# Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says the new tourism execution lab is a joint effort between government and the private sector to attract 15-million visitors by 2030, drive job creation, and grow tourism’s gross domestic product contribution. Speaking at Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park in Gauteng, De Lille announced that the electronic travel authorisation […]
# AfriForum warns of life-threatening wildfire risks across seven provinces this weekend due to extreme heat, dry conditions and strong winds. The fire danger index for Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, North West and Northern Cape is at red level. AfriForum’s Tarien Cooks urges residents to avoid open fires, prepare firefighting equipment, and ensure […]
# The City of Cape Town is offering a reward of up to 100-thousand-rand for information after the Swartklip Road pump station in Tafelsig was vandalised. Criminals destroyed equipment after illegal electricity connections were disconnected, leaving the pumps unable to work. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says thousands of Mitchells Plain […]
# A Malawian national has been arrested in Eden Park, in Ekurhuleni, for allegedly producing and selling fraudulent documents. The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department and police raided an internet café following a tip-off, where they discovered boxes filled with fake school reports, passports, asylum permits, and medical certificates. The suspect faces fraud and immigration charges […]
# The South African Social Security Agency CEO, Themba Matlou, has appealed to the public and beneficiaries to stay calm amid the on-going discussions between SASSA and Post Bank. He reassured the public that social grants will continue to be paid on time and no beneficiaries will lose their grants. SASSA spokesperson Andile Tshona urged […]
# The Institute of Race Relations says the government should focus on policies that make it easier for businesses to hire workers. The organisation has handed over a petition with more than 17-thousand signatures to the Department of Employment and Labour, calling for an end to race-based laws. The institute’s Makone Maja, warns that race-based […]
# The United Africans Transformation today officially handed over a new home to a chronically ill mother and her two children in Lebotloane, in North West. According to the party, the family lived in a shack for years after the husband’s death. UAT’s Mighty Mabule says in partnership with Tau Projects, they stepped in to […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi urges residents in the northern parts of the province to exercise extreme caution, as dry conditions and strong winds of up to 50 kilometres per hour have created a high risk of veld fires. Municipalities at particular risk include Abaqulusi, Jozini, Newcastle, Nkandla, and uLundi. […]
# The DA has urged Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe to act against illegal mining at MC Mining’s Makhado colliery in Limpopo. The DA says the company, operating without a valid environmental authorisation, is damaging the Vhembe Biosphere Reserve and other critical biodiversity areas. The party’s Andrew de Blocq warns of environmental destruction […]
