ACDP Ekurhuleni Councillor Palesa Yates says roads and facilities named after struggle heroes must be properly maintained to honour their memory. She says Atlas Road, renamed after Freedom fighter Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu in 2021, has unreliable traffic lights in Kempton Park causing daily delays for motorists and airport traffic. Yates is calling on the City to urgently attend to the infrastructure to show respect to those commemorated. We spoke to ACDP Ekurhuleni Councillor Palesa Yates 

ACDP Ekurhuleni Councillor Palesa Yates says roads and facilities named after struggle heroes must be properly maintained to honour their memory. She says Atlas Road, renamed after Freedom fighter Solomon Jefferson Mahlangu in 2021, has unreliable traffic lights in Kempton Park causing daily delays for motorists and airport traffic. Yates is calling on the City to urgently attend to the infrastructure to show respect to those commemorated. We spoke to ACDP Ekurhuleni Councillor Palesa Yates&nbsp;

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ACDP Ekurhuleni Councillor Palesa Yates says roads and facilities named after struggle heroes must be properly maintained to honour their memory 

The arrest of Stefan Joel Govindraju was described as another breakthrough in the SIU's wider investigation into corruption at the Tembisa Hospital. Govindraju was granted bail of R200-thousand by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, east of Johannesburg. He faces charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and contravening the PFMA relating to 635-million of the Two-billion Rand investigation. The Hawks allege that the procurement system at Tembisa Hospital was manipulated to bypass formal tender processes. Culvin Mabasa has more

The arrest of Stefan Joel Govindraju was described as another breakthrough in the SIU's wider investigation into corruption at the Tembisa Hospital. Govindraju was granted bail of R200-thousand by the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court, east of Johannesburg. He faces charges of fraud, corruption, money laundering and contravening the PFMA relating to 635-million of the Two-billion Rand investigation. The Hawks allege that the procurement system at Tembisa Hospital was manipulated to bypass formal tender processes. Culvin Mabasa has more

Tembisa hospital corruption on the spotlight again 

Civic organizations and residents at Niani, near the Limpopo River in Limpopo, have called on government to deploy more resources and law enforcement personnel to intensify the fight against cross border crime. Police have on separate occasions, intercepted several stolen and hijacked vehicles, being smuggled across the river into Zimbabwe. While commending police for their efforts in fighting border crime community members say a lot needs to be done to eradicate vehicle smuggling and other criminal activities. Baatseba Mabowa reports..

Civic organizations and residents at Niani, near the Limpopo River in Limpopo, have called on government to deploy more resources and law enforcement personnel to intensify the fight against cross border crime. Police have on separate occasions, intercepted several stolen and hijacked vehicles, being smuggled across the river into Zimbabwe. While commending police for their efforts in fighting border crime community members say a lot needs to be done to eradicate vehicle smuggling and other criminal activities. Baatseba Mabowa reports..

Limpopo residents concerned about cross border crime 

The DA says it is ready to contest all 112 wards in the eThekwini Municipality in the November4  local government elections. The party announced its ward candidates in Durban yesterday (Monday 31  August) as it outlined its preparations for the elections. DA KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson, Dean McPherson, says 65 percent of the party's ward candidates are new councillors, while 35 percent are returning councillors. McPherson says all candidates have undergone rigorous assessments to ensure they understand the challenges facing communities and are prepared to address issues affecting residents. Khalesakhe Mbhense reports.

The DA says it is ready to contest all 112 wards in the eThekwini Municipality in the November4 &nbsp;local government elections. The party announced its ward candidates in Durban yesterday (Monday 31 &nbsp;August) as it outlined its preparations for the elections. DA KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson, Dean McPherson, says 65 percent of the party's ward candidates are new councillors, while 35 percent are returning councillors. McPherson says all candidates have undergone rigorous assessments to ensure they understand the challenges facing communities and are prepared to address issues affecting residents. Khalesakhe Mbhense reports.

ACDP Ekurhuleni Councillor Palesa Yates says roads and facilities named after struggle heroes must be properly maintained to honour their memory

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