# The Public Servants Association has noted the launch of a biometric verification system by the Department of Home Affairs as part of Operation New Broom to combat illegal immigration. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says there is still, however, a need to address staff shortages at the department. He says the biometric verification system […]
# ActionSA says it once again raises the alarm over the surge in gang violence tearing through communities across South Africa, where ruthless gangs turn neighborhoods into warzones. ActionSA’s spokesperson, Matthew George says gang violence is littering the streets of the Cape Flats in the Western Cape, Eldorado Park and Westbury in Gauteng, and Nelson […]
# Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions at the NPA’s National Sexual Offences and Community Affairs Unit, Mkhuseli Jokani, returned to the University of Fort Hare to graduate with his Master of Philosophy in Human Rights. He holds a B. Proc, a four-year undergraduate degree that was historically designed for aspiring attorneys, from the university, which […]
# Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa is recalling Ford Rangers that were made available for sale in 2024. This follows a recall of six car brands by their manufacturers last week. The National Consumer Commission’s head of Complaints and Investigations, Prudence Moilwa, says the recall by Ford is due to the front lower control […]
# An alumnus of the University of the Western Cape, Anthony Timoteus, says investing in young athletes, sharing his techniques and his truth is special. He will be participating in the UWC’s Fast and Flat 10-kilometre race tomorrow. Timoteus, who is currently a middle-distance coach for boys aged 14 to 19 at Stellenbosch High School, […]
# The Limpopo Department of Health says it is pursuing charges of misconduct against a medical doctor, who allegedly attempted to rape a pregnant patient at George Masebe Hospital. The incident occurred in a sonar room during an abdominal ultrasound process. The department’s spokesperson, Neil Shikwambana, says the doctor will also be subjected to a […]
# In celebrating Africa Day, the Tshwane University of Technology campus radio station will partner with Harare’s leading talk radio station for a special cross-border radio simulcast. Africa Day, which is commemorated annually on 25 May, marks the founding of the Organisation of African Unity in 1963, which later became the African Union. Tshwane FM […]
# The City of Tshwane is calling on business owners and residents to comment on the new Informal Trading and Township Economy draft bylaw. The by-law’s primary goals include promoting social and economic development, ensuring a safe and healthy environment for trading, and establishing better control over informal trading. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development […]
# City Power has strongly condemned the growing misuse of social media by individuals spreading unverified and damaging allegations against authorised personnel and contractors. In a recent incident, a picture of an identification card of technician Sydney Maluleke was circulated across WhatsApp groups. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says the accompanying message falsely accused Maluleke of unlawfully […]
