Loyiso Sidimba

Multimedia Journalist, Politics

Joburg residents to receive waste collection this weekend as Pikitup ends work stoppage

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Johannesburg waste management will resume this weekend as Pikitup launches an urgent recovery plan after a two-day strike. Workers at all 12 depots had downed tools ...

Public Protector orders recovery of ANC councillor's dual government salaries

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Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has ordered the Limpopo Department of Health to recover funds from ANC councillor Mothibe Rhodes Msiza, who for years drew dual ...

Public Protector finds ex-Free State premier misused state resources in ANC campaign

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Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has ruled that former Free State premier Sisi Ntombela improperly used state resources when she allocated an RDP house to the wrong ...

SA government rejects tit-for-tat approach to Trump's steep trade tariffs

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Trade Minister Parks Tau has revealed South Africa's strategic response to Donald Trump's 31% tariffs, rejecting a retaliatory approach in favour of export diversification ...

After DA defection: ANC strategically deploys regional chair to lead Cape Town caucus

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The ANC has responded decisively to last month's defection of its Cape Town caucus leader by appointing influential Dullah Omar regional chairperson Ndithini Tyhido ...

SA government rejects tit-for-tat approach to Trump's steep trade tariffs

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Trade Minister Parks Tau has revealed South Africa's strategic response to Donald Trump's 31% tariffs, rejecting a retaliatory approach in favour of export diversification ...

Patriotic Alliance unseats DA in crucial Joburg ward by-election

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PA leader Gayton McKenzie declared his party 'the fastest growing in South Africa' as they prepare to contest upcoming Northern Cape by-elections with new momentum. ...

48-hour rapid response: Government's new strategy against building hijackers

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The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure is launching an unprecedented strategy to reclaim over 1,600 hijacked and abandoned government buildings across ...

Pretoria government buildings breach safety laws, putting thousands of workers at risk

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Government departments in Tshwane are violating occupational health and safety regulations by forcing over 1 000 staff to work in hazardous conditions. Multiple ...

Pretoria government buildings breach safety laws, putting thousands of workers at risk

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Government departments in Tshwane are violating occupational health and safety regulations by forcing over 1 000 staff to work in hazardous conditions. Multiple ...

Five Fort Hare students must face trial for brutal campus murder, rules Bhisho court

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Five University of Fort Hare students accused of fatally assaulting a fellow student over alleged theft of sneakers and a laptop must stand trial for murder, the ...

Patriotic Alliance unseats DA in crucial Joburg ward by-election

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In a significant political shift, the Patriotic Alliance has unseated the DA in Johannesburg's Ward 82 with a commanding 41. 7% of votes, while the DA maintained ...

Five Fort Hare students must face trial for brutal campus murder, rules Bhisho court

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Five University of Fort Hare students accused of fatally assaulting a fellow student over alleged theft of sneakers and a laptop must stand trial for murder, the ...

Msimanga warns of factional battles in Ramaphosa's Joburg intervention plan

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DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga has raised red flags about President Ramaphosa's Johannesburg rescue initiative, questioning both its constitutional validity and ...

Cash-strapped Joburg to increase Metrobus and Rea Vaya fares by up to 5%

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Struggling with budget constraints, the City of Johannesburg will implement fare increases for Metrobus (4. 6%) and Rea Vaya (5%) services from July, while dramatically ...

Court battle over Gauteng's R9bn school feeding scheme

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mnothowethu Trading Enterprise has launched a legal challenge against the Gauteng Department of Education over its R9 billion school nutrition programme tender, ...

Court battle over Gauteng's R9bn school feeding scheme

Loyiso Sidimba|Published

mnothowethu Trading Enterprise has launched a legal challenge against the Gauteng Department of Education over its R9 billion school nutrition programme tender, ...

Cash-strapped Joburg to increase Metrobus and Rea Vaya fares by up to 5%

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Struggling with budget constraints, the City of Johannesburg will implement fare increases for Metrobus (4. 6%) and Rea Vaya (5%) services from July, while dramatically ...

Battle for transparency: DA takes Lesufi to Information Regulator over secret reports

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The Information Regulator has launched an investigation into Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's refusal to release 177 forensic reports on alleged corruption worth ...

Court orders Gauteng health officials to clear 3 000-patient cancer treatment backlog

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A landmark High Court judgment has declared Gauteng's failure to provide cancer treatment to approximately 3 000 patients 'unlawful and unconstitutional. ' Health ...

State capture clean-up: SIU to probe Gupta connections in Alexkor, Eskom, and other state entities

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President Ramaphosa has signed proclamations enabling the SIU to investigate alleged corruption in multiple state institutions. The probe will examine Gupta-linked ...

Battle for transparency: DA takes Lesufi to Information Regulator over secret reports

Loyiso Sidimba|Published

The Information Regulator has launched an investigation into Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi's refusal to release 177 forensic reports on alleged corruption worth ...

Marriage Bill sparks debate: should South Africa raise consent age to 21?

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The National Assembly's portfolio committee is urging patience as heated debates emerge over South Africa's Marriage Bill, with Eastern Cape residents pushing to ...

80-year-old murderer denied bail in R7. 1m Eskom electricity theft and illegal distribution scheme

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A South African court has denied bail to Johannes Moolman, an 80-year-old farmer with multiple murder convictions who allegedly stole R7. 1 million in electricity ...

Starlink yet to apply for SA operating license despite Elon Musk's B-BBEE claims

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Elon Musk has claimed that South Africa's Black Economic Empowerment laws are preventing Starlink from operating in the country, but regulatory authorities confirm ...