# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has warned the Msunduzi Municipality to cooperate with a forensic investigation or face consequences. Buthelezi states the province will not hesitate to ensure accountability, protecting the interests of residents and ratepayers. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila says the probe, launched in March, is meant to uncover […]
# Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Nkabane says the sector is under financial pressure after US funding to 13 universities was suddenly cut. Delivering the budget vote speech in the National Council of Provinces, Nkabane said the National Student Financial Aid Scheme will support over 800-thousand students this year with a budget of 49-billion-rand, […]
# The DA in Gauteng says around 200 prostate cancer patients at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital are missing and possibly dead due to long delays in radiation treatment. This follows a written reply from Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko, confirming a backlog of 800 patients, many of whom cannot be reached. The DA’s Jack Bloom […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Themba Water Treatment Plant remains shut after a sewer spill contaminated the Apies River, which feeds into the Leeukraal Dam. The plant was closed last Friday as a safety measure, and operations will only resume once the water quality is safe. The city’s Lindela Mashigo says roaming water […]
# Motorists will feel more pain at the pumps from midnight, as the price of 93-octane petrol will go up by 55-cents a litre, and 95-octane by 52-cents. Diesel prices will rise by up to 84-cents, while illuminating paraffin increases by 89-cents a litre. Robert Maake of the Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources blames […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says the recent arrests of former Transnet executives, including Brian Molefe and Siyabonga Gama, signal real progress in holding those involved in state capture accountable. Yesterday, the Palm Ridge Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Gauteng granted Molefe, Gama, Anoj Singh, and Thamsanqa Jiyane 50-thousand-rand bail each over corruption allegations […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says a powerful cancer-fighting compound has been discovered in deep-sea waters off the south coast. The compound, known as Cephalostatin-one, is extracted from a rare marine worm and shows strong potential in treating cancers like leukemia by selectively targeting cancer cells. The discovery is expected to […]
# The Board of Healthcare Funders has urged Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts to include the Road Accident Fund’s refusal to reimburse medical schemes in its upcoming inquiry. They argue the fund’s non-payment for treating road accident victims, which began in 2022, violates court orders and undermines the fund’s legal obligations. The board’s Katlego […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education has confirmed possible delays in paying education and general assistants due to ongoing data verification. About eight-thousand assistants may be affected in the first payment cycle. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says only verified individuals will be paid, and all payments are expected to be completed by the end […]
