# The City of Tshwane says it has effectively addressed the challenges posed by the recent heavy rains that began on the 16th of this month. Last week Wednesday, the South African Weather Service issued an Orange level six warning for disruptive rain across Gauteng. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says collaborative efforts among various […]
# ActionSA in Mpumalanga says it is outraged by the disgraceful state of the Matsulu Stadium, which remains incomplete and unusable. This is despite a significant budget allocation years ago. The party’s, Thoko Mashiane, says their oversight visit confirmed that apart from fencing, no meaningful construction has taken place, leaving the community without a much-needed […]
# The GOOD Party says for more than a decade, the fight for affordable housing at the Tafelberg site in Sea Point, Cape Town, has been stuck in a cycle of delays, excuses, and political cowardice. Studies have confirmed that social housing at the site would give lower-income households access to economic opportunities, public services, […]
# Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, is set to launch a new HIV treatment campaign at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital Community Hall in Soweto, Gauteng, today. The campaign’s objective is to put an additional 1.1-million people, who are living with HIV but are not on treatment, on antiretroviral medication by the end of December. […]
# Six suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed in a shoot-out with police on Monday in Laudium, Pretoria. A seventh suspect was severely wounded in the shootout. The suspects were allegedly on their way to rob a cash van in Atteridgeville when they were intercepted. Gauteng deputy provincial Police Commissioner, Fred Kekana, told the SABC that police […]
# A total of 13-thousand-233 country-wide Operation Shanela arrests were made during one week for various offences. Police spokesperson, Vincent Mukhathi, says over two-thousand suspects wanted for various serious and violent crimes such as murder, attempted murder, rape as well as business and house robberies were arrested. He says police will continue with their operations:
# Gautrain says the repairs to the tunnel section between Rosebank and Park station have been safely completed over this weekend. Illegal drilling activity on a private property located above the tunnel caused damage to the tunnel resulting in water and soil seeping into the tunnel that led to the suspension of the train service. Gautrain […]
# The ANC is deeply saddened by the passing of Tsholofelo Mandisa Modise, daughter of national executive committee member, Thandi Modise. She was born in prison during the apartheid era while her mother was incarcerated for her role in the liberation struggle as a member of uMkhonto we Sizwe. The ANC’s secretary-general, Fikile Mbalula says […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has strongly condemn the outright threats issued by the MEC for Basic Education Matome Chiloane against its member of the provincial legislature Remonde Abrahams. Abrahams attended to an ongoing crisis at Tsebe-Ntlha Primary School in Hammanskraal. Parents and learners have been left frustrated due to the Department’s persistent failure to address long-standing grievances and […]