# Soccer: The City of Cape Town says staff have been hard at work to ensure that the Erica Park Stadium in Belhar is ready for action when the 2025 Premier Cup tournament for under-19 ‘s kicks off on Wednesday. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says over the Easter Weekend, 32 teams […]
# Cosatu has welcomed Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane’s assurances that individuals flouting regulations of the New Housing Proection Act promulgated in January, would face more stringent sanctions and penalties. Simelane released the National Home Builders Registration Council’s report into the George building collapse that claimed 34 lives and left 28 injured in May 2024. […]
# South African second lady, Humile Mashatile, says she is pleased with organisation such as The Pink Forum’s children’s outreach programme making a difference in children’s lives. Mashatile and deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, in partnership with the forum handed over one-thousand-200 pairs of school shoes, sanitary pads to learners at Mashemong Primary […]
# The South African Civil Aviation Authority has launched an investigation into the cause of a light aircraft crash, which claimed the life of a pilot in Pretoria East. The Slick 540 aircraft departed from the Kitty Hawk Airfield before crashing less than 5-kilometre from the airfield. Saaca spokesperson Sisa Majola says the Accident and […]
# KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Thulasizwe Buthelezi, welcomed the donation of relief valued at one-million-rand from the Chinese government. The donation is part of the Chinese government’s efforts to support the people of KZN. The department’s spokesperson, Senzelwe Mzila says the Chinese people understand the devastation caused by natural disasters and […]
# The City of Tshwane has announced the successful acquisition and near-complete delivery of 120 new vehicles aimed at boosting service delivery across key municipal departments. This critical investment, which includes branded, fully equipped vehicles fitted with fuel management and tracking systems, reflects its firm commitment to professionalising the public service and building a well-resourced […]
# The DA is calling on International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola to immediately fire South African diplomat advocate David Nkosi from South Africa’s foreign service and recall him. The DA’s Ryan Smith says a reply to the party’s Parliamentary question has revealed that Nkosi has been redeployed as political counsellor to the South African Embassy in Amman, Jordan. This […]
# Forum for South Africa is calling on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister Velenkosini Hlabisa and the government of national unity to close unregistered spaza shops immediately or face litigation in their personal capacity for dereliction of duty. An eight-year-old boy from Mapetla, Soweto, was hospitalised after consuming snacks he bought from a spaza shop. The […]
# Cosatu says it will continue to support Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi and the health ministry as they stride towards implementing the National Health Insurance to ensure universal, equitable healthcare for South Africans. Motsoaledi announced an advertisement for one-thousand-200 jobs for doctors, 200 nurses and 250 other healthcare professionals at a cost of 1.780-billion-rand. Cosatu’s […]
