# The DA says the awarding of a 360-million-rand SAPS health services tender to Medicare24 Tswane in June 2024 raises significant questions, particularly surrounding the involvement of former official Petunia Lenono. She was a member of the bid evaluation committee that recommended the awarding of the tender to Medicare24 but resigned no more than six […]
# Al Jama-ah has strongly condemned the expulsion of South Africa’s ambassador to the US, Ebrahim Rasool, calling the move unjust. During an online lecture, Rasool accused president Donald Trump of mobilising a supremacism and trying to project white victimhood as a dog whistle. Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Rasool as a race-baiting politician […]
# The City of Tshwane says it will not tolerate acts of sabotage against the city’s essential infrastructure and will continue to take a firm stance against crime. Last week, Tshwane Metro Police cable theft Unit arrested six suspects after they were found accessing the Fouriesburg Substation in Centurion using a duplicate key. Mayoral committee member for […]
# Cosatu is calling on Employment and Labour minister, Nomakhosazana Meth, to ensure the glitches on the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s online system preventing the uFiling platform from running smoothly, are attended to and fixed immediately. The federation received glitches complaints from both workers and employers. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says in October last year, they […]
# The DA is calling on the Presidency to expedite the delegation of the government of national unity to America to negotiate a pathway towards stabilising diplomatic relations with one of the country’s most important trade and investment partners. US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, declared on social media that South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool is […]
# The Parliament Portfolio Committee on Social Development has commended whistleblowers who continue to inform law enforcement agencies about the South African Social Security Agency officials suspected of fraud. Committee chairperson Bridget Masango says the police arrested four SASSA officials at the Johannesburg local office in Gauteng on Friday, after receiving a tip-off from whistleblowers:
# The City of Cape Town’s Library and Information Service is encouraging all residents to return 40-thousand-112 overdue library items to the city’s labriries with no penalties. South African National Library Week is happening from today until Sunday, during which citizens celebrate the role of libraries in the communities. Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham says […]
# Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane pledged to support Free State province in its efforts to achieve the 2024-2029 target to deliver housing units for qualifying beneficiaries. The ministry’s spokesperson, Tsekiso Machike, also discouraged working in silos between the provincial department and municipalities. She emphasized team work in addressing the housing backlog and the delivery […]
# Saftu has strongly condemned the United States government’s declaration of South Africa’s ambassador, Ebrahim Rasool, as persona non grata. The trade union federation says the outrageous act is a blatant attack on South Africa’s sovereignty and an attempt to bully the country into submission to US imperialist interests. Saftu’s spokesperson, Newton Masuku says the […]
