# The City of Cape Town’s Human Settlements Directorate has handed over the first 28 homes to beneficiaries and their families at the 140-million-rand Bonteheuwel housing project. The project comprises a total of 273 Breaking New Ground State-subsidised houses and is expected to be completed by June 2026. Mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Carl […]
# The City of Cape Town says 19 learners from the Leap Science and Maths school in Langa recently participated in the Women and Girls Visible Force of Resilience Programme. The programme is inspired by the United Nations’ efforts to highlight the contribution of women in disaster risk reduction. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, […]
# Johannesburg Water says a total of six water systems will be affected by Rand Water maintenance on its bulk water supplier’s O2 pipeline from Tuesday until Friday. The water supply will be low during the duration of the maintenance work. Johannesburg Water spokesperson, Nombuso Shabalala, says with the metro experiencing low temperatures, Rand Water believes […]
# The agriculture organisation TLU SA says it is concerned about any import of chicken products from Brazil to South Africa at this stage. This comes as government has partially lifted the ban on poultry imports from Brazil. The Department of Agriculture is now allowing imports from all Brazilian states except Rio Grande do Sul, […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has expressed concern at the ongoing challenges facing social grant beneficiaries, amid the South African Social Security Agency’s latest eligibility review process. The social grant reviews are being undertaken on targeted beneficiaries suspected of having additional sources of income that were not disclosed to the agency. The DA’s Wendy Kaizer-Philander says as […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health, in partnership with the Medical Bureau for Occupational Diseases, has launched phase two of the Ex-Mine Workers Social Security Benefits Programme in Ekurhuleni. This follows the successful implementation of phase one in the West Rand district, in which more than nine-thousand ex-mine workers were reached. The department’s spokesperson, Motalatale […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng will be laying criminal charges against several medical aid schemes at the Lyttelton Police Station in Centurion today. A Section 59 inquiry found that Discovery, the Government Employees Medical Scheme and Medscheme acted unfairly and in a racially discriminatory manner towards black healthcare providers. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Matthew George, says the inquiry […]
# The GOOD Party says that while the appointment of a commission of inquiry to probe allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is well-intentioned, it is too slow and costly. The commission will investigate allegations relating to the infiltration of law enforcement, intelligence and associated institutions within the criminal justice system by criminal […]
# Four suspects were shot and killed during a shootout with police in Riverlea, Johannesburg, on Sunday. Gauteng police spokesperson, Tintswalo Sibeko, says they received intelligence about a planned business robbery at a shopping centre. She says when the members attempted to stop the suspects, they opened fire, leading to a shootout. Sibeko says three […]
