Residents of 'unliveable' Pretoria flats to be evacuated

Tenants of Schubart Park flats in Pretoria will have to be evacuated from the premises in order for the building to be renovated.

Mandela warns against divisiveness in SA

Former president Nelson Mandela on Tuesday warned against "destructive divisiveness" in the country. "Remember the horror from which we come." Mandela was speaking shortly after receiving the Freedom of the City from Tshwane mayor Gwen Ramokgopa at a private ceremony at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg.

Tshwane to bestow freedom of the city on Mandela

The city of Tshwane will bestow a freedom of the city award on former president Nelson Mandela on May 13. Tshwane Mayor Gwen Ramokgopa said it would kick-off a year-long programme to celebrate Mandela's life and legacy. The ceremony will take place at the Tshwane City Hall and simultaneously at a public event on Church Square.

Pretoria mayor on crime, power saving

Although crime in public places has decreased, there has been an increase of crime in residential areas, Tshwane mayor Gwen Ramokgopa said on Friday. Delivering her State of the City address at the council offices in Pretoria, the mayor said that the city is concerned about the increase in ever more violent crimes in residential areas.

Harassment rife at Joburg taxi ranks

Sexual harassment of women in miniskirts at Johannesburg taxi ranks has been occurring for at least eight years, the Gauteng community safety portfolio committee heard on Thursday. However, only one incident has been reported to the police.

Tshwane outlines power-saving plans

All traffic lights at the 788 controlled intersections in Pretoria are to be retrofitted with light-emitting diodes and later backed up to solar power, the Tshwane metropolitan council said on Wednesday. This followed meetings between mayor Gwen Ramokgopa and big business outlining the council's plans to deal with the electricity crisis.

ANC reaction to name-change ruling slammed

Opposition political parties on Wednesday expressed shocked at the reaction of local African National Congress (ANC) leaders on the ruling of the Pretoria High Court preventing the name Pretoria being replaced with Tshwane on road signs. On Tuesday the court granted an urgent interim interdict to the Freedom Front Plus and AfriForum.

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