Author: Kgaogelo Magolego

The Mayoral Committee Member for Roads and Transport in the City of Joburg roads Kenny Kunene has underplayed tensions that arose at a community meeting he was scheduled to address which had to be abondoned. Residents of Tshepisong near Soweto which is part of Joburg’s Region C were divided along party lines accusing each other of sabotaging the now postponed meeting. Members of both the ANC and the Patriotic Alliance turned in their party regalia and engaged in heated arguments about where the meeting should be held. The confrontation took place at the Civic Centre when other groups were reportedly…

President Cyril Ramaphosa has given the biggest endorsement of his flagship employment project as highly successful. Ramaphosa said in his weekly letter to the nation that the Presidential Employment Stimulus which was launched in 2020 was now showing results. He said some 200, 000 youth were today expected to start work as part of the fifth phase of the mass recruitment programme in the area of education.They are deployed to schools as teacher and administrative assistance among others, an opportunity that will them not just secure income but much needed work experience as well. “Today marks the ‘first day at…

A civil society group has called for progressive forces in the country to united halting the operations of the Rheinmetall arms plant in South Africa, until full probe has been completed. According to Alkebu Social Movement group, Rheinmetall factory supplies ammunition to Ukraine and Israel, violating the laws of the Republic and undermining the international relations with Palestine and Russia—relations painstakingly built over the years by the country’s leaders, including Mandela and OR Tambo. They said South Africa is a nation committed to peace, not to alignment with aggressors and warmongers like Ukraine and Israel.  Current situation The civil society…

Deputy president Paul Mashatile has warned that political interference in the running of government departments and State Owned Entities makes it impossible for the state function optimally. Mashatile held a round table panel discussion in Pretoria where he cautioned against the removal of key officials by politicians without sound reason. He said interference has resulted in high turnover in state institutions which in turn leads to inconsistency in policy implementation among others. “The evaluation findings show that when the interface is unstable, plans remain unfunded, policies are inconsistently applied, and citizens lose trust in the state. When Directors-General are routinely…

The ANC grand send off of one of its longest serving cadres Gertrude Shope who passed on aged 99, concerns about the use of the name Umkhonto weSizwe by former President Jacob Zuma. Speaker after speaker made a point to explain that they were not referring to MKP each time they said “MK”. Former Speaker of Parliament Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula was more forthright telling the packed memorial service held at the church in Centurion on thursday … that those who left Zuma to MKP have done so out of frustration and should be recruited back into the ANC. Mapisa-Nqakula’s assertion drew…

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has come out strongly in defence of RoadAccident Fund (RAF) Chief Executive Officer, Collins Letsoalo who has been placed on ‘special leave’. The RAF Board told parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts that Letsoalo’s suspension was a “precautionary” measure pending an investigation into allegations of corruption. The EFF said the suspension amounted to a witch-hunt as there’s no real case against Letsoalo. “This is merely a witch hunt designed to tarnish Letsoalo’s reputation for his stellar work in uncovering the rot within the RAF,” said the EFF in a statement. “This action taken without procedural…

The government has expressed pleasure with the work of the criminal justice system in the response against Gender Based Violence. Cabinet said in a statement following its meeting that the SAPS was swift in its investigation of GBV cases which remain on the rise.“We commend the SAPS for the speedy work in investigating and making arrests in cases of GBVF. The SAPS have already made arrests of suspects in the murder of Olorato Mongale, a Wits University student whose body was found after going on a date with her alleged killer. We extend governments deepest condolences to her family and…

The City of Johannesburg is poised for transformative change as the MMC for Finance, Margret Arnolds, unveiled her maiden budget of R89.4 billion on Wednesday, a historic financial commitment that she elucidated as more than mere numbers—it is a declaration of intent from Johannesburg’s coalition government to fulfil its promise to the citizens. Arnolds articulated a vision for the future, asserting, “Today we do not merely present a budget – we present a vision forged in the fire of public participation, grounded in the demands of our people, and propelled by the spirit of renewal.” She reinforced that this budget…

Action SA is calling for the removal of Labour Minister Nomakhosazana Meth accusing her of failing to provide solutions in response to the country’s rising unemployment. The party’s call comes at the back of the latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey which showed the official unemployment rate to have risen to 32.9 percent ( it was previously 31.9 %) which analysts said means that 8.2 million South Africans are unemployed while an additional 3.5 million is regarded as being too discouraged to actively seek employment. Action SA claimed that other than historical patterns, there has been a jobs blood bath in…

Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi has been summoned to explain himself to parliament after issuing a controversial gazette exempting Elon Musk from complying with the country’s Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment laws.  In terms of the gazette, that followed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s visit to the US where he met President Donald Trump and his aides including Musk (now a civil servant in that country) Musk’s Starlink satellite will not have to cede 30 percent shareholding to a local player. Musk has been leading a misinformation campaign against South Africa falsely alleging that among others a white genocide was underway…