# Deputy minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, has called for innovation support to be brought closer to townships and communities, saying accessible and inclusive innovation ecosystems are essential to unlocking young people’s potential and advancing inclusive industrialisation. The department spokesperson, Veronica Mohapeloa says by locating innovation support closer to townships and communities, […]
# SANParks has planted one-thousand dune spinach shrubs at the Boulders penguin colony in Cape Town as part of an ongoing habitat rehabilitation initiative. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the seeds were collected from Boulders and germinated at the Cape of Good Hope nursery before being replanted at the colony. He says the shrub is […]
# Thirty-six motorists were arrested and 42 vehicles impounded in Johannesburg, Tshwane and Ekurhuleni during high-impact stop-and-search operations from the 20th to 26 of this month. The operations were undertaken under the #RemoveSkorokoroCampaign. The Gauteng Roads and Transport Department spokesperson, Melitah Madiba, says 99 minibus taxis and private vehicles received discontinuation notices, removing them from the […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has strongly condemned the theft of public property at Hillbrow Community Health Centre in Johannesburg. Three Expanded Public Works Programme workers were arrested in connection with the theft of 45 boxes of A4 printing paper from the health centre. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says the theft of public resources […]
# The DA in the Garden Route District Municipality has welcomed the municipal council’s approval of the mutual separation agreement with the municipal manager, Monde Stratu. He served as the municipal manager since March 2017. The DA’s Marais Kruger says recent events surrounding the Roads Agency Function illustrated the consequences of poor administrative leadership. He […]
# The South African Municipal Workers’ Union has welcomed National Treasury’s decision to release July’s municipal equitable share payments. Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana stated that the reason for releasing the remaining 7.1-billion-rand equitable share was concern over the impact on service delivery. SAMWU general-secretary, Dumisane Magagula, says Treasury’s decision to withhold these allocations in […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has welcomed the life sentence imposed by the Pretoria Regional Court on a Mamelodi learner transport driver who raped a nine-year-old girl. Spokesperson Lumka Mahanjana says 41-year-old Given Mphahlele raped the child at his home in June 2021 and threatened to kill her mother if she disclosed the incident. She […]
# The South African National Roads Agency Limited says it will revert to open tender processes for routine road maintenance and engineering consultancy services. This comes after the High Court in Pretoria declared the agency’s decision to award routine road maintenance contracts to a panel of 20 companies unconstitutional and unlawful. The tender was aimed […]
# Gauteng police are investigating two counts of murder, attempted murder, and possession of unlicensed firearms and ammunition. This follows a shootout between suspected illegal miners and the police in Roodepoort west of Johannesburg yesterday. Police spokesperson Tintswalo Sibeko says when they responded to reports of a shooting in an open field in Roodepoort, the […]
