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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 ...

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...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA SAPS OPERATIONS SHANELA  PRETORIA - Between 27 July and 2 August 2025, the South African Police Service (SAPS), recorded significant victories against organised crime and high-impact offences through intelligence-led and coordinated operations across provinces led to the arrest of 17 054 suspects. This week, Shanela operations effected the following arrests across the provinces: • 2 911 wanted suspects were arrested for serious and violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder, car hijackings, rape, house and business robbery • 179 for murder with KZN with 38 followed by GP with 36 • 266 suspects for rape and KZN leading at 104 arrests • 1 763 for assault GHB during this period • 246 for dealing in drugs • 2 406 for possession of drugs, WC leading with 1 645 • 15 suspects for human trafficking Confiscations and Recoveries: • 1 805 rounds of ...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA Gauteng Premier Panyaza suspends Community Safety HOD and CFO  Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi has suspended the Head of Department (HOD), Ms. Nontsikelelo Sisulu, and the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), Mr. Mduduzi Malope, of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety with immediate effect, as of 5 August 2025.  The suspensions follow the conclusion of a forensic investigation by the Provincial Forensic Audit Unit within the Office of the Premier, which uncovered financial irregularities in the department. This prompted the Premier to intervene to safeguard the department’s integrity.  The suspensions are a precautionary measure to ensure fair and unbiased investigations. “The provincial government is committed to restoring public trust by upholding the highest standards of integrity.  We maintain a zerotolerance stance against corruption and misconduct. Through proactive and corrective measures, we will str...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA Minister Motshekga appearance at Joint Committee  The Democratic Alliance has written to the National Assembly House Chairperson, as a way to escalate the failure of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence to hold a meeting for Parliament to finally do its job and get to the bottom of what happened to the missing R813 million, that is unaccounted for by the SANDF. Minister Motshekga has not been to Parliament to account for the DRC calamity for months, and she is being shielded from this by committee chairpersons who refuse to call her to account. The Joint Standing Committee on Defence continues to fail to secure Minister Motshekga’s appearance, as Committee Chairperson Malusi Gigaba of the ANC now refuses to call her to come to Committee. Minister Motshekga simply must account for the R813 million allocated to the payment of SANDF deployment allowances, which is “missing or unaccounted for” but until Gigaba forces her t...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA Ad Hoc Committee to Investigate the Capture of Law Enforcement Agencies The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the convening of the newly established Ad Hoc Committee in the National Assembly, set to begin its work on Tuesday, 5 August 2025, to investigate the serious allegations of corruption, criminal syndicate infiltration, and political interference in South Africa’s law enforcement agencies.  This Ad Hoc Committee follows the EFF’s consistent and principled intervention in Parliament calling for an urgent and transparent parliamentary investigation into the explosive revelations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, LieutenantGeneral Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi.  We welcome the National Assembly’s unanimous resolution to establish the committee, as a necessary first step in unearthing the rot that has destroyed the very foundations of justice and accountability in this country.  The committee's mandate inclu...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA ANC trade policy paralysis continues amidst looming US tariffs The interventions announced by Ministers Parks Tau and Ronald Lamola earlier today demonstrate that neither will take accountability for the 30% tariff imposed on South African exports to the United States of America in the absence of a solid trade deal. Whereas our Southern African Development Community (SADC) neighbours have managed to negotiate their tariffs down to 15%, Ministers Tau and Lamola have left South African businesses and exporters vulnerable and exposed to the ongoing trade war. This diplomatic negligence and trade paralysis on South Africa’s part demands an urgent shift in attitude and approach on both accounts. Interestingly, the interventions announced demonstrate that it is indeed possible for the ANC to rapidly cut the red tape that is strangling South African business. The measures such as the limited block exemption under the Competition Act...