Municipal offices in Brits, North West, have been inaccessible since Monday as community protests brought services at the Madibeng Local Municipality to a complete standstill. The demonstrations follow reports of a collapsing service delivery system at the municipality over the past few weeks. Speaking on YOU FM Newshour, the council’s ANC single whip, Peter Padi, confirmed that residents blocked entrances and exits in response to the alleged unilateral decision of then Municipal Manager Quiet Kgatla to halt water provision via…

Mbuyiseli Madlanga, chairperson of the Madlanga Commission, has warned the lawyer for businessman Sulieman Carrim to “tow the line” or face consequences after a heated exchange during proceedings. The warning came after Carrim’s attorney, Rafik Bhana, suggested that Madlanga had prejudged a postponement application his client intended to bring. After reprimanding Bhana for the remark, Madlanga demanded an apology — but rejected the one that followed. “It seems then that you’ve prejudged an application,” Bhana said, prompting a stern response…

The North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi, is adamant that the 7th administration is on course to turn the tide and bring development to the province. He was responding to the State of the Province Address (SOPA) debate at the Provincial Legislature on Tuesday in Mahikeng. Mokgosi began his address by acknowledging some of the government’s shortcomings and the service delivery challenges faced by residents across the province. These include, but are not limited to, water provision, electricity supply, infrastructure challenges,…