# N3 Toll Concession says increased traffic conditions are expected to prevail on the route between Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal from today until Sunday. N3 Toll Concession operations manager, Thania Dhoogra, says emergency medical- and advanced life support services have been placed on readiness to respond to emergency events. She says law enforcement services will have zero […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa says it has lost all hope in the current economic system, which prioritises the interests of the capitalist establishment over those of workers. Giwusa’s Koketso Phasha says the union demands urgent action from the government of national unity to address the rising unemployment crisis and to […]
# The N3 Toll Concession says ill discipline remains rampant amongst drivers on the route through Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal. Operations manager, Thania Dhoogra, says human factors, which point to driver negligence, reckless behaviour, and poor decision-making, contributed to 75-percent of light motor vehicle crashes and 81-percent of truck crashes recorded on the N3 between January and October this year:
# The Institute of Race Relations says crime is one of the biggest drags on economic growth and a serious obstacle in the way of South Africa reaching its full potential. The World Bank found crime costs up to ten-percent of South Africa’s gross domestic product annually. The institute has launched its latest paper today, […]
# The Khulisa Social Solutions says survivors of gender-based violence are trapped in cycles of abuse due to fear, financial dependence or societal pressure. The organisation recently engaged with over two-thousand people as part of 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children. The organisation’s, Lesley Ann van Selm, says providing survivors […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya will be leading the metro’s Re A Spana programme to Bon Accord in Region 2 today. The programme, which forms part of Tshwane’s 100-day Action Plan, is an accelerated service delivery operation which is cross-functional, combining clean-up efforts with service delivery interventions and by-law enforcement. By-law enforcement operations, homelessness outreach, engagement with local businesses, […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng has welcomed the swearing-in of Julia Sondag as City of Johannesburg councillor, saying this is in line with its commitment to rewarding party activists who work tirelessly to serve their communities. The party’s Funzi Ngobeni says Sondag has been at the forefront of raising pertinent community issues for Region G, addressing […]
# A total of 412 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences in Villeria and Eersterust during Operation Shanela on Thursday. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from murder, gender-based violence, assault, attempted murder, and armed robbery. He says 84 undocumented individuals were detained and are awaiting legal […]
# ActionSA says it stands firmly against the possibility of further discharge permits being granted to the City of Cape Town by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment. The metro currently releases over 30-million litres of raw, untreated sewage daily into marine reserves through marine outfalls along the Atlantic seaboard. ActionSA’s, Sam Mgobozi, says […]
