# The Gauteng Health Department has received an additional 28-thousand-593 Lenacapavir initiation packs for distribution to 133 facilities. The new twice-yearly injectable drug is more than 96-percent effective at preventing HIV infection. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says the latest delivery will replenish clinics in Tshwane, Johannesburg and Sedibeng that had temporary shortages due to high demand […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions welcomes the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union’s Labour Court victory in the Mangaung Correctional Centre matter after the court dismissed an application for leave to appeal. Cosatu’s Zanele Sabela says the judgment is important because it reinforces protections for workers under section 197 of the Labour […]
# The City of Cape Town says political parties may now display election posters and swivel banners, with 11 weeks to the local government election. Rules allow one party poster and one event poster per streetlight pole, mounted on a board and not larger than 0.9- by 0.6 metres. Swivel banners are only permitted on […]
# The Department of Social Development urges all registered non-profit organisations to immediately report suspicious financial transactions to authorities. Officials say the move aims to prevent money laundering, fraud, and the misuse of donor funds within the sector. NPOs are reminded of their legal obligations under Financial Intelligence Centre Act and anti-terrorism laws. The department […]
# Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo is inviting families to a reunion at the Johannesburg Zoo this Saturday, 22 August. Entrance will be just 22-rand per person as part of the “22-rand on the 22nd” special, marking the zoo’s 122nd anniversary. The zoo first opened in 1904. JCPZ says the discounted fee makes a family […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has formally objected to the appointment of Thandazani Madonsela as evidence leader for Parliament’s Section 89 impeachment committee. In a letter, he says Madonsela is conflicted, citing his removal as his Judicial Service Commission appointee in 2022 and legal advice given to the ANC caucus. The committee voted two weeks ago […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department made it clear that a suspect arrested in Lenasia South yesterday could not be linked to the recent fatal gang shootings in Westbury. Spokesperson Xolani Figla says the correction follows further investigation, which found the initial connection was a case of mistaken identity. He says the suspect remains in […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has called for an urgent engagement between Cape Peninsula University of Technology’s management and council, and student leaders. Yesterday’s arson attack at the Bellville campus sparked a total shutdown and the evacuation of residences following protests against proposed changes to the financial clearance model and registration […]
# Independent energy analyst Tshepo Kgadima says government and Eskom must share the blame for South Africa’s high electricity prices. Minister of Electricity and Energy, Kgosientsho Ramokgopato, has announced changes to the Electricity Pricing Policy, which seeks to address affordability and ensure consumers are not unfairly burdened by costs arising from inefficiencies, municipal debt and […]
