GF JOOSTE HOSPITAL: DA PROMISED TO REBUILD BY 2016, BUT NOT A SINGLE BRICK LAID

When the Western Cape Government promised in 2012 to upgrade the hospital serving one of Cape Town’s most underserved and violent crime-ridden areas, then Health MEC Theuns Botha said: “The GF Jooste Hospital will be rebuilt on its present site between 2013 and 2016.”

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THEEWATERSKLOOF SPEAKER AND FAMILY RECEIVE DEATH THREAT: POLITICAL PARTIES MUST REIGN IN THEIR MEMBERS AS TOUGH ELECTION LOOMS

Speaker of Theewaterskloof Municipality, Weldon Wells, and his family have been warned that if he does not step down from his position, they will be murdered.

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GOOD WELCOMES INVESTIGATIONS INTO CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS OF CITY OF TSHWANE OFFICIALS AND POLITICAL REPRESENTATIVES

As part of the multi-party coalition government in the City of Tshwane, the GOOD party has expressed concern about the allegations of corruption against city officials and some representatives of other political parties.

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TOTAL’S OFFSHORE DRILLING RISKS THOUSANDS OF LIVELIHOODS

The decision made by the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources (DMPR) and the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment (DFFE) to allow Total Energies to explore offshore drilling along the West Coast is a ticking time bomb for not only our already fragile environment but also the livelihoods of thousands of fishermen.

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 “GAAN KAK”: TWK MAYOR SAYS AFTER-HOURS SEWERAGE LEAKS CAN WAIT TILL TOMORROW

According to an emailed “request” from the (DA) Mayor of Theewaterskloof to the Municipal Manager, copied to the (GOOD Party) Deputy Mayor, the council no longer wants to attend to water or sewerage leaks outside of office hours.

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