# Tshwane District police arrested 324 suspects for various criminal offences during an Operation Shanela crackdown in Eersterust and Villieria over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes including murder, attempted murder, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related offences. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says a further 35 undocumented foreign nationals were detained and handed […]
# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment has received no further reports of dead or dying sardines since the isolated wash-up near Mbotyi on the northern Wild Coast early September. The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity has previously confirmed pilchard herpesvirus in a sardine sample collected from at Port St Johns on […]
# The City of Cape Town says it has submitted a comprehensive report to the Constitutional Court, demonstrating clear affordable housing progress in line with constitutional obligations. In July, the court found that authorities had failed to adequately address the need for affordable housing in well-located parts of Cape Town, including Tafelberg. Mayoral committee member […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mamoloko Kubayi, says every learner has the opportunity to participate and excel in legal literacy programmes. She addressed the South African National Schools Moot Court Programme at the Constitutional Court. Kubayi says it provides learners with an opportunity to engage with constitutional rights and the protection of children […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Energy and Electricity Business Unit has made significant progress in restoring power supply to Waltloo Industrial, with approximately 90-percent of the affected areas now restored. This follows a fire at the Waltloo Substation last week, which caused widespread power outages. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mshigo, says all major […]
# Agricultural organisation TLU SA welcomes government’s commitment to resolve the temporary pause implemented by the Land Bank on new applications under the Blended Finance Scheme. The scheme has supported over 14-thousand jobs, including about seven-thousand-869 through the Industrial Development Corporation, and more than six-thousand-480 via the Land Bank. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says the […]
# Limpopo police have opened an inquest after a 22-year-old female student from the University of Limpopo was found dead along the perimeter fence just outside the campus along Sovenga Street. She was partially dressed, with her identity document and National Student Financial Aid Scheme card on her. Police spokesperson Hlulani Mashaba says the body […]
# Deputy Minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli, is encouraging South Africans, particularly young people, to exercise their democratic right and vote in the November local government elections. A total of 142-thousand-and-72 candidates have been nominated to contest ten-thousand-526 council seats across municipalities. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Local Government Elections has expressed satisfaction with preparations […]
# The Department of Health has welcomed Thembisile Xulu as its new Director-General. Xulu officially takes up the position following her appointment by Cabinet in August. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says Xulu, a qualified doctor, previously served as CEO of the South African National AIDS Council and spent more than 15 years with the […]
