POLICE PREVENTING CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES IN SOWETO @KASIBCNEWS The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety commends the outstanding efforts of the Gauteng Police for their swift and decisive action in preventing two separate criminal activities in Soweto on Tuesday, this week, demonstrating a firm commitment to combating crime in the Province. In the first incident, Police successfully intercepted a group of armed suspects who were intending on committing a cash in transit robbery.  Two suspects were shot and killing during the confrontation disrupting the planned heist. In an unrelated incident, Police confronted another group of criminals intending to rob two courier vehicles in Soweto.  The quick response from law enforcement led to the shooting and killing of four suspects who were allegedly involved in a plan to rob two courier vehicles in Soweto. The Committee is convinced that these decisive interventions demonstrate the Police’s unwavering...

TSHWANE DISTRICT HOSPITAL DIGITAL UPGRADE @KASIBCNEWS  Gauteng MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, today unveiled a state-of-the-art Health Technology Centre at Tshwane District Hospital, anchored by three high-performing digital X-ray machines that are already changing how patients experience care. The unveiling was followed by the official launch of the “I Serve With a Smile” campaign, a provincial initiative aimed at improving the patient experience through kindness, empathy, and professional service by healthcare workers.  Speaking at the event, MEC Nkomo-Ralehoko said the department’s investment in technology and people must always go hand in hand. “These X-ray machines are more than just equipment they represent our commitment to deliver quicker, safer, and more accurate diagnoses. But the real power lies in how we use them, with care, pride, and a smile,” she said.  The hospital now boasts three new machines, a Digital Ceiling Suspension Radspeed P...

NATIONAL WATER AND SANITATION INDABA @KASIBCNEWS *CLOSING REMARKS BY DEPUTY PRESIDENT SHIPOKOSA PAULUS MASHATILE, CHAIRPERSON OF THE WATER TASK TEAM, DURING THE NATIONAL WATER AND SANITATION INDABA, GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE, MIDRAND, GAUTENG PROVINCE* *28 MARCH 2025* Programme Director, Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr David Mahlobo; Premier of the Host Province of Gauteng, Mr Panyaza Lesufi; Minister of Water and Sanitation, Ms Pemmy Majodina; Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation, Mr Isaac Sello Seitlholo; Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Mr Velenkosini Hlabisa; President of the South African Local Government Association, Cllr. Bheki Stofile; Representatives of the various Water Boards, Management Agencies and the Trans-Caledon Tunnel Authority; Representatives of the Water Research Commission; Representatives from Academia and the Research sector; Local Government Representatives; Representatives of civil society organisations; Government ...

  RESTORE LOCAL GOVERNMENT, DELIVER SERVICES @KASIBCNEWS The African National Congress (ANC) reaffirms its unwavering commitment to turning around the state of local government and fast-tracking the delivery of basic services, particularly access to water and sanitation. As the governing party, we do not take for granted the trust of the people — trust that is earned through decisive action, political accountability, and the restoration of functional municipalities that place service delivery at the centre of governance.  The NEC Local Government Intervention Task Team has intensified its oversight, ensuring that priority municipalities receive urgent and targeted support. This is not a symbolic exercise—it is a structured and results-driven intervention designed to confront governance failures, deteriorating infrastructure, and service delivery shortcomings with urgency and resolve.  Manifesto in Motion:  Delivering the Commitments of 2024 Our 2024 Election Manifest...

DRC PEACE TALKS @KASIBCNEWS The African National Congress (ANC) welcomes the appointment of former President Kgalema Motlanthe to the panel of facilitators for peace talks in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). His inclusion, alongside distinguished African leaders such as former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo and former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, underscores the continent’s commitment to finding African solutions to African challenges.  The ANC commends the efforts of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) in advancing a comprehensive approach—spanning immediate, medium, and long-term measures—to achieve lasting peace in the DRC.  We further acknowledge the leadership of President Cyril Ramaphosa, who represented South Africa in the critical discussions led by SADC Chairperson, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, and his EAC counterpart, President William Ruto.  The ANC urges all parties to the conflict to...

  SMALL NYANA QUESTIONS @KASIBCNEWS The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes with serious concern the latest report by Parliament on the status of outstanding replies to question by Ministers. This report details the number of questions not replied to by Ministers within the prescribed 10day period as set by the Rules of Parliament.  As per the provisions of Rule 145 (5) of the Rules of the National Assembly, Ministers are obliged to reply to questions submitted by Members of Parliament for written reply within 10 days of the publication of such questions.  The rule also permits Ministers to request extension of this period to the Speaker, if for some reason they are not able to abide by the rule. The recent report released by Parliament indicates that of the 783 questions submitted, whose replies were due on the 20th of March 2025, about 222 questions have no replies submitted by Ministers. It is clear then that some Ministers have no regard for the oversight role play...

 LAND EXPROPRIATION WITHOUT COMPENSATION @KASIBCNEWS Today, we gather here in the historic township of Sharpeville, a place that carries the blood of our ancestors, the pain of our past, and the resilience of our struggle. We do not come here to commemorate a so-called "Human Rights Day," but to remember and honour the sacrifice of those who fell on March 21, 1960, at the hands of a murderous apartheid regime.  We call it Sharpeville Massacre Day because it is a day of struggle and sacrifice, and not a day where opportunists and racist should be allowed to hijack this day to claim that it represents their Human Rights which have been violated. We call it Sharpeville Massacre Day, because to call it anything else is to undermine the memory of those who gave their lives in the struggle against white domination, and it will allow history to be distorted.  It was on this day that thousands of Black South Africans took to the streets in defiance of the oppressive pass laws i...