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Gauteng Government engages with public transport operators to bring stability in Soweto

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MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA Gauteng Government engages with public transport operators to bring stability in Soweto  Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, today met with all public transport operators in Soweto as part of efforts to find lasting solutions to issues affecting the sector. Stakeholders included local taxi associations, e-hailing service operators and law-enforcement officials where she strongly condemned the violent incident that took place.  This comes in a wake of resurging violence that claimed one person and left two others injured near the Maponya Mall in Soweto on Wednesday night.  The meeting resolved to, amongst other things:  1. That law-enforcement agencies will prioritize this investigation and bring those involved to book.  2. All public transport operators must be allowed access operate inside the mall.  3. That the mall will remain operational to protect jobs.  4. That ...

THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE STATE OF READINESS FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION

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MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA THE NATIONAL DIALOGUE ON THE STATE OF READINESS FOR THE FIRST NATIONAL CONVENTION Deputy President Paul Mashatile this week convened the National Dialogue Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to receive a report on the state of readiness ahead of the first National Convention set to take place at UNISA’s Muckleneuk Campus in Pretoria from the 15th to 16th of August 2025. The Deputy President chairs the IMC, which comprises Government Departments to coordinate the Government’s contribution towards the National Convention and the National Dialogue.  The IMC has been tirelessly mobilising resources for the convention and overseeing expenditures. The report, which was presented by the Chairperson of the Convention Organising Committee, Mr Boichoko Ditlhake, and NEDLAC Executive Director, Mr Makhukhu Mampuru, provided a comprehensive update on the work done and assured the Deputy President that all is on track for the two-day con...