ActionSA has signalled that a coalition agreement with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Johannesburg remains possible, but the party is standing firm against Helen Zille becoming the city’s next mayor. In a proposed compromise, ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has offered to withdraw his own mayoral ambitions if Zille also steps aside, paving the way for the DA to nominate another candidate. The proposal was contained in a letter Mashaba addressed to DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis as negotiations over the city’s…
In a candid briefing to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts (SCOPA), the interim board of the Road Accident Fund (RAF) has unveiled a deeply troubled organization plagued by inefficiency, financial instability, and a pervasive “climate of fear” among staff. Interim Board Chairperson Kenneth Brown did not hold back during Tuesday’s inquiry into maladministration at the fund, emphasising that the RAF’s outdated paper-based claims system is not only obsolete but particularly inhumane in handling death-related cases. With the board’s six-month…
Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero has dismissed claims that a transformer explosion led to the partial collapse of a building in New Doornfontein on Monday, saying authorities are still awaiting the outcome of a full investigation. Morero was briefing the media during an inspection of the affected site on Tuesday, following reports that an explosion caused structural damage to a building that had been converted from a warehouse into flats, reportedly used as student accommodation. “The investigation will determine the cause…
Convicted rapist and murderer Thabo Bester has approached the Johannesburg High Court to challenge his transfer from Kgosi Mampuru II Correctional Facility in Pretoria to the eBongweni Super Maximum Correctional Facility in Kokstad, KwaZulu-Natal. In his court application, Bester is seeking an order declaring the transfer unlawful, invalid and unconstitutional. He argues that the Department of Correctional Services acted outside its legal powers by moving him to the super maximum facility. Bester is the second high-profile accused to be transferred…