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MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA  ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA SARS Welcomes Judgment on Mr Lucky Montana The South African Revenue Service (SARS) welcomes the favourable judgment handed down on 17 October 2025 by the High Court of South Africa, Gauteng (case no. 2023-047735). This decision came as a result of an application brought by SARS for the sequestration of Mr Tshepo Lucky Montana . On 5 June 2024, Mr Montana filed a notice of motion and founding affidavit seeking condonation for the late submission of his answering affidavit in the sequestration proceedings. Subsequently, on 14 August 2024, SARS brought an application to strike out, in terms of Rule 6(5) of the Uniform Rules of Court , on the basis that Mr Montana’s founding affidavit contained scandalous, vexatious, and irrelevant allegations. On 21 July 2025, the Court granted SARS’s application to strike out and dismissed Mr Montana’s condonation application with costs. Mr Montana thereafter filed an application for le...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA  ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA  Sol Plaatje Municipal Manager Suspension and Secondment The Democratic Alliance (DA) will report our strong opposition on the secondment of convicted fraudster,  Busisiwe   Mgaguli , to the position of acting Municipal Manager of Sol Plaatje , to the Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ,  Velenkosini  Hlabisa, for investigation. This comes after the Speaker,  Dipuo  Peters, claimed that our request for a Special Council Meeting to deliberate on this matter was technically incorrect. We strongly dispute this and believe that her denial of our request is an attempt by the ANC council members to avoid accountability and buy more time to facilitate their own political agenda. The fact that Peters refuses to allow engagement on  Mgaguli’s  involvement in financial crimes , raises many questions. As does her failure to consider that the suspension of suspen...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA  ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA  SAPS breakaway from SITA – Police Deputy Minister Dr. Boshiela confirms to the NCOP The Democratic Alliance (DA) notes the confirmation by Deputy Minister of Police , Dr Polly Boshiela , to the National Council of Provinces - Select Committee on Security and Justice , that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has “officially served its divorce papers” to the State Information Technology Agency ( SITA ). In a revelation made before the Select Committee yesterday, the Deputy Minister disclosed that SAPS will no longer be bound by SITA’s outdated systems, which have for years crippled technological innovation and slowed police responsiveness. The Deputy. Minister further confirmed that the Minister of Finance has approved SAPS’s request to procure a new independent service provider for its ICT systems . The DA has long maintained that SITA has become a digital bottleneck, a stumbling block to modern governance th...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA  ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA  MINISTER SIMELANE AND DEPUTY MINISTER MHLAULI TO HAND OVER TITLE DEEDS IN NORTHERN CAPE The Minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane together with the Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli , as DDM District Champion , the Northen Cape MEC for Cooperative Governance, Human Settlements and Traditional Affairs (COGHSTA), Bentley Vass , will hand over title deeds to the rightful owners in Pampierstad , Northern Cape , within the Frances Baard District Municipality . This marks a significant step in the Department of Human Settlements ’ ongoing commitment to eliminate the national title deeds’ backlog .  In August 2025, the Minister and the Provincial MECs responsible for Human Settlements re-launched the Title Deeds Fridays Campaign , a nationwide drive aimed at mobilising all stakeholders to support the title deeds restoration programme. The campaign seeks to restore dignity, strengthen tenure...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA  ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA  Gauteng government takes bold steps to strengthen crime fighting interventions  The Gauteng Provincial Government (GPG) reaffirms its commitment to build safer communities following EXCO resolutions on improving safety in Gauteng.  The provincial government will continue to use integrated crime prevention strategies to enhance law enforcement efforts, visibility and safety of the public. Notably, the EXCO resolutions are imperative in ensuring a unified approach in the fight against crime, corruption, vandalism, and lawlessness.  To this end, the provincial government has made strides in responding to prevalent safety challenges as highlighted in the 2025 State of the Province Address (SOPA), known as the G13 problems , which are:  1. Cable theft and vandalism 2. Crime and lawlessness  3. Mushrooming of informal settlements  4. Increase in GBVF amongst others. Gauteng law enforcement...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA  ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA  Premier Lesufi releases signed performance agreements with the Members of the Executive Council   Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi today, 16 October 2025, in a significant move towards greater transparency and accelerated service delivery, is publicly releasing the signed performance agreements for all Members of the Executive Council (MECs). This action fulfils a key commitment he made immediately after the formation of the 7th Provincial Administration under the Government of Provincial Unity (GPU), and it aligns with the government's pledge to build a capable, ethical, and developmental state that is directly accountable to the people. The Performance Agreements are a cornerstone of the provincial government's performance driven and results oriented approach.  They translate the key provincial priorities, including driving inclusive growth , reducing poverty, tackling the high cost of living, and urgen...

MAKEKASIGREAT©®™ @KASIBC_AFRICA  ONLINE EDITOR @KASIBC_AFRICA  SAPS Aircrafts Grounded as Top Brass Fight  As Police senior leadership continue with their public spats, 27 Police aircraft have been grounded. Crime remains one of the most common fears shared by South Africans, regardless of race, class or locality. It therefore comes as a matter of great crisis that the South African Police Service (SAPS) has only 11 out of 38 aircraft in its ownership in operation. That is less than 30% of aircraft in full operation The above information is contained in a reply by the Minister of Police to a RISE Mzansi written parliamentary question. The reply further highlights the following: The SAPS owns 38 aircraft (12 aeroplanes; and 26 helicopters) Only 11 aircraft are currently in operation (5 aeroplanes; and 6 helicopters) 27 are currently undergoing maintenance 1 helicopter and 1 aeroplane are damaged beyond repair   The capabilities or the lack thereof of the SAPS Air W...