# The Gauteng Department of Health, in partnership with the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases, urges ex-mine workers to register for possible social security benefits and medical surveillance. The registration process has commenced and will run until 4 April, in the West Rand district, where over two-thousand former mine workers have unclaimed benefits. The department’s […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse has rejected the National Treasury’s proposals to increase VAT and freeze personal income tax brackets, calling them unfair to an already overstretched taxpayer base. The organisation argues that these hikes come while billions are lost to corruption, inefficiency, and waste. OUTA CEO Wayne Duvenage says selling non-core state-owned enterprises […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa urges nursing union Denosa, to take a leading role in advocating for nurses in the implementation of the National Health Insurance. Addressing the 9th national congress of Denosa at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg, he emphasised that nurses are critical to the success of NHI and the health system. Ramaphosa urged […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says nurses are essential to the healthcare system and should play a key role in health reforms. Speaking at the 9th national congress of nursing union Denosa in Ekurhuleni, the president called for a stronger nursing presence in policy development, job creation, and strengthening the healthcare system. Ramaphosa reaffirmed the government’s […]
# Police minister Senzo Mchunu has revealed that over 16-thousand accused criminals have absconded after being granted bail. He said in response to a parliamentary question, more than four-thousand-500 of these cases have been unresolved for over five years, while 262 absconders are foreign nationals. He confirmed their cases will be reopened if they are […]
# According to the latest World Happiness Report launched at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa ranks 99th globally in happiness and 4th in Africa. The university made history by being the first African institution to host the event. The report highlights that African nations like Mauritius lead in happiness, with strong community values such […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is demanding justice following the brutal killing of five Community Safety Forum members in Soshanguve, in Pretoria. The patrollers were attacked on Saturday, while on duty in the Marry Me informal settlement, where they were shot, stoned, and partially burnt by unknown assailants. The union’s Richard Mamabolo […]
# The Department of Social Development, in partnership with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund, will host the Africa children’s summit in Johannesburg from 4 to 7 April. The event will bring together one-thousand-300 children from across the continent, with 300 attending in person and one-thousand joining virtually. The department’s spokesperson, Bathembu Futshane, says the summit […]
# The GOOD Party has accused the DA of hypocrisy over the update of Tshwane’s property valuation roll. The party says former mayor and DA leader Cilliers Brink supported the update last year, citing discrepancies in property rates, but now opposes it. GOOD’s Sarah Mabotsa urges property owners to check their valuations and dispute any […]
