# City Power in Johannesburg says cable theft, vandalism, and other infrastructure-related incidents cost the utility more than 311-thousand-rand in one weekend. Spokesperson Isaac Mangena says the power utility recorded 19 incidents, including cable theft, substation fires, and vandalism, between Thursday and Sunday. He says the biggest theft involved about 400 metres of copper cable […]
# Women and Men Against Child Abuse says the repeated delays in the sentencing of convicted paedophile Iain Wares are denying his victim justice. The former teacher from Rondebosch Boys Primary in Cape Town was convicted in a historic sexual abuse case in which he violated a learner who was 12-years-old at the time of […]
# The Department of Social Development has strengthened the South African Social Security Agency’s fraud prevention measures through a real-time partnership with the Department of Home Affairs. The enhanced biometric verification system detects identity fraud and duplicate grant claims. Government is introducing electronic life certification, allowing beneficiaries to verify their eligibility digitally. Social Development minister […]
# The City of Cape Town allocated nearly 100-million-rand to support people sleeping rough and expand shelter accommodation. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says the funding includes 87-million-rand for safe spaces, outreach programmes, and winter support programme opportunities. She says a further 10.1-million-rand will fund five accommodation projects. She adds […]
# The South African National Taxi Council says delays in issuing operating licences are placing financial strain on taxi operators and disrupting public transport in Gauteng. The Gauteng Department of Transport is in the process of reviewing the licensing system aimed at addressing irregularities and corruption. Speaking to ENCA, Santaco’s Graham Fritz claims operators risk […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde and the MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, have welcomed Transnet’s decision to seek private sector partners for the port of Cape Town. They say improved port efficiency will strengthen exports, attract investment, and create jobs. Meyer added the reform will help reduce congestion and delays, […]
# AfriForum Youth challenged Transport minister Barbara Creecy to retake the learner’s licence test following a sharp decline in pass rates under the new computerised testing system. The forum’s Hanno Koster says the system unfairly disadvantages candidates through unclear or ambiguous questions. Koster calls for an independent investigation into the low pass rates and updated […]
# Public interest law centre SECTION27 approached the Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, seeking to have a private school held in contempt for allegedly failing to comply with a court order protecting two Grade 12 learners. SECTION27’s Jonathan West says the learners, who were excluded over unpaid school fees, have still not been registered for […]
# The University of the Western Cape found many women remain in abusive relationships as they are trapped by a combination of emotional attachment, financial dependence, fear, social expectations and institutions that fail to protect them. The study drew on the experiences of 262 mothers, grandmothers, adolescents and practitioners from several communities and a university […]
