# The City of Tshwane says it has secured a series of legal victories this week that reaffirm its commitment to upholding the rule of law, defending public land, and protecting ratepayers from systemic abuse. In the Soshanguve land grab case, the court interdicted the illegal erection of structures and ordered demolition within 14 days. In […]
# The University of Pretoria is calling on volunteers who are willing to help broaden the reach of free digital literacy initiatives to as many Mamelodi community members as possible. The volunteers will help present basic to advanced computer literacy courses on an array of software programmes and applications. The university says that with digital skills becoming increasingly […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the provincial Health and Wellness Department’s Emergency First Aid Responders programme has been a huge success. Over ten-thousand first aid responders have been trained over ten-years. The DA’s, Memory Booysen says this programme forms part of a broader effort to improve access to emergency care in areas […]
# The City of Johannesburg says it is taking decisive action to enhance public access to essential building plans and town planning records. This follows the closure of the Metro Centre due to structural defects identified in a technical report. Spokesperson Nthatisi Modingoane says the metro is working with National Treasury to appoint a transactional advisor […]
# The City of Cape Town says streetlight maintenance is a daily priority across the metro. In May alone, more than ten-thousand faulty streetlights were repaired in areas including Kensington, Mitchells Plain and Lavender Hill. The metro manages more than 245-thousand streetlights. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says this intensified effort aims to […]
# The civil organisation Soil of Africa is set to visit Lesedi Secondary School in Bronkhorstspruit, Pretoria East, today. This follows the killing of a Grade 11 boy learner. Lethabo Matula was allegedly stabbed outside the school on Tuesday afternoon by a Grade 12 pupil, who had not attended school that day. He was declared […]
# Tshwane police says it will continue to execute high-impact crime-combating operations under the banner of Operation Shanela across the metro. A multidisciplinary operation executed in Sinoville and Villeria yesterday resulted in the arrest of 261 suspects for various criminal offences. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 63 undocumented foreign nationals were also detained during […]
# Eastern Cape police have launched an investigation following the fatal shooting of a Walter Sisulu University staff member outside the institution’s Nelson Mandela Drive Campus in Mthatha yesterday evening. The victim was found inside a stationary vehicle. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says preliminary forensic analysis confirms the victim sustained multiple gunshot wounds while seated […]
# Ten critically endangered black rhinos have been successfully translocated from South Africa to Mozambique’s Zinave National Park this week. The five bulls and five cows were donated by Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife in collaboration with Mozambique’s National Administration for Conservation Areas and the Peace Parks Foundation. The foundation’s Antony Alexander says the idea of the translocation […]
