Author: Kgaogelo Magolego
Authorities in Gauteng have introduced a new cutting-edge online system to speed up the processing and issuing of public transport operating licences. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi, joined by MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, MMC for Roads and Transport Councillor Tlangi Magale and senior officials from the department, officially launched the Gauteng Public Transport Regulatory Information System (GPTRIS) in Pretoria on Tuesday, 6 October 2026. The launch marks the beginning of what the provincial government believes will be a new era in public transport regulation, making it easier for people operating public transport businesses to comply with licensing requirements.…
The City of Tshwane has finally cleared a high-rise building belonging to controversial Nigerian developer George Asaba in Pretoria West. The move follows a protracted legal battle which this week culminated in a court order allowing the municipality to clear the building through the eviction of its tenants and demolish the structure. On Tuesday, a large team of city officials, Tshwane Metro Police Department officers, civil personnel and construction workers descended on the building, led by Mayoral Committee Member responsible for Corporate and Shared Services, Flora Monama, to evict the tenants. After emptying the building, the team ripped out the…
The City of Tshwane has denied claims by the DA that Wonderboom Airport in Pretoria has been left vulnerable because of the failure to appoint a new security company after the previous contract expired. Tshwane Mayor Nasiphi Moya also suggested that the opposition may have a vested interest in the expired contract. The previous contract was marred by controversy, while Moya cited concerns about possible corruption in the current tender process as the reason for the delay. “With so many strategic assets, they just worry about the airport. I wonder why. Anyway, the contract that we’re talking about has been…
The City of Tshwane has vowed to spare no effort in building capacity within its emergency services unit, including the fire department. Mayor Nasiphi Moya today honoured emergency personnel who displayed heroism during recent disasters. Before being ousted, the city’s DA-led coalition government had been pushing for the privatisation of the fire department. Moya, however, remains adamant that none of the city’s essential services will be outsourced. Moya also criticised her predecessor, suggesting he had an ulterior motive when he pushed for the privatisation of the then-under-resourced fire department. “Somebody said your work should be given to the private sector…
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has accused the City of Tshwane of jeopardising safety at Wonderboom Airport by allowing security contracts to expire. Dana Wannenburg, the DA Chief Whip in Tshwane, said, without providing details, that the airport is particularly vulnerable, claiming that he had personally driven in and out of the facility without being noticed. “The City of Tshwane has allowed security contracts to expire at a time when one of its most strategically important and valuable facilities appears dangerously exposed. “I personally drove into and out of Wonderboom Airport and was shocked by the apparent lack of effective access…
The newly formed Security Personnel Party of South Africa (SPPSA) has questioned the United States government’s silence on rising cases of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in South Africa, following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s declaration of an emergency in response to the crisis. The party said GBVF had reached crisis levels in South Africa, with at least a dozen women’s bodies discovered in recent weeks, mostly in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. SPPSA argued that if the US were genuinely concerned about the wellbeing of South Africans, it would speak out against the ongoing killings of women, particularly black women, as well as other…
A woman on death row in Tennessee remains in a critical condition, unconscious and on a ventilator in hospital following a botched execution attempt earlier this week. The 50-year-old inmate, identified in reports as Christa Pike, was rushed to a Nashville hospital on Wednesday night after a failed attempt to execute her by lethal injection. Officers at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville, Tennessee, allegedly administered a second dose of the lethal drug pentobarbital after the first injection reportedly left her gasping for air while still conscious and apparently in pain, according to a witness account. Pike had spent…
Work is underway to consolidate South Africa’s emergency telephone numbers into a single number as part of broader efforts to ensure a speedy response to incidents. Currently, crimes and other emergencies can be reported via 10111 or 112 when using a mobile phone. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has expressed the government’s intention to establish a single point of contact for reporting emergencies. She addressed the media in Johannesburg alongside Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi on the province’s response to the rising number of incidents of gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF). Ntshavheni expressed satisfaction with the reliability of the existing…
Authorities in Gauteng have undertaken to move swiftly in efforts to curb incidents of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) in the province. The provincial government has agreed on a range of measures to be implemented immediately. Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi briefed the media alongside other senior officials, including Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Deputy Minister of Police Polly Boshielo and provincial police commissioner Lieutenant-General Tommy Mthombeni. The briefing followed a high-level intergovernmental meeting prompted by President Cyril Ramaphosa’s national address on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide this week, in which he instructed state institutions to put urgent measures in place…
The taxi industry is, for the first time, set to benefit from the public transport subsidy. Transport Minister Barbara Creecy made the announcement during a National Press Club appearance in Midrand, adding that the move is part of a bigger plan to make public transport safer and more affordable. Subsidisation of the taxi industry has been on the table for years, and Creecy believes it will happen this time around. “We want to set up transport operating companies together with the taxi industry, and we are going to pilot this new approach, one in each province. Of course, part of…