City of Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has dismissed suggestions that the handover of 48 Breaking New Ground (BNG), formerly RDP, houses at Dube Hostel in Soweto is part of the ANC’s election campaign ahead of next week’s local government elections. Morero was speaking to the media alongside the MMC for Human Settlements, Mlungisi Mabaso, during the official handover of the housing units on Thursday. The mayor insisted that the allocation was taking place at the appropriate time, saying the City…
Former North West Education MEC Viola Motsumi has been formally elected as the Speaker of the North West Provincial Legislature. Motsumi becomes the eighth person to hold the position and, notably, the first former Deputy Speaker to ascend to the role. During Tuesday’s vote in Mahikeng, Motsumi secured 25 votes, defeating EFF candidate Matshidiso Botswe. In her maiden speech, Motsumi pledged to prioritise the interests of the people above political considerations, in line with constitutional values. “Oversight is not hostility.…
The Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services has welcomed the Department of Correctional Services’ investigations into alleged violations of inmates’ dignity and security breaches at the Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre in Pretoria and the Goodwood Correctional Centre near Cape Town. The investigations follow allegations that inmates at Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Centre are being forced to pay R240 for access to a bunk bed, while those unable to pay are allegedly left sleeping on concrete floors in overcrowded and unsanitary…
Suspected members of the so-called Big Five cartel may have been involved in unlawful activities, among other alleged crimes. Evidence presented before the Madlanga Commission shows that the late taxi boss Mswazi Msibi and businessmen Steve Motsomi, Ignatius Mthakathi and Katiso Molefe may have been involved in the unlawful sourcing and sale of signal jammers and grabbers — devices the commission believes may not be intended for civilian use. In the absence of a witness, Evidence Leader Mathew Chasckolson used…