Tshwane
DBE employee hospitalised after being assaulted by protestors in Tshwane
An employee from the Department of Basic Education had to be hospitalised after protesters stormed its offices in Tshwane.
Tshwane emergency services spokesperson Charles Mabaso said that they were monitoring affected areas.
The Gauteng Croronavirus Command Council said that the province was expected to reach its fourth wave peak over the next two weeks.
The swearing in of councillors concluded earlier and was followed by the election of mayor and speaker.
Maile held a briefing on Sunday in Sandton on the reconstitution of new municipal councils and the election of office-bearers across Gauteng municipalities following the results of the local government election earlier this month.
The protesters took to the streets in response to the evictions ordered by the court to remove illegally erected shacks located next to the railway.
With the Joburg and Nelson Mandela Bay metros proving evasive for the party’s grasp after the Patriotic Alliance decided to partner with the African National Congress, the Democratic Alliance appears to have thrown in its lot with Tshwane.
This allegedly happened at the Orefile Primary School in Olievenhoutbosch, in Tshwane, at the instruction the presiding officer.
Election Analyst Dawie Scholz said on Monday Tshwane and Johannesburg will be the metros to watch in Gauteng as ActionSA and the Freedom Front Plus may challenge the status quo.
The metro, which was after the 2016 local government elections being led by a Democratic Alliance, Economic Freedom Fighters coalition that later fell apart, was in limbo for eight months after councillors clashed over appointments of senior leaders among other issues.
As the country heads towards the local government elections on 1 November 2021, ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa hit the campaign trail. On 15 October 2021 he and members of the governing party visited various wards in the Tshwane metro, but not everyone had good words to say about the party.
The investigation into municipal billing issues was initiated in February 2020 following complaints from the public.
He started his campaign in Ward 22 on Friday where one of the party's councillor candidates was killed last month.
The party is attempting to close ranks ahead of the local government polls, encouraging members not to despair or mobilise against the ANC.
As South Africa gears up for the local government elections on 1 November, disgruntled voters in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni say they have little reason to cast their ballots.
Its head of elections Fikile Mbalula made the announcement on Thursday afternoon during a media briefing admitting the party has been inundated with disputes over its candidate selection processes.
Ekurhuleni Emergency Services say the accident happened near the Union Settlement earlier on Monday.
Eyewitness News has seen a resignation letter penned by Rose Maake and Mike Mokhari complaining of being undermined, disrespected and bullied in the DA.