Author: Boitumelo Tshehle

Defence Minister Thandi Modise says the results of this week’s local government elections are evidence that the population has run out of patience with the government of the day and that the government should prioritise the needs of the poor. Modise made these remarks while delivering the Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair Founders Lecture in Pretoria on Thursday night. Hosted by the University of South Africa (Unisa), the lecture took place under the theme “Let my people go”: Reflecting critically on Chief Albert Luthuli’s varied legacies”. Luthuli was President-General of the African National Congress (ANC) from December 1952 until his…

Taxi operators at the Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality in the North West are appealing to the Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula to fix the poor state of the N12 road. This is as Mbalula is tomorrow expected to inspect progress on road maintenance in Wolmaranstad. The provincial chairperson of South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) , Sebusang Tladi, said the roads were inaccessible. He said they spent too much on petrol because of the bad roads. “We are forced to take longer routes to avoid the potholes, most of the time, we are not using our routes, and if…

Residents of Palmietfontein Farm outside Ventersdorp have made an urgent plea for the government to relocate them from the privately owned farm because they are being denied access to government services by the farm owner. Here residents do not have basic services and cannot bury their loved ones without permission because the land owner has a court order that forbids them from burying anyone or making any developments on the land.One resident, Tshepo Kopakae, described their living conditions as appalling. “The area stinks because of the pig waste coming out of the farm. The owner chased away municipal officials who…