Thursday, 1 October 2026

A Public Protector briefing highlighted irregular appointments, poor municipal service delivery and weak communication, while confirming the office had maintained a clean audit for a second consecutive year.

Kensington residents are leaving as abandoned and hijacked homes, illegal extensions and overcrowding drive up utility costs and erode property values; one eviction case reportedly took about 10 years.

Eskom chairperson Mteto Nyati said management has been tasked with cutting R112 billion from costs, targeting single-digit tariff increases and addressing municipal debt of about R119 billion.

A new consortium, Siamba Sonke Mobility, has taken over Gautrain operations for 15 years, with plans to refurbish the system, expand the fleet from 24 to 32 trainsets and add 30% renewable energy.

Public Interest SA chairperson Teboho Maesela argued that commissions such as Zondo’s have exposed an accountability gap because recommendations and corruption findings too often fail to produce prosecutions or consequences.