Authorities in the Republic of South Africa have begun work on establishing a nationwide early warning system for natural disasters. The government aims to complete the project by the end of 2027, according to Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa. He made the announcement at a G20 ministerial meeting in Cape Town… Continue reading South Africa to Develop Nationwide Early Warning System for Natural Disasters
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National Treasury to Withhold July 2025 Funds for 39 Municipalities Owing Water Boards, Pension Funds, Medical Schemes for Employees
The Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has notified his Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) counterpart, Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa, that his department intends to withhold the July 2025 equitable share allocation from 39 municipalities across the country for violating constitutional provisions in managing their finances. In the letter dated 30 June 2025, obtained by the… Continue reading National Treasury to Withhold July 2025 Funds for 39 Municipalities Owing Water Boards, Pension Funds, Medical Schemes for Employees
PICTURES: The Devastation In The OR Tambo District After Eastern Cape Floods
The OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape was the hardest hit by the floods that swept through it on Monday and Tuesday this week. So far the death toll is standing at 78 and it is expected to rise as emergency services are still combing the district and its neighbor, Amathole. On Friday, 13… Continue reading PICTURES: The Devastation In The OR Tambo District After Eastern Cape Floods
IFP Pleads With Police To Leave No Stone Unturned Following Arrest of Two Suspect For MPs Killings
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has hailed the police for making swift arrests in the gruesome killing of its senior member and Member of Parliament (MP) Khethamabala Petros (KP) Sithole. Sithole, who is originally from Nkandla in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was gunned down in the hostel of Katlehong in Gauteng last week while he was attending… Continue reading IFP Pleads With Police To Leave No Stone Unturned Following Arrest of Two Suspect For MPs Killings
IFP Fighting to Save Ithala Bank, says Shutting Down the Bank would Affect the Poor
The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) has become the latest political party to join the fight to save the historic Ithala Bank from being liquidated by the Prudential Authority (PA), the division of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) that oversees banks in the country. Today, February 24, the party organised a march in central Durban… Continue reading IFP Fighting to Save Ithala Bank, says Shutting Down the Bank would Affect the Poor