# The DA says it will be filing a formal Promotion of Access to Information Act request to Land Reform and Rural Development minister Mzwanele Nyhontso. This to obtain the reasons behind the minister’s constitutionally alarming regulations which make the disclosure of race a requirement for property transfer. The DA’s Mlindi Nhanha says South Africa […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility says it is committed to supporting the Eight UN Global Road Safety Week, which runs from today until Sunday. This year’s theme, #MakeWalkingSafe and #MakeCyclingSafe, focuses on ensuring the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on our roads. The department’s spokesperson, Muneera Allie, says road traffic injuries are a leading […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has announced that for the first time in South African history, naturalised citizens and lawful permanent residents will be able to apply for Smart Card IDs, including through the eHomeAffairs platform from today. Schreiber says this breakthrough for the digital transformation reforms directly delivers dignity to over 1.4-million people including hundreds of thousands […]
# The Public Servants Association says as the country commemorates the International Nurses’ Day, South Africa’s nurses continue to face a multitude of systemic challenges. The PSA says chronic understaffing forces nurses to work long, irregular hours, leading to mental and physical exhaustion, which may compromise patient care. The association’s Claude Naiker says equally important is the provision of […]
# The National Council of SPCAs says it remains committed to upholding its mandate to protect all animals in South Africa. The council successfully obtained an urgent interim court order from the High Court in Johannesburg, compelling Daybreak Foods to immediately cease all inhumane culling practices and to provide adequate, appropriate feed to 600-thousand breeder […]
# Nine people have been killed when a tow truck and a Hyundai Van which was transporting 24 members of the Zion Christian Church, collided along the N2 Northbound near the Mthunzini Toll Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal today. The provincial department of Transport’s spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiyam says church members mostly mothers were travelling to Dukuduku in […]
# Deputy minister for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities, Mmapaseka Letsike says South Africa remains burdened by the harsh realities of gender-based violence against women and girls. She says the 2022 GBV Prevalence Study indicates that one in three women, roughly 7.3 million, have faced physical violence during their lives. Letsike says this means nearly […]
# The GOOD Party has submitted formal questions to Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, in terms of rule 22 of the rules of order, requiring Hill-Lewis to account to Council. GOOD is seeking urgent answers about political patronage and the appointment of former opposition councillors in his office. The party’s spokesperson, Samantha Jackson says they […]
# Limpopo police have launched an intensive manhunt for suspects responsible for the illegal hunting of an elephant and subsequent poisoning that resulted in the death of numerous protected vultures in the Kruger National Park. Police spokesperson, Malesela Ledwaba says poachers used a cable snare to trap the elephant and then laced the carcass with […]
