng Police Stations ActionSA says it will be writing to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, regarding the recent obstruction of one of its members of Parliament, Dereleen James, from carrying out her oversight duties at several police stations. The party says in one incident at the Lenasia South Police Station in Gauteng, the station commander instructed James to leave the station and asserted that she had no business being there. James […] today11 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa South Africa’s Minister of Communications Withdraws SABC Bill Over Funding Concerns S.A's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, says as it stands the SABC Bill does not serve the long-term interests of the public broadcaster and citizens. The SABC expects to incur a 590-million-rand financial loss for 2024/2025, from a 1.1-billion-rand loss in 2023/2024. Malatsi has withdrawn the bill from Parliament, stating that the current version does not adequately address a credible funding model, to ensure the […] today11 November, 2024
