Author: Gomolemo Mothomogolo
– Gomolemo Mothomogolo A company that evicted Soshanguve extension six residents has encouraged residents to lay criminal case against people who sold them pieces on land if they want to recover their monies. Blackwater Afrique du Sud carried out the evictions and in the process houses were demolished. The eviction order to remove people who had been illegally occupying land was granted on 17 May this year by the North Gauteng High court. On 28 September residents filed an urgent court application to stop the evictions that saw houses being demolished on a privately owned piece of land. But their court…
After losing a whopping 24 seats in the metro council, the DA became the biggest loser in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality, after the IEC released its final local government election results on Thursday evening. The DA gained ground in 2016 municipal polls, securing 93 seats, pushing the ANC out of the controlling seat of the capital city. The ANC was hoping to reclaim Tshwane, but while the party is now leading with 75 seats in the municipality, it still experienced a decline and dropped from 89 seats. In 2016 the EFF earned a kingmaker title when it obtained…
Political analysts have blamed the long weekend, COVID-19 and lack of trust in the existing political parties for the dismal turnout for this year’s local government elections. South Africa has a total of 38,5-million eligible voters and 26.2-million of them are registered to vote for this 2021 municipal election. The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) puts its official turnout at 34.22%, that’s about 8.9 million voters who cast their votes between Saturday and Monday. This is the lowest voter turnout since 1994, even for municipal polls. The lowest turnout South Africa has had in a local government election was 47.3% in…
The mayor of Ngaka Modiri Molema District municipality in the North West, Khumalo Molefe, has encouraged athletes and artists to balance their talent with education. Molefe said this during the meeting with the North West based Vrisgewacht Wild Cats Jump Rope team ahead of its Virtual World Double Dutch Championship competition that will be held on Friday. The team will compete against 14 countries, including the Republic of Korea, the United States, and Canada. Molefe said it’s important for sports athletes and artists to have education as a backup plan for their future. “We have, unfortunately, in the country produced…
Four young graduates from the North West who previously seemed destined for failure have had a breakthrough after being given bursaries by the provincial agriculture department, which has now committed to employing them. One of the graduates, Nomalanga Sibinda of Podumong outside Taung initially wanted to pursue a qualification in environmental studies but did not have the funds to do so. Her breakthrough came in 2019 when the government awarded her a bursary, which she used to obtain a degree in Agriculture specialising in irrigation. Nomalanga believes there are opportunities for women in the agriculture sector. “I did not have…