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KASIBC_AFRICA©®™  ONLINE_EDITOR©®™    Gauteng Launches Festive Season Road Safety Campaign  Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport , Kedibone Diale-Tlabela , joined by the Minister of Transport , Barbara Creecy and Premier Panyaza Lesufi , today officially launched the 2025 Gauteng Festive Season Road Safety Campaign along Winnie Mandela Drive near Diepsloot , Johannesburg. Held under the theme “E Thoma Ka Wena! It Starts With You,” the campaign places strong emphasis on pedestrian safety , responsible road behaviour, and intensified enforcement during the busy holiday travel period. Gauteng continues to experience a rapid rise in mobility, with the province now home to 5.5 million registered vehicles.  MEC Diale-Tlabela warned that this surge is likely to increase congestion and place additional pressure on law-enforcement officers, especially during peak travel times.  “The reality is that more vehicles and more movement mean higher risk,” the MEC said. “...

KASIBC_AFRICA©®™  ONLINE_EDITOR©®™  ANC GREATER JOHANNESBURG REGION CHAIRPERSON DADA SELLO MORERO The foundations of the African National Congress (ANC) are rooted in our belief system. It is by no accident that the ANC was founded in a holy place guided by the wisdom of our maker. Our freedom united us as a people. Firm grip on the spear, helped us to protect our vulnerable women and children. Voices from communities, called for liberation.  Those who were educated used pen and paper. Those who had a direct line to God used prayer to give us strength just to survive a day. Ordinary individuals used their voices to spread the word of liberation.  113 years of liberation echoing in our minds and this is what brings us here to today. In 1911, Pixley ka Isaka Seme called on Africans to forget their differences of the past and unite together in one national organisation. He said:  “We are one people. These divisions, these jealousies, are the  cause of all o...

KASIBC_AFRICA©®™ ONLINE_EDITOR©®™ GAUTENG HANDS OVER 150 OPERATING LICENSES  The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport today handed over more than 153 operating licenses to compliant public transport operators during a ceremony held in Marshalltown, Johannesburg .  This handover forms part of the provincial government ’s ongoing programme to clear the operating licences backlog and stabilise the public transport sector . To date, the Department has issued over 700 operating licences since the beginning of September 2025,a clear demonstration of government’s commitment to strengthening regulation and improving service delivery to both operators and commuters. MEC Kedibone Diale-Tlabela emphasised that the handover represents significant progress in restoring order and improving compliance in the sector. “Today is not just about handing over licenses, it reflects our determination to rebuild a licensing system that is transparent, efficient and fair.  Our focus is...

KASIBC_AFRICA©®™  ONLINE_EDITOR©®™ NATIONAL SKILLS FUND 2024/25 ANNUAL REPORT IN PARLIAMENT, CAPE TOWN Providing funding to catalyse skills development in support of the Post-School Education and Training system remains a crucial mandate for the National Skills Fund .  The 2024/25 financial year reflected steady progress in programme delivery, alongside targeted efforts to address audit findings and operational bottlenecks. While the NSF recorded notable achievements in skills funding, infrastructure investment, and research support, the entity also worked to close persistent gaps in performance verification, contracting timelines, financial controls and consequence management.  The 2024/25 Annual Report therefore aims to reflect and provide a broader state of affairs in the National Skills Fund, herein summarised. Context of the NSF for the Year under review The transition from the 6th Administration into the 7th Administration required shifts in the work of the NSF t...

KASIBC_AFRICA©®™ ONLINE_EDITOR©®™  MITCHELLS PLAIN SHOOTING AND VIOLENT CRIME IN THE WESTERN CAPE  The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) notes the horrific mass shooting that took place last night in Rocklands, Mitchells Plain , where three people including a nine-year-old child, were brutally murdered and two others seriously wounded. This tragedy reflects a much deeper, long-standing crisis of violent crime on the Cape Flats , a crisis the EFF has repeatedly warned Parliament, the Provincial Government, and the national security cluster cannot be solved through routine policing, or reactive crackdowns.   According to reports, four armed assailants opened fire on a home from the outside before storming the property and continuing their attack inside. A 21-year-old woman and 26year-old man were killed alongside the young child, while two men aged 51 and 36 remain hospitalised. This was a deliberate, calculated act of terror that has devastated a community already liv...

KASIBC_AFRICA©®™ ONLINE_EDITOR©®™ SIU RECOVERS R14.7 MILLION AND RETURNS FUNDS TO PROVINCES The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has successfully recovered and returned R14.7 million to six Provincial Departments of Transport in its efforts to restore accountability and protect public resources. These funds were irregularly diverted from the Nationwide Rolling Stock Fleet (NRSF) project, and their restitution forms part of a broader investigation under Proclamation R37 of 2017 . This proclamation empowered the SIU to investigate serious maladministration and corruption within the transportation sector, with a focus on vehicle registration, driver licensing, and the eNaTIS system . This restitution is part of a comprehensive program designed to enhance the value chain. It includes thorough investigations, cancellation of fake licenses, and referral of cases for disciplinary and criminal action. The SIU’s approach shows how accountability works, starting with in-depth investigations that...

KASIBC_AFRICA©®™  ONLINE_EDITOR©®™  NEDLAC to drive change from BEE to Empowerment for All Today, the Democratic Alliance presented our Economic Inclusion for All Bill to Nedlac, marking an important step in reshaping South Africa’s empowerment framework. We welcome the constructive engagement at Nedlac and value the perspectives shared by business, labour, and civil society. This feedback will be carefully considered as we advance the Bill through the legislative process. We further welcome discussions on reviewing existing legislation, reaffirming the principle of “once empowered, always empowered”, and exploring alternatives to current ownership requirements, including employee share ownership schemes and the expansion of equity equivalent investment programmes (based on our non-racial, outcomes driven alternative scorecard). For nearly three decades, Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment has served a small, politically connected elite, while millions of South Africa...