# The City of Tshwane has begun relocating qualifying households from several informal settlements to serviced stands at Leeufontein Extension 32. The programme started in the Tsunami Informal Settlement, where 162 beneficiaries are being moved. Additional relocations will take place on Monday from settlements including Nkandla, Mavuso, Willow Farm, Mamelodi Extension 11, Youth View and […]
# Tourism deputy minister Makhotso Sotyu has officially unveiled the Mthontsi Lodge and Conference Centre in KwaMaqoma, aimed at boosting tourism in the Amathole District Municipality, Eastern Cape. The 31-million-rand facility includes chalets, a backpackers’ lodge, conference facilities and supporting infrastructure. Sotyu says the project will create jobs and support local economic development through partnerships […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says its Lenacapavir HIV prevention programme has exceeded early rollout targets, reaching six-thousand-130 clients in its first month. This represents 131-percent of the provincial target. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says the medicine is available at 133 clinics in Gauteng. Tshwane recorded the highest uptake, followed by Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni. Mabona […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy expressed condolences to the families of 16 people killed in a bus crash on the N1 near Touwsrivier in the Western Cape. The department’s spokesperson, Collen Msibi, says the bus was carrying 78 passengers to Idutywa in the Eastern Cape when it overturned early today. Twenty people were injured. Msibi […]
# The Madlanga commission has adjourned businessman Tumelo Nku’s testimony indefinitely due to serious security concerns. The decision follows his supplementary statement after intense questioning over the 2021 Aeroton drug bust in Gauteng. The commission’s spokesperson, Jeremy Michaels, says the safety risks are significant and the inquiry is proceeding with extreme caution. He says the […]
# Soccer: Namibian striker Peter Shalulile has officially parted ways with Mamelodi Sundowns after six successful years at the club.The 32-year-old leaves as a free agent after his contract expired, with both parties agreeing not to activate a one-year extension option. Shalulile departs as one of Sundowns’ greatest goalscorers, having won multiple league titles and […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the party will no longer remain silent when the ANC fails to consult or compromise in the government of national unity. He addressed party members in Sandton, Johannesburg, and insisted the ANC must respect the power-sharing agreement. Hill-Lewis accused the ANC of pushing key economic policies without sufficient consultation, […]
# The acting commissioner of the Border Management Authority, David Chilembe, says more than 35-thousand people have been repatriated through the Beitbridge border post in Limpopo since government introduced new migration measures. He says the post is processing deportations, voluntary repatriations and normal cross-border travel. The inter-ministerial committee on migration will visit repatriation centres to […]
# Businessman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s legal team describes his subpoena to testify before the Madlanga commission on Tuesday as a serious conundrum. They argue he must comply with the summons but no longer has a ratified plea agreement protecting him from self-incrimination. This follows after the Pretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court rejected his eight-year sentence […]
