# Gauteng Health Department has confirmed that Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital in Tshwane has introduced contingency measures after power outages affected the facility. The Department’s spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says backup systems and additional lamps are being used, while alternative cellphone numbers have been assigned for critical services. He confirmed that the outages were caused by theft […]
# RISE Mzansi says South Africa cannot build a united nation while grappling with weak leadership, organised crime, gender-based violence, hunger, unemployment, and failing municipalities. RISE Mzansi leader, Songezo Zibi, argues that despite the country’s rich diversity and heritage, the nation remains undermined by a deepening polycrisis. Zibi calls for visionary leadership, accountability, tackling corruption, […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says evidence by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi and National Police Commissioner, Fannie Masemola, has laid bare political interference in the police. Former Police ministers Nathi Mthetwa, Bheki Cele, and current Senzo Mchunu were implicated in damning testimony at the Madlanga Commission. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the revelations confirm […]
# Higher Education and Training minister Buti Manamela has called for nominations of qualified individuals to fill vacancies on Community Education and Training College Councils. The move, published in the Government Gazette last week, aims to boost governance, accountability, and renewal in the sector. Manamela described CET colleges as a bridge of hope for out-of-school […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance MEC, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has urged residents to exercise caution as disruptive rainfall is expected throughout the week. Spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says a Level 4 warning affects municipalities including eThekwini, Jozini, and Newcastle, while a Level 2 warning covers areas like Kokstad and uMngeni. Flooding, infrastructure damage, and risks to life are […]
# Billionaire Elon Musk’s father, Errol Musk, has been accused of three decades of sexual abuse against at least five of his children and stepchildren. According to a New York Times investigation, the allegations, dating back to 1993 in South Africa and California, include abuse of victims as young as four. Despite multiple police probes, […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure deputy minister Sihle Zikalala will today address a skills development outreach in Ndwedwe, outside Durban. The programme, themed ‘Investing in Youth: Skills, Jobs and Business Opportunities for Tomorrow,‘ will tackle skills shortages in the built sector. It will also provide career guidance, entrepreneurship support, and skills development opportunities for learners […]
# The South African National Parks, Endangered Wildlife Trust, rangers and private partners have captured and relocated a male lion from Letaba Ranch to Kruger National Park. The lion had killed livestock near Giyani and Phalaborwa earlier this month. Limpopo MEC for Economic Development, Environment and Tourism, Tshitereke Matibe praised the team and urged communities […]
# The African Transformation Movement has called on government to declare underage pregnancy a national pandemic. Alarmed by over two-thousand-700 girls aged ten-to-14 giving birth in a year, including more than 100 cases in the Eastern Cape, the ATM cites systemic failures, lack of reproductive health services, and sexual abuse as key drivers. ATM’s Zama Ntshona urges […]
