# Forestry, Fisheries and Environment deputy minister Bernice Swarts and Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya are commemorating International Clean Air Day today at Molekwa Sports Complex in Atteridgeville. The commemoration raises awareness of air pollution, waste management, climate change and public health. Community awareness drives seek to educate residents on consequences of illegal dumping and open […]
# South Africa’s tourism industry is feeling the impact of the Iran war, as disruptions to Middle East air routes reduce international flight capacity. Visitor numbers from China have fallen by 20-percent year-on-year, with around 40-percent of scheduled Chinese seats to South Africa lost. Industry leaders say travellers are turning to alternative routes, while higher […]
# MOVE SA, led by businessman Rali Mampeule, has officially been launched in Johannesburg as a new political party in South Africa. The party seeks to offer responsive leadership, economic opportunity, accountable governance, improved service delivery and meaningful citizen participation. The launch outlined MOVE SA’s political vision, priorities and plans for the country. Mampeule and […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Community Safety Committee has raised serious concern over escalating crime in Honeydew, ranked the province’s worst-performing police station. Murder increased by eleven-percent, sexual offences by 22-percent and assault with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm by 26-percent. The Committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says gangsterism is worsening insecurity. He revealed that the […]
# The Gauteng Health Department is strengthening its Emergency Medical Services workforce, with 167 officials graduating after completing a Higher Certificate in Public Management. The programme, delivered with Regenesys Business School, focuses on leadership, governance and operational decision-making. In addition, 117 Emergency Medical Care students during the 2025/26 financial year, exceeding its target of 90. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has honoured 12 police officers who died in the line of duty during the past financial year. Speaking at the SAPS Commemoration in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said the officers must be remembered not as statistics, but as family members and colleagues. Ramaphosa says police safety is everyone’s responsibility. He called for stronger […]
# The City of Tshwane is advancing a strategic partnership with Harambee Youth Employment Accelerator to tackle youth unemployment through its Ithuba programme. The partnership would use Harambee’s youth support, opportunity-matching and contact-centre systems to connect young people with work and training opportunities. Tshwane aims to create 30-thousand economic opportunities over three years through work […]
# The Economic Freedom Fighters in Gauteng have welcomed the province’s Treasury for maintaining a clean audit for the 2025/26 financial year. The party says the result reflects disciplined financial management and stronger internal controls. The Treasury collected more than seven-billion-rand in provincial revenue and met e-toll debt obligations while protecting essential services. The EFF […]
# A search for missing goats has reportedly led police to uncover a clandestine drug laboratory in Klipvoorstad, North West. Provincial Police Commissioner Arthur Peter Adams says officers discovered equipment allegedly being used to manufacture CAT. One suspect, believed to be the tenant, was arrested, while three others escaped into an area deemed unsafe to […]
