# The City of Tshwane says it is currently experiencing high electricity demand in most of its seven regions, with Soshanguve being one of the highest consuming areas. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says the high demand in Soshanguve has put pressure on the network grid, impinging on areas such as Blocks BB and DD. He […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is encouraging non-governmental organisations to continue transforming lives through cooperation, compassion, and community spirit. Last year, almost 33-thousand individuals accessed psychosocial support, and over 19-thousand-500 families benefited from the provincial Department of Social Development’s Family Preservation Programme. The DA’s Wendy Kaizer-Philander says NGOs, civil society groups, and volunteers […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni says that while approximately 500-million-rand worth of unused power equipment has been gathering dust in metro warehouses since 2015, residents experience power outages nearly every single day. A recent inventory by the Department of Energy revealed that prepaid electricity meters, transformers, breakers, switches and high-voltage cables are stored […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says patients who visited the Karenpark clinic in Akasia in the past few weeks were turned away because there is no doctor on duty to treat them. The clinic specialises in treating women and children. FF Plus’ Rina Marx says they had warned the provincial Health Department that […]
# The City of Cape Town says its Prepaid Electricity Meter Testing Laboratory is a leading testing facility, where all prepaid meters are tested for accuracy before being installed in residents’ homes. There are currently more than 600-thousand prepaid electricity meters in use in the metro. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says testing ensures […]
# The University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate on professor Christina Landman, the first South African woman to become a professor of theology at a university in the country. The university says Landman is one of the most open-minded leaders in the field of theology, making a significant impact on Christian thinking and […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed two recently released reports that have recognised the metro as the safest in the country and the leading housing market in Gauteng. According to the South African Cities Network, residents expressed that they felt safest in Tshwane than they did in other cities. The mayor’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says the housing […]
# The Department of Transport has confirmed that the driving licence card printing machine has been fixed, with operations resuming after a three-month hiatus. This has led to a significant backlog in licence card production. The department’s spokesperson, Collen Msibi, says Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape currently report the highest number of pending licences:
# The GOOD Party says it is clear that the Western Cape government and the City of Cape Town have no plan to address the deeply ingrained culture of gangsterism. Over the past ten days, over 19 people, including two policewomen, have been killed. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the metro is planning to […]
