insert_link South Africa In S.A, the DA to Lodge Complaint Against Ekurhuleni Water Dept In South Africa, the DA in Gauteng says it will today lay a complaint against the Ekurhuleni Department of Water and Sanitation to the South Africa Human Rights Commission. This is for the non-payment of bucket toilet suppliers at informal settlements. The DA’s, Refiloe Nt’sekhe, says the department has not been consistent in paying suppliers. She adds that consequently, the suppliers are struggling to maintain the toilet facilities, leaving […] today10 February, 2025
insert_link South Africa DA in Gauteng says the potential for theft in Ekurhuleni continues to increase DA in Gauteng says the potential for theft, fraud, and corruption in Ekurhuleni continues to increase, due to the political machinations of the ANC-EFF coalition. This is as the coalition has been wrangling over the vacancy of the Finance Committee chairperson. The position has been vacant since the 30th of September last year. The DA’s, Lucky Dinake, says the extended length of this vacancy has set a dangerous precedent […] today22 January, 2025
insert_link South Africa DA Urges Parents to Use Walk-In Centres for School Placements The DA in Gauteng is urging all parents whose children have still not been placed at a school to use the walk-in centres set up by the provincial Department of Education. The department has extended the online placement deadlines for Grades 1 and 8 to the 30th of this month. The DA’s, Sergio Isa Dos Santos, says while the extension may provide brief relief to parents and guardians, it underscores […] today10 January, 2025
insert_link South Africa In South Africa, DA Criticizes Gauteng Roads Department Over Mismanaged Bus Subsidy System In S.A, the DA in Gauteng says the provincial Department of Roads and Logistics has not been implementing the bus subsidy system correctly for 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The party’s, Evert Du Plessis, says the subsidies were not properly processed, and the companies contracted to the department to provide transport for residents were paid every month without due process being followed. He says the result of not following the prescribed formula […] today12 December, 2024
insert_link South Africa DA Challenges Gauteng MEC as E-Toll Debt Allocation Looms In South Africa, the DA in Gauteng says MEC for Finance, Lebogang Maile, will have to find ways to fund the delivery of quality services with reduced funding. The MEC is set to present the Adjustment Budget for the 2024/2025 financial year today. The DA’s, Dorianne Arendse, says that the provincial government taking responsibility for paying a portion of the e-toll debt, raises serious questions about compromises elsewhere, giving […] today26 November, 2024
insert_link South Africa DA in Gauteng Raises Alarm Over Sexual Offenders in Schools In S.A, the DA in Gauteng says learners in the province are alarmingly being exposed to sexual offenders and predators within their school environments. The provincial Department of Education has revealed that out of the 86-thousand-367 employees in public schools, only eight-thousand-782 have been vetted against the National Register for Sexual Offences. The DA’s Michael Waters says among those vetted, nine employees were identified as convicted sexual offenders: today20 November, 2024
