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Accidental deaths: Products readily available in local shops are bought to deal with problems such as rats. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)
21 DAY REGISTRATION

Deadline to register spaza shops is 17 December

Businesses that miss the registration window will be closed down

  • Aarti Bhana
2 min read
ABSA

DHL GradStar Awards 2023 – Top100

The ceremony was a momentous occasion to honour these students and celebrate their accomplishments

  • Partner Content
2 min read
Public servants should forget about wanting to “serve as both administrators and political bearers at the same time”, said PSC commissioner Anele Gxoyiya. File photo
ANELE GXOYIYA

Government owes its suppliers more than R3-billion, public service quarterly report reveals

Late or non-payment by departments demonstrates little care for small businesses – says PSC commissioner

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
In an exchange of court papers leading up to the hearing on Thursday, the DA blames the ANC and EFF for the mess and the provincial government blames the DA and EFF.
ANC

Coalition politics and law: The fight over Tshwane

With coalition politics on the rise, particularly in local government, this kind of court case is likely to become more common

  • Franny Rabkin
4 min read
“Our results show that, of the major cities, Ekurhuleni (Municipality) is doing well and Johannesburg has marginally improved in many service areas,” said Dr Moore.
GAUTENG

Gauteng quality of life increases despite deepening inequality

The Quality of Life Survey measures both objective circumstances and subjective opinions of respondents

  • Jacques Coetzee
4 min read
A holey matrimony: Kagiso Lediga
DAVID MAKHURA

Treasury budget chief Michael Sachs to join Gauteng government

Premier David Makhura has requested Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba to facilitate the lateral transfer of Sachs to the Gauteng provincial government.

  • Lizeka Tandwa
1 min read
Gauteng finance MEC Barbara Creecy.
BARBARA CREECY

Gauteng budget cuts costs but not to vital services – and atones for Esidimeni deaths

Education, health and social development will take up the bulk of Gauteng’s R108.6-billion budget for the 2017-2018 financial year.

  • Dineo Bendile
  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Discovery Bank and FlySafair announced improvements that enable consumers to book flights using a banking app and pay for flight extras through Whatsapp.
DAVID MAKHURA

Fixing, not ruling, on Makhura’s mind

As long as the ‘plight of ordinary people’ overrides politics, the premier says he’s happy.

  • Dineo Bendile
  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
According to Mariette Liefferink
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Revised tolls still a tax for motorists

The Gauteng provincial government has welcomed Cabinet’s approval of toll tariffs for the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project.

  • Ahmed areff
1 min read
CABINET RESHUFFLE

Much arm twisting over Gauteng cabinet

The Gauteng ANC is facing the kind of organisational paralysis last seen in the late 1990s.

  • Matuma Letsoala
  • Mandy Rossouw
3 min read
FIROZ CACHALIA

Motorsport SA ‘understands’ contract canning

Motorsport SA (MSA) says it understands the Gauteng government’s decision to cancel its international contracts with the sport beyond 2010.

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read
BRIAN HLONGWA

Gauteng fights on against expensive tender

Controversial consultancy firm 3P will not be returning to work for Gauteng’s health department – despite winning its court case against the province.

  • Adriaan Basson
2 min read
CLEO MOSANA

Displaced ‘not govt’s responsibility’

The Gauteng government confirmed that the temporary shelters established for the fugitives in the province areas are to be closed this Friday.

  • Monako Dibetle
3 min read
BARBA GAOGANEDIWE

Chiefs’ R1-billion stadium crisis

Five years after its developers announced that the construction of the Kaizer Chiefs Stadium would be complete by this year, not a brick has been laid. Construction work on the…

  • Lucky Sindane
5 min read
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Student protest ends classes in Tshwane

Classes at all the Tshwane University of Technology’s campuses were suspended amid student protests on Tuesday, authorities said. ”The decision was taken due to the prevailing…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
ASHLEY CALLIE

Power is a priority in Gauteng

Saving electricity and promoting energy efficiency must be a top priority in 2008, Gauteng Premier Mbhazima Shilowa said in his State of the Province address on Monday. "The…

  • Staff Reporter
7 min read
DAVID QUAIL

DA warns of looming Gauteng classroom shortage

Gauteng faces huge classroom shortages and the government does not have the resources to cope, the Democratic Alliance (DA) said on Tuesday. DA spokesperson David Quail said that…

  • Staff Reporter
1 min read