# ActionSA says it will write to Communications and Digital Technologies minister, Solly Malatsi, calling for his urgent intervention into the State Information Technology Agency to stabilise its leadership and governance. The party’s Alan Beesley says the recent report by the Auditor-General to Parliament’s standing committee on Public Accounts paints a grim picture of SITA’s performance. He says […]
# University of Pretoria’s Department of Chemistry professor, Patricia Forbes, has been appointed Editor-in-Chief of the internationally renowned research journal ACS Earth and Space Chemistry. The journal published by the American Chemical Society advances the interdisciplinary application of chemistry to natural materials and processes in Earth’s interior, surface and atmosphere, and space. Forbes says it […]
# The City of Tshwane has handed over a taxi holding facility to the Mamelodi Long Distance Taxi Association. The facility, located at the corner of Nana Sita and Sisulu Streets, will play a vital role in improving order, safety, and accessibility in the inner-city transport network. The facility will now serve as a designated holding area […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the Horizon Secure Care Centre stands as a beacon of hope and rehabilitation for vulnerable youth in the province. Officially opened in 2000, the centre provides shelter, care, and rehabilitation for at-risk youth. The DA’s Wendy Kaizer-Philander says the unwavering commitment to service, safety, and restorative care by […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape says capital budgets must translate into tangible improvements, not unfulfilled promises and unspent funds. In January, it was reported that the Saldanha Bay Municipality had spent only 20-percent of its capital budget. GOOD’s Ricardo van der Merwe says three months later, this figure stands at just 35-percent, a […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane has written to mayor, Nasiphi Moya, deputy mayor, Eugene Modise, and city manager, Johann Mettler, urging them to step in and stop the decay of Pretoria North and Akasia. The party’s Rina Marx says Pretoria North, one of the metro’s oldest areas, has little left of its once […]
# The City of Tshwane has launched its Occupational Health and Safety Week under the theme, Let’s hike safe and hike together. The week aims to raise awareness about the importance of health, safety, and wellness in the workplace, and to promote a culture where every employee’s well-being is prioritised. Mayoral committee member for Corporate […]
# The University of Fort Hare has honoured author, political activist and attorney, Mda Mda, with an honorary Doctor of Laws. Mda, who is 102 years old, played a crucial role in representing underprivileged people during the apartheid regime. He published his memoir Struggle and Hope: Reflections on the recent history of the Transkeian People […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says crime is not merely a policing issue, but a societal one that demands a collaborative effort to combat it. According to the police’s crime statistics between October to December 2024, one-thousand-493 cases of murder were recorded in the province. Ntuli says the Council Against Crime is positioned as a catalyst […]