EFF leader Julius Malema has accused the DA-led City of Cape Town of failing to provide adequate housing, sanitation and basic services to residents living in informal settlements. Malema made the remarks during the party’s Tshela Thupa rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto on Saturday, as the EFF stepped up its campaign ahead of Wednesday’s Local Government Elections. He challenged the DA’s description of Cape Town as the best-run city in the country, arguing that many informal settlements remain without…
The Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality in Vryburg, North West, has expressed confidence that it is on track to eliminate private water tankering within its jurisdiction through targeted bulk infrastructure upgrades and the procurement of additional water trucks for all its local municipalities. As a Water Services Authority (WSA), the Municipality has purchased eight water trucks, with four local municipalities expected to receive at least two each. Speaking during a special broadcast of the YOU FM News Hour Panel…
A major rescue operation is underway after two members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) fell into an abandoned vertical mine shaft while pursuing suspected illegal miners at the disused CRD Mine in western Johannesburg on Friday morning. In a joint statement, the SANDF and the South African Police Service (SAPS) said the incident occurred at about 6am during Operation Prosper, an ongoing anti-illegal mining operation targeting illegal mining activities across Gauteng. According to the statement, SANDF members…
The Madlanga Commission has turned its attention to whether the investigation that led to the arrest of Crime Intelligence head Dumisani Khumalo and several senior police officers complied with the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Act. Appearing before the Commission on Thursday, Investigating Directorate Against Corruption (IDAC) senior investigator Brian Padayachee was questioned about whether the probe met the requirements of Section 27 of the NPA Act, which governs how matters are referred to the specialised anti-corruption unit. Commissioners heard that…