Author: Silver Sibiya
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said 225 people lost their lives on our roads during the Easter weekend, 64 more lives than we lost last year during the same period. Chikunga said this in Midrand today when she was releasing the statistics on road fatalities during the Easter weekend when many people go on holiday or others go back home in different parts of the country. Chikunga said she was disappointed at the high rate of crashes and fatalities which occurred during Easter. “The total number of fatal crashes this year is 185 resulting in 225 fatalities as opposed to the…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the energy sector remains the foremost priority for his administration while addressing the Fifth South Africa Investment Conference in Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg yesterday. Ramaphosa said the conference affirms local and international investor confidence in the structural reforms the government has been driving to improve the business environment. He said the Energy Action Plan presents a clear path to reduce the severity and frequency of load shedding in the short term and achieve energy security in the long term, adding that he has been implementing wide-ranging reforms in the electricity sector to enable private investment…
The African National Congress (ANC) has refused to divulge details of the meeting of its senior leaders with former President Thabo Mbeki. Mbeki met the officials yesterday following the leaking of his letter criticising the party for using its parliamentary majority to protect President Cyril Ramaphosa whom he believes has a case to answer about his Phala Phala farm scandal. Mbeki, in the scathing 17-page letter to the ANC top brass raised concerns about the manner in which the party dealt with the Phala Phala scandal and made comparisons with Nkandlagate which involved former President Jacob Zuma, who parliamentarians also…
The City of Joburg Mayor Thapelo Amad has cautioned motorists and pedestrians to be responsible on the roads this coming Easter to avoid unnecessary accidents which may lead to fatalities. Amad was speaking during the launch of Public Safety Department City’s Easter Safety Campaign in Woodmead today. He said his aim is to make it possible for the City of Joburg to be a safe space at all times. “Today officers must do their work to make sure that both motorists and pedestrians are safe and everyone reaches their destination in a safe mode,” he said. Ahmad said the officers…
Following his landslide victory on Sunday, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader John Steenhuisen has vowed to use his second term at the helm of the party, fighting to ensure the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) never rises to power. A buoyant Steenhuisen addressed the conference shortly after the results were announced and named the EFF leader Julius Malema as the number one enemy of the DA. “EFF doomsday will make the collapse of Zimbabwe look like a dress rehearsal. That’s why the DA will make it our number one priority to stop the EFF-African National Congress (ANC) coalition from taking over,” he…
The City of Joburg loses up to R4 billion annually to cable theft and vandalism and there had been more than 2 000 incidents of thefts of critical power infrastructure in the last 12 months, according to Joburg’s City Power CEO Tshifularo Mashava. Mashava was speaking during an oversight visit in Naturena, where together with the Member of the Mayoral Committee for Infrastructure Services Jack Sekwaila were overseeing the replacement of underground cables with an overhead line system which makes use of low value aluminium conductors. “R2.9-million has been lost in Eikenhof alone this financial year, which cannot be tolerated.…
Newly appointed Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille said she has told the SA Tourism Board that the proposed English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur FC R1 billion deal must be canned because it is unlawful and irregular. De Lille said after her recent appointment she sought and obtained legal advice regarding the controversial Hotspurs deal that was initiated by the Tourism Board during the tenure of former Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. However, in a letter responding to De Lille’s concerns, Tourism Board Chairperson Thozamile Botha said no transaction took place and therefore, there is ‘no Tottenham transaction to be cancelled…
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) Commander in Chief Julius Malema said in a media briefing today his party has managed to release 230 people who were arrested during their shutdown on Monday. The shutdown led by the Red Berets was meant to put pressure on the government to fix Eskom so it can provide sufficient electricity, ending load shedding and for President Cyril Ramaphosa to step down. Malema said about 150 000 people were part of the march across the country in all towns. Malema said many of those who were arrested were released without going to court. “Of the…
EFF Deputy President Floyd Shivambu said the highly anticipated national shutdown has achieved its purpose of closing down businesses across the country. Police came out in numbers anticipating a showdown with the EFF members everywhere they marched but so far there were no major incidents involving protesters. In an unprecedented move, the police even allowed private security companies to join forces and be part of those said to be protecting members of the public and property. Police Minister Bheki Cele started the day by elling the men and women in blue uniform to arrest whoever breaks the law during the…
Today the election of the new City of Tshwane Mayor expected to take the centre stage at the special council sitting with Cope announced a new PR councillor to replace disgraced former Mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela. Makwarela resigned last week Friday after Gauteng High Court in Pretoria said his insolvency rehabilitation certificate was fake. He also quit as a Cope PR Councillor. In a statement today the Gauteng Provincial Chairperson Thomas Mofokeng said another Congress of the People (Cope) member Justice Thabang was found to have two ID’s and a criminal record. “Gauteng Province undertook a process to evaluate all…