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DISSOLUTION NGWATHE COUNCIL @KASIBC_AFRICA DA welcomes court-ordered dissolution of Ngwathe Council over service delivery collapse   The Democratic Alliance welcomes the ruling handed down by Judge JP Daffue in the Free State High Court, ordering the immediate dissolution of the Ngwathe Local Municipality’s Council and compelling the Free State Provincial Government to intervene under Section 139(5) of the Constitution . This ruling confirms what the DA and the residents of Ngwathe, including the towns of Parys, Heilbron, Koppies, Vredefort, and Edenville , have long known: the municipality is completely dysfunctional and has failed in its constitutional obligations to provide even the most basic services, including access to water, sanitation, and infrastructure maintenance . We commend AfriForum and the Save Ngwathe Group for taking decisive action where both local and provincial ANC governments failed to act. The judgement highlights the prolonged collapse of govern...

MPUMALANGA LIFESTYLE AUDITS BLOCKED @KASIBC_AFRICA While the Mpumalanga Provincial Government , and Premier Mandla Ndlovu , are refusing to do lifestyle audits on all senior government officials in the province, six out of ten Heads of Departments (HODs) are currently being investigated, suspended, or implicated in financial misconduct. During a sitting of the Mpumalanga Legislature on Friday, the DA introduced a debate calling on Premier Ndlovu and his administration to urgently conduct lifestyle audits on all departments HODs, Chief Financial Officers (CFOs), the Secretary of the Legislature, all senior procurement officials, senior Parastatals officials, and all managers within the Provincial Government and Municipalities.  The DA’s call for such drastic, but necessary action, was triggered by reports that six out of ten department’s HODs in the province, are currently under investigation or suspended for financial misconduct. Implicated HODs are from the following depart...

ILLEGAL GAMBLING CRISES NEEDS SPECIALIST DIGITAL AND INVESTIGATIVE SKILLS @KASIBC_AFRICA RISE Mzansi has taken its fight against illegal gambling , and for gambling reforms to the country’s law enforcement agencies. We can today reveal that work is being done at the level of the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (DPCI or Hawks) to end the scourge of illegal gambling in South Africa. We will not rest until there are gambling reforms in South Africa. The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu , in reply to a RISE Mzansi written parliamentary question has stated that, over the last five-years: 36 illegal online gambling cases were reported to the South African Police Service (SAPS)  39 arrests were made in illegal online gambling cases 22 arrests resulted in convictions, in illegal online gambling cases, however 13 suspects had charges withdrawn in court 32,906 cases of illegal “land-based” gambling were reported to the SAPS   It is clear from the above that illegal gambl...

MOZAMBICAN KIDNAPPING KINGPIN SHOT AND KILLED IN FOURWAYS SOUTH AFRICA  @KASIBC_NEWS The South African Police Service(SAPS) Anti-Kidnapping Task Team Traced a Mozambican Kidnapping Kingpin to a block of apartments in Fourways, Johannesburg this week. The team was tracing a kidnapped Pakistani Businessman from Pretoria West. He is still in captivity and the team are still searching for the Pakistani National. A ransom demand has been made to the businessman’s family. The Teams Tracing Operation began at a residential complex in Carlswald, Midrand where they seized a Mercedes Benz , a silver Pajero and arrested two kidnappers . They proceeded to Fourways where the task team announced their arrival and a shoot-out ensued. One suspect was fatally wounded and upon further investigation, it was discovered that 40-year-old Mauro Mucambe Junior is a wanted Kidnapping Kingpin in Mozambique where he has been linked to several kidnappings. His warrant of arrest was issued by Maput...

YOUTH HEALTH PLUG CAREER EXPOS @KASIBC_NEWS As part of Youth Month   Commemorations , the Gauteng Department of Health will host an exciting series of Youth Health Plug Career Expos aimed at exposing young people to a wide range of fulfilling and essential career opportunities in the public healthcare sector.  These Career Expos will take place from 23 to 27 June 2025 at Gauteng College of Nursing (GCON) Campuses and hospitals across the province’s five districts. They form part of the Department’s Youth Health Plug 2025 Campaign , which is designed to empower young people through exposure, interaction, and inspiration, encouraging them to see healthcare not only as a career choice, but as a life-changing opportunity to serve and lead.  Career Expo Schedule and Venues: Time: 09:00 to 14:30  • Monday, 23 June 2025 at Bona Lesedi Nursing Campus at Leratong Hospital, 1 Adcock & Randfontein Streets, Chamdor (West Rand District)  • Tuesday, 24 June 2025...

CRIMINAL CASES AGAINST ILLEGIMATE DITSOBOTLA AGAINST TROIKA @KASIBC_NEWS The DA North West opened criminal cases against the Ditsobotla Mayor-Pretender, Cllr Molefe Morutse (ANC) , the Speaker-Pretender, Cllr Manana Bogatsu (EFF) , and the Municipal Manager-pretender, Mr Oloatse Bojosinyane, under the Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Act 12 of 2004, for fraud, intimidation, coercion, and extortion. These criminal cases relate to the establishment of an Illegal Parallel Ditsobotla Council at a meeting held in March 2025, where it is alleged that fraudulent resignation letters from the legitimate Mayor, Speaker and legally appointed Acting Municipal Manager were presented and where they were illegally removed from office. After this illegal parallel Council meeting, Mr Bojosinyane managed to gain access to the Ditsobotla Municipal Offices, resulting in two gunfights which saw two persons injured and the death of another. In addition, by some form of manipulation...

MPUMALANGA BY-ELECTIONS @KASIBC_NEWS The Democratic Alliance (DA ) calls on the Minister of Cooperative Governance, Velenkosini Hlabisa , to intervene and compel the Mpumalanga Provincial Government to declare vacancies in two wards where by-elections are urgently needed. Service Delivery in these areas has collapsed due to the prolonged absence or resignation of the ward councillors.  Two councillors - Jabu Zwane of Ward 14 in Govan Mbeki Local Municipality and BT Twala of Ward 26 in eMalahleni Local Municipality - have been absent from office for over a year and two months respectively.  Yet the ANC-led Mpumalanga Government and the MEC for Human Settlements, Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Speedy Mashilo, have failed to declare vacancies to enable the holding of By-Elections .  Councillor Twala has not been seen or active in over a year. While no formal explanation has been provided, credible sources suggest that the circumstances surrounding his dis...