# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta says he is outraged and deeply saddened by the tragic shooting at Walter Sisulu University in Mthata, Eastern Cape that claimed the life of a student and left three others injured. He says the shooting is a reminder that South Africa has failed to provide the students with the safe […]
# eThekwini Municipality is urging residents to take extreme caution as inclement weather conditions continue until Wednesday. The South African Weather Service issued a level 4 weather warning for disruptive rainfall with widespread showers across KwaZulu-Natal. The municipality’s spokesperson, Gugu Sisilana, says the persistent rainfall may result in the flooding of roads and settlements, poor […]
# Academics from the University of the Western Cape are calling for South African health professional associations to end sponsorship from commercial milk formula manufacturers. The World Health Organisation and the United Nations Children’s Fund have issued clear guidance, urging healthcare institutions and professional associations to refuse sponsorship from the CMF industry. UWC’s doctor, Katie Pereira-Kotze, says […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Urban Waste Management Directorate is urging residents to comment on its proposed budget priorities for the 2025/2026 financial year before May 2nd. The budget includes improving the reliability of the refuse collection and cleansing service and bettering waste minimisation capacity. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, Grant Twigg, […]
# Tshwane mayor, Nasiphi Moya, says power has been restored to 95-percent of areas in Centurion affected by the Brakfontein substation fire. Parts of Centurion have been without electricity for almost two weeks after a fire damaged the substation cables and feeder panels. Moya says work is continuing and they regret and apologise that residents were […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Urban Mobility Directorate recently celebrated staff achievements and long-standing service excellence across the directorate. The annual Urban Mobility Awards ceremony says 19 awards were presented, recognising the outstanding efforts of 111 individual nominees. Mayoral committee member for Urban Mobility, Rob Quintas, says the highlight of the ceremony was the […]
# Tshwane University of Technology’s Motion Picture Production alumni, Mbuso Gamede, is taking the local film industry by storm. His film, Mfe2 dilo-dilo, produced as part of his postgraduate diploma studies, has been selected for the 46th edition of the Durban International Film Festival. It will premiere and compete for the best student film category at […]
# Deputy minister of Health, Joe Phaahla, will conduct an oversight visit to Olievenhoutbosch Clinic, outside Pretoria today. This is part of the department’s programme to monitor the healthcare service delivery across the country, as both proactive and reactive measures. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says the visit follows concerns raised by members of the […]
# The City of Cape says it will have a zero-tolerance approach in addressing all forms of criminal activity during the Easter weekend. In the past week, the metro’s enforcement agencies made 311 arrests, a 21-percent increase week on week. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says residents and visitors to the metro […]
