# ActionSA has promised free weekday MyCiTi bus trips for Cape Town residents if elected in the 4 November local government elections. The party proposes a tourist levy of about 100-rand per night on short-term accommodation to help fund the service. It also plans to introduce a MyCape Card to link MyCiTi, trains and minibus […]
# The Department of Health says more than 55-thousand people have started using lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable medication to prevent HIV. The programme has been rolled out at 360 public health facilities across six provinces, with women making up 71-percent of those receiving the injection. Gauteng has recorded the highest number of injections, followed by […]
# Golden Arrow Bus Services has approached the Cape Town Labour Court to stop a planned strike by the National Union for All Sectors from Thursday. The union says its members will strike from midnight over several issues, including disciplinary processes. The bus company disputes the allegations and respects workers’ right to lawful industrial action, […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says state-owned Onderstepoort Biological Products is failing to meet the livestock industry’s vaccine needs and should be privatised. According to the agricultural organisation, shortages of vaccines for diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and African horse sickness are putting farmers under pressure. Saai’s Theo de Jager says greater private sector […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the party is ready to work with the government to improve economic growth but will continue pushing for faster and more ambitious reforms. Hill-Lewis argues the government cannot afford slow reforms while millions of people remain unemployed. He called on president Cyril Ramaphosa and the government of national unity […]
# The Inter-Ministerial Committee says it’s prioritising action against about two-thousand-400 non-compliant buildings across the metros. The buildings include hijacked properties that are often linked to criminal activities such as drug dealing, human trafficking and illegal trading. Briefing the media, committee chairperson Mmamoloko Kubayi said the government plans to improve emergency accommodation, speed up court […]
# Inter-Ministerial Committee chairperson Mmamoloko Kubayi says migration challenges must be dealt with through lawful government processes and not through violence or vigilantism. In a media briefing, Kubayi urged South Africans to support law enforcement, reject misinformation and allow authorities to manage migration in a lawful, orderly and humane way. She also condemned recent acts […]
# Chaos erupted in the Johannesburg High Court after police allegedly blocked accused in the Cat Matlala trial from consulting their lawyers. The accused were reportedly forced into holding cells after proceedings were adjourned, prompting a confrontation between defence lawyers, police and court officials. Judge Cassim Moosa intervened and ordered that the accused be allowed […]
# A man and a woman have sustained minor injuries after a light aircraft crashed near the R101 in Midrand this afternoon. Both occupants have been taken to hospital for further treatment. The R101 between New Road and Grand Central Boulevard remains closed towards Centurion as authorities remove the wreckage and investigate the cause of […]
