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Co-operative governance and traditional affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa is pushing for stricter accountability and transparency to ensure disaster relief funds are used effectively by municipalities. Announcing the allocation of R1.4bn in disaster relief funds for flood-hit provinces, he emphasised that municipalities would be required to provide detailed monthly and quarterly…

The 2025 Franschhoek Literary Festival features a stellar line-up of local and international authors including Kate Mosse, John Boyne, Deon Meyer, and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu. The festival is expected to run from the 16th to the 18th of May 2025 with general tickets already on sale. Phemelo speaks to festival…

ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa and DA leader John Steenhuisen were reportedly meeting on Tuesday to rescue the Budget and the GNU after talks collapsed. Negotiations between the ANC and DA over the national budget stretched into the early hours of Tuesday morning but ended without an agreement as the long-standing…

Phemelo discusses the latest coming out of the U.S including Trump/Putin ceasefire negotiations, Trump’s plans to allegedly set up ‘refugee centres’ in Pretoria for white Afrikaners amongst other headlines with Global Fellow of the Wilson Centre, Dr Terence McNamee.

The first IDP session was held on the 29th March 2025, and drew significant community engagement at the Roodepoort City Hall. The session marks the beginning of an important process aimed at aligning the City's development plans with the needs and priorities of residents. Phemelo speaks to MMC of finance…