Urhulumente wephondo iMpuma Koloni utyholwa ngokusilela ukuhlawula abo basaqeqeshelwa umsebenzi, nabangayaphaya kwamawaka amathathu. NgoMvulo, ababasebenzi bebebambe uqhankqalazo phambi kwe ofisi yenkulu-baphathiswa yephondo, uOscar Mabuyane, benyanzelisa ukuhlawulwa. Oku kuza emva kweeveki le ofisi ithathele ezandleni zayo inkqubo yokuqeqeshela izakhono kwinkampani iChippa Trading Academy. Le nkqubo, nexabisa amakhulu amane anamashumi amathandathu anesithandathu ezigidi zeerandi, R466m, ixhaswa ngemali yeNational Skills Funds, kusetyenziswa i-ofisi yenkulu-baphathiswa yephondo. Emnxebeni sinaye omnye wabasebenzi, uBuhle Bemvelo Ndyenga. Ukanti kamva, othethela i-ofisi yenkulu-baphathiswa yephondo, uKhusela Rantjie, uzakuthi aphendule kulo mba...

Uphando olwenziwe yi Gauteng City-Region Observatory, lubonisa ukuba iindleko zezothutho kubahlali abomkela imivuzo ephantsi kwisixeko saseRhawutini, zifikelela kumaqondo axhomisa amehlo. Ngokoluphando, abantu abahlala kude kuneendawo abaphangela kuzo basebenzisa umyinge wamashumi amahlanu ekhulwini (50%) wemivuzo yabo kwezothutho, itransport ngolwasemzini. Ingaba kumaphondo abuninzi balo ziilali, afana neMpuma Koloni, imo injani, kwaye iyintoni enokwenziwa ukothula umthwalo kubahlali abathwaxwa ziindleko zokuphila ezixhomileyo? Ukuxoxa banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni sinengcali kwimiba yezothutho, uLungile Mabece

Ebutsheni balo nyaka, usekela-mphathiswa weSebe lolawulo ngentsebenziswano nemicimbi yemveli, uGqirha Dickson Masemola, waye wabamba utyelelo kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, phantsi kwephulo likarhulumente elibizwa i-"Every municipality must work", mxholo lowo ojoliswe ekuphuculeni urhulumento koomasipala, uhanjiso lweenkonzo, intatho-nxaxheba, nasekuqinisekiseni ukuba oomasipala basebenza ngendlela, phakathi kwezinye izinto. Ngethuba sithetha neSebe, othethela ela Sebe kwiphondo, uPheelo Oliphant, watsho ukuba iSebe liza kuthumela amagosa koomasipala beli phondo, ngelokuqinisekisa ukuba oku kuyenzeka. Kuloko ke namhlanje usekela-mphathiswa ekumasipala ombhaxa iNelson Mandela Bay, ngelokwazisa la magosa, kuquka nongenelelo lwabo ekomelezeni uhanjiso lweenkonzo kulo masipala. Emnxebeni kungoku uAyabonga Kekana ubambe lokaOliphant...

Usomashishini osematheni mvanje uBrown Mokgotsi, unika ubungqina kwikomishoni kaMadlanga ePitoli. Uninzi lwamangqina lumtyholile uMokgotsi ngezenzo ezigwenxa eziquka ukuba nonxulumano nomphathiswa wenkonzo yesipolisa uSenzo Mchunu, nokuba noqhogwano nendoda etyholwa kwizenzo zolwaphulo mthetho uVusimuzi " Cat" Matlala. Emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana ubambe intatheli yeli jelo elandela le komishoni, uSibahle Motha...

Ukusuka kumhla wesithathu ku-November ukuya kumhla wesithathu ku-December, uMzantsi Afrika uphawula inyanga yokufundisa nokuxhobisa ngamalungelo abo baphila nokhubazeko, Disability Rights Awareness Month. Kule nyanga kunikwa ingqwalasela ekuphakanyisweni nasekukhuselweni kwamalungelo abo baphila nokhubazeko, nokuba kufunwe izisombululo kwimingeni abajongene nayo ekuhlaleni, emisebenzini, kwinkolo, kwinkqubo yovoto, nakwimfundo. Namhlanje umxholo wengxoxo yethu ugxile ekubeni: Iyakuthatha ntoni ukuba abo baphila nokhubazeko babonwe njengabantu abanako, hayi abantu abathintelekileyo? UAyabonga Kekana uncokole netsha-ntliziyo lamalungelo abo baphila nokhubazeko, uThembelihle Ngcai…

NgeyoMnga kunyaka ka-2014, owayesakuba ngumphathiswa wezemfundo, uAngie Motshekga, wapasisa umgaqo-nkqubo ogxile ekuhloleni, ekuphawuleni, ekuvavanyeni nasekuxhaseni abafundi bonke beloMzantsi Afrika. Iinjongo zoku ikukuqinisekisa ukuba bonke abantwana abakwiminyaka yokuhamba isikolo, nabahlangabezana nemingeni ekubeni bakwazi ukufunda, kuquka abo baphila nokhubazeko, bakwazi ukufikelela kwimfundo ebandakanyayo, esemgangathweni, esimahla, nelinganayo kumabanga abasaqalayo ukuya kumabanga aphakamileyo. Lo mgaqo-nkqubo ukwajoliswe ekuqinisekiseni umakulinganwe kumanyathelo okuphawula, okuvavanya nawokunikezela ngeenkqubo kubo bonke abafundi abadinga inkxaso eyongezelelweyo, ngeenzame zokuphuhlisa intatho-nxaxheba yabo, kwa nokuqukwa kwabo esikolweni, nalapha ootitshala nabazali ingabo ekufanele bephale phambili kwezi nkqubo zokuxhaswa kwabafundi. Ayabonga Kekana uncokola noyi-Inclusive Education Deputy Chief Education Specialist kwiSebe lezemfundo kwiMpuma Koloni, uMafuza Mtshengu…

Abenkonzo yothutho i e-hailing eGqeberha bazibandakanye kwimigushuzo nebangele ukuba zingabikho iinkonzo abazinikezelayo namhlanje. Ezinye zezinto abazikhalazelayo, lukhuseleko, imivuzo engonelanga kwakunye neengxaki abajamelene nazo kwiinkampani abazisebenzelayo. Kwezi nyanga zigqithileyo iSebe lezothutho lifake kumqulu karhulumente umthetho-sihlomelo obizwa iNational Land Transport Amendment Act, nobhalisa ngokusesikweni iinkonzo ze e-hailing ezifana noBolt noUber, njengenxalenye yenkonzo yezothutho eMzantsi Afrika. Emnxebeni, uAmanda Xhala ubambe unobhala-jikelele we-Eastern Cape E-Hailing Association, uMfundiso Gama...

Liyaqhuba ityala lokubulawa konozinti weqela lesizwe iBafana Bafana, uSenzo Meyiwa, kwinkundla ephakamileyo esePitoli. Ngaphambili, uJaji Ratha Mokgoatlheng uye wayalela ukuba umtyholwa wesihlanu kweli tyala, uFisokuhle Ntuli, athunyelwe kwiziko lezonyango, khon' ukuze afumane unyango, kulandela ukufika kwakhe emva kwexesha enkundleni kusasa izolo, enxibe iimpahla zamabanjwa, hayi ezakhe, etyhola ngelithi ubethwe ngamadindala kwiziko loluleko iKgosi Mapuru. Ukuva banzi ngalo mba, emnxebeni uAmanda Xhala ubambe intatheli yeli jelo elapho, uPearl Magubane...

Umbutho iHeavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light, iHWPL ngamafutshane, kulindeleke ubambe ingqungquthela ngale mpelaveki, nenjongo yayo ikukubamba iingxoxo nabanye abathath'inxaxheba, malunga neendlela zokuqubisana nodushe olungqamene nokusetyenziswa kwemipu, impatho-mbi esekelezelwe kwisini kwakunye nokusetyenziswa ngokugqithisileyo kweziyobisi, logama bekwakhuthaza ubunye noxolo kumasipala ombaxa iNelson Mandela Bay. Le ngqungquthela ibanjwa phantsi komxholo othi "Renewing the Friendly City through Peace: Uniting together to End Gun Violence, GBV and Drug Abuse." Ukuba sive banzi ngale ngqungquthela, uAmanda Xhala apha estudio uhleli nomanejala weHWPL eMpuma Koloni, uSandise Magida...

Amanda Xhala spoke with Gift of the Givers volunteer, Sarah Oosthuizen, on the 153 Palestinians who travelled to South Africa as refugees.