Residents in parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the North West may experience low or intermittent water supply this weekend as Rand Water and Eskom undertake Phase Two of planned infrastructure maintenance from Friday to Sunday, between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm. The work follows Phase One of the maintenance programme, which was carried out between May and June this year. According to Rand Water, Phase Two will include Eskom’s maintenance of the electrical infrastructure at the Zuikerbosch Water Purification Plant,…

President Cyril Ramaphosa will on Friday co-chair the fourth South Africa–Namibia Binational Commission (BNC) with Namibian President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in Pretoria, in a meeting expected to strengthen political, economic and trade relations between the two neighbouring countries. The Presidency said the BNC forms part of a structured bilateral mechanism that has guided relations between South Africa and Namibia since its establishment in 2013, with three sessions having been held to date. The high-level meeting will be preceded by a Council…

The North West Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has moved to clarify the role of newly introduced Provincial Executive Representatives (PERs), saying the intervention is aimed at strengthening oversight, improving compliance and supporting municipalities in implementing their Financial Recovery Plans. MEC Oageng Molapisi said the mandatory financial intervention measures were designed to promote sound governance, strengthen financial management and ensure that municipalities make decisions that support long-term financial stability.Molapisi, together with his Treasury counterpart Kenetswe Mosenogi, has been…