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ANC President Cde Cyril Ramaphosa at the Funeral of Cde Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe @KASIBC_NEWS  Programme Director, The Mnganga and Gcabashe families, Members of the ANC National Executive Committee, President of the ANC Women’s League, Cde Sisisi Tolashe, Members of the ANC Women’s League NEC, Leadership of Alliance and Mass Democratic Movement formations, Comrades and Friends, We are gathered here to say farewell to a leader and an activist whose life was defined by love and service.  Today we bid farewell to a mother, a sister, an aunt, a freedom fighter, a comrade. On behalf of the leadership and membership of the African National Congress, we express our deepest condolences and sympathies to her family, friends and comrades. While we were preparing to bid farewell to our comrade, the Deputy President of the ANC Women’s League, we heard the news of the passing of the former president of the Women’s League and a stalwart of our struggle, Ma Getrude Shope. In an African hut, th...

COLOUREDS GENOCIDE CAPE FLATS , WESTERN CAPE @KASIBC_NEWS  The DA has   written   to the South African Police Service's (SAPS) Western Cape Provincial Police Commissioner, Lt. Genl. Thembisile Patekile, to demand a clear timeline and operational plan for the so-called “extraordinary measures” promised by the Minister of Police to combat gang violence on the Cape Flats. The promise was made during a Question-session in the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) last week. In order for the undertaking to garner any credibility, this timeline must include concrete answers on when the Anti-Gang Unit (AGU) will finally have a fixed establishment, a full complement of vehicles and the full complement of resources needed to perform its mandate. This is the bare minimum we can do to capacitate those brave men and women who risk their lives for our safety. The SAPS’s priorities could not be more painful to observe than in its response to two tragic cases of stray bullets. When a bul...

EXECUTIVE MAYOR CONTINUES OVERSIGHT @KASIBC_NEWS  The Executive Mayor, Councillor Lucky Sele, accompanied by the Member of the Mayoral Committee (MMC) for Infrastructure Development Services, Councillor Peter Modise, conducted a two-day oversight visit to the Kenmare Water Pump Station, Factoria Reservoir, Munsieville Reservoir, Dan Pienaar Reservoir, Western Bypass and Rand Water Depot on 23rd May & 24th May 2025.  The visit follows continued water supply interruptions which have severely impacted several residential areas within the municipality. The purpose of the engagement was to assess the root causes of the slow water recovery, monitor current infrastructure performance, and expedite coordination between the municipality and external stakeholders—particularly Rand Water.  On the 23rd of May, the Rand Water outflow was at 530.8 kl/h and made a significant improvement recording of 750 kl/h this morning.  During the oversight, technical reports and observatio...

STARLINK VERSUS BBBEE @KASIBC_NEWS  *Starlink, Equity Equivalents, and the South African Policy Labyrinth* by Stan Itshegetseng Member, Vuyani Mabaxa Branch (Ward 27, Zone 10) | NEC Member, Progressive Professionals Forum (PPF) (Writing in my personal capacity) *What is Starlink?* Starlink is a satellite internet service launched by Elon Musk’s SpaceX. It is built on a constellation of low-Earth orbit satellites that deliver high—speed broadband worldwide, particularly to remote and underserved areas. In technical terms, Starlink bypasses traditional terrestrial infrastructure like fiber optics or mobile towers and instead beams internet from orbit directly to user terminals. In a South African context, this is game-changing: • ⁠It expands internet access to rural schools, clinics, and farming communities; • ⁠Empowers black-owned SMMEs with reliable broadband; • ⁠Accelerates e-health and e-learning services; • ⁠Supports national imperatives under the National Development Plan (NDP)...

DA welcomes draft regulations by Minister Malatsi @KASIBC_NEWS  The DA welcomes the draft regulations released yesterday, 23 May 2025, by Solly Malatsi, Minister of Communications & Digital Technologies, to introduce new mechanisms to broaden internet access to all South Africans. Access to reliable, affordable internet is a key ingredient to economic growth. The Democratic Alliance joined the Government of National Unity to make a difference in the lives of all South Africans. These steps taken by Minister Malatsi are once again proof that the DA doesn't only talk change, we implement it as well. Currently, most South Africans have to travel to metropolitan areas for reliable internet, as latest statistics from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) from 2022 revealed that only 10% of South African households had access to internet, beyond mobile devices, where they live. This acts as a barrier to commerce in areas outside of metropolitan areas. It al...

DHET AND NSFAS ON FUNDING CHALLENGES IN THE UNIVERSITY SECTOR @KASIBC_NEWS  The Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) acknowledge the recent challenges affecting funding within the university sector.  These issues primarily arise from three key areas:  1. Application Discrepancies: Some students from universities who applied during the TVET application cycle have experienced difficulties with their registration status due to errors encountered during the application process.  2. Late Registration Confirmations: Certain students, whose registration statuses were only confirmed after the official registration deadline, are currently facing delays in accessing funding support.  3. Appeals and Budget Constraints: Students whose appeals have been approved are experiencing funding shortfalls due to limited remaining budgets, impacting their ability to cover registration and related costs.  Both DH...

GAUTENG PREMIER LEADS TEAM GAUTENG AT SIDSSA 2025  @KASIBC_NEWS  The Gauteng Provincial Government, led by Premier Panyaza Lesufi, will showcase a bold portfolio of bankable, transformative infrastructure projects at the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium South Africa (SIDSSA 2025) in Cape Town scheduled to take placed from 26-27 May 2025.  As a strategic partner of the Summit, Team Gauteng is participating under the theme: “Delivering Catalytic, Scalable Infrastructure for Inclusive Growth.” Gauteng will use the platform to demonstrate how infrastructure development is central to unlocking economic potential, creating jobs, and enabling the Just Transition, while accelerating the implementation of the Gauteng Infrastructure Masterplan and the South African Economic Reconstruction and Recovery Plan (ERRP).  Strategic Focus at SIDSSA 2025:  • Elevating bankable infrastructure projects to attract private and blended investment.  • Advancing a cl...