Author: Silver Sibiya
Economic Freedom Fighter (EFF) leader Julius Malema says former President Jacob Zuma is welcome to join the party while speaking to the media in Khutsong on Friday where the party held its celebration with children at the Zanele Mtshali Disabilities Home near Carletonville as part of its 10th birthday bash. The party donated R100 000 to the home and it will hold national celebrations at the FNB Stadium, Nasrec on 29 July. Malema’s call comes after Zuma’s ally Mzwanele Manyi who is also the spokesperson for the Jacob Zuma Foundation left his party the African Transformation Movement (ATM) and joined…
Fleurhof and Florida residents in Joburg joined hands and protested over poor policing, unscheduled power cuts and the removal of illegal miners while blocking roads between the two suburbs amid a strong police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department (JMPD) presence. Community leader Lori Richards said their issues of a lack of service delivery led them to streets to protest citing raw sewage on the streets and blackouts that go on for days as some of the reasons why they are on the streets.. “If you are sick, how do you get help because we don’t even have a clinic in…
On Monday a fight broke out at Ruabohlale Junior High School in Soshanguve where a learner was arrested for allegedly stabbing a visitor to the school multiple times. It was reported on Tuesday afternoon that a 16-year-old stabbed his 17-year-old Aha Thuto Secondary School classmate in Orange Farm. According to police the learner was stabbed in the thigh and was rushed to Stretford Clinic for medical attention but unfortunately later succumbed to his wound. Acting Sedibeng District Commissioner Brigadier Mbangwa Nkhwashu said they received a report of a stabbing at Aha – Thuto Secondary school. “It is alleged that the…
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi says his Cleaning and Greening Expanded Public Works Programme is necessitated by the need to curb the high unemployment rate and the need to keep the province clean. Lesufi launched his initiative at Dobsonville Stadium today in front of thousands of the new recruits and a continuation of the crime prevention programme where thousands of wardens were hired last month. Lesufi said the 6 000 recruits will intensify the government’s efforts to keep Gauteng clean and green whilst addressing youth unemployment. He said the recruits were selected from 26 priority townships, informal settlements and hostels across…
The Chinese Consulate hosted South African diplomats on Friday to mark 25 years of bilateral relations between the two countries. China is South Africa’s largest global trading partner and we are also China’s number one trading partner in Africa. The bilateral trade between the two countries grew from less than R1 billion in 1998 to R544 billion in 2021 in what the Chinese Consul-General in Joburg Tang Zhongdong described as the past two decades of success. “Chinese presidents have paid five visits to South Africa while South African presidents have paid six visits to China under the guidance of President…
Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says South Africa received 152% increase in tourists last year. She was speaking during the official opening of the 44th Africa’s Travel Indaba at Durban’s ICC on Tuesday where she said it’s encouraging that the majority of those 5.8 million tourists came from the continent. “Africa’s tourism sector is open and thriving, offering various products and experiences catering to travellers’ needs and preferences. “We have seen encouraging growth in our tourist arrival numbers between January and December 2022 where it reached nearly 5.8million with over 4 million of those arrivals from African countries. This represents…
Tourism Deputy Minister Fish Mahlalela says the department will invest R300 million in tourism, in the next financial year. Mahlalela was speaking in Durban on Monday ahead of Tuesday’s Africa Travel Indaba and said the investment is necessary to grow the industry. “I’m pleased to announce that the Department of Tourism in the country is planning to spend almost R300 million in the next financial year, developing the enterprise and transforming the tourism sector,” he said. Some of the money will also go to women owned Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME)’s. “As part of our transforming agenda we have…
Newly elected Joburg Mayor, Kabelo Gwamanda’s tenure could be short-lived as social media is ablaze with accusations of impropriety against the Al-Jamah-ah candidate following damning allegations that he may have scammed members of the public. Gwamada became Mayor on Friday May 5 after getting 139 votes beating the DA’s hopeful Dr Mpho Phaalatse who got 68 votes against ActionSA’s Mfunzi Ngobeni’s 59. This follows the resignation of fellow party members Thapelo Amad amid pressure within the coalition government at the Metro. Gwamanda was backed by ANC-EFF partnership and the collaboration includes Cope, AIC, ATM, PA and Good Party. In his…
Soweto residents took their complaints to Human Settlements Minister Mmaloko Kubayi’s imbizo in Rockville, where some of them, mostly the elderly and women, said they have been waiting for houses for almost 30 years. Scores descended on the local cricket stadium in Rockville, many carrying personal documents and enquiring about the status of their applications. Some of the residents have been on the waiting list for houses since 1996 like Lucas Mthembu who said he was shocked that people who applied for houses recently and some foreign nationals are occupying the houses. “How can I not received the house but…
Gauteng MEC for Cooperative Governance, Mzi Khumalo, has expressed concerns about instabilities in major Metros and municipalities across the province. Khumalo was speaking at the Joburg City Council in Braamfontein, where a new mayor was set to be elected. There have been numerous mayoral changes in recent months in different municipalities in the province since the year started. The power struggle has been between ANC and DA where the two biggest parties fight to hold on to major metros such as Tshwane, Joburg and Ekurhuleni. First to go was the DA’s Joburg Mpho Phalatse in January and replaced by Al…