Judge Tintswalo Annah Nana Makhubele has been accused of gross misconduct by activist group #UniteBehind. Photo: Masego Mafata The four-day hearing by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal on complaints by activist group #UniteBehind against Judge Tintswalo Annah Nana Makhubele started today. A judge in the Gauteng Division of the High Court, Makhubele is accused of gross misconduct … [Read more...] about Former PRASA chair should not have accepted the job, tribunal told
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Public Works employees sleep outside post office for a week waiting to be paid
Employees of the Extended Public Works Programme have been sleeping outside Komani Post Office in the Eastern Cape for days, waiting to be paid by the Postbank. Photos: Mkhuseli Sizani Employees of the Extended Public Works Programme from Chris Hani in the Eastern Cape have been sleeping outside the post office in Komani waiting to be paid. Some said they had been there for a … [Read more...] about Public Works employees sleep outside post office for a week waiting to be paid
Maggots have taken over the toilets in this neglected small town in Makana
Maggots cover the toilet seat of this pit latrine because the Makana municipality has not sent the truck to homes in Riebeek East to clean them for weeks. Photo: Loyiso Dyongman Residents of Riebeek East under the Makana Municipality say the government is neglecting them. Most of the pit latrines, built during apartheid, are not cleaned regularly. Most families are forced to … [Read more...] about Maggots have taken over the toilets in this neglected small town in Makana
Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town
Up to 30-million litres of essentially raw sewage are pumped out to sea every day via a 1,7km pipe off the Green Point promenade. Photo: Steve Kretzmann The City of Cape Town’s permits to discharge sewage at three marine outfalls, two of them in Marine Protected Areas, have just been renewed. At the moment the sewage is passed through a small sieve but not treated. However the … [Read more...] about Plans to stop raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Cape Town
Taxi protests: We cannot bypass tender processes, MEC tells bosses
Many learners from Mfuleni and surrounding areas were prevented from going to school last week by taxi operators who are demanding they be given a contract with the provincial education department. Photos: Masixole Feni Thousands of learners in Mfuleni, Khayelitsha and surrounding communities returned to school on Monday morning following a week-long protest by taxi operators … [Read more...] about Taxi protests: We cannot bypass tender processes, MEC tells bosses
