In South Africa, DA Criticizes Gauteng Roads Department Over Mismanaged Bus Subsidy System

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 […]

December 12, 2024 11

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 […]

November 26, 2024 17

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:

November 20, 2024 9