# The National Youth Unemployment Movement has demanded that unemployment be declared a National Disaster in South Africa. Stats SA announced that between January and March this year unemployment has risen to 32.7-percent, and 8.1 million people are now without work. Movement leader Lindokuhle Yende says a disaster is declared when ordinary systems fail and […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed two deputy national directors of Public Prosecutions. Advocate Chuma Mtengwane has been appointed at the Asset Forfeiture Unit, while advocate Nicolette Astraid Bell is the new deputy for National Prosecutions Services. Ramaphosa says these appointments are part of ensuring that the National Prosecuting Authority remains effective in the fight […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says it is implementing infrastructure, staffing and operational interventions at Dr Yusuf Dadoo Hospital. The hospital is facing mounting debt, failing infrastructure, and severe staff shortages, which are placing immense pressure on healthcare services and patient care. The facility has reportedly accumulated debt of more than 18.4-million-rand from the […]
# The Western Cape government says the N1 in the Cape Winelands was reopened after storm disruptions, facilitating one direction at a time, while heavy delays are expected. Spokesperson Regan Thaw says roads agency SANRAL has worked tirelessly to reopen the route between Worcester and Paarl, with traffic controls and a stop-and-go system in operation […]
# The City of Cape Town’s electricity teams have attended to more than six-thousand service requests over the deadly storm that hit the metro since Monday. Over 10-thousand-800 service requests were received about storm damage to electrical infrastructure. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says with the storm over, teams remain on the ground […]
# The Kalafong Hospital in Pretoria West is currently experiencing low water pressure, after a burst pipe near a railway station was repaired, affecting operations since Saturday. The hospital is currently relying on backup water systems, including storage tanks and boreholes, to maintain services. The Gauteng Health Department spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says the disruption has […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says it is pleased with the impact of the rollout of the Treatment Time Guarantee system. According to the department, the system is yielding positive results in improving surgical access, strengthening patient management, and increasing the number of procedures performed across public hospitals. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says […]
# The Western Cape Department of Social Development has called on the private sector and the general public, who are in a position to assist, to support relief non-profit organisations as they respond to the weather-related disaster. To date, three-thousand-628 people across the province have been displaced and are being housed in community halls. MEC […]
# The DA says the affairs of the Department of Social Development are collapsing under minister Sisisi Tolashe. This as some South African Social Security Agency grant beneficiaries, who have already been successfully biometrically verified, have still not received their grants this month. The DA’s Nazley Sharif says beneficiaries have reported unanswered phones, inaccessible support channels, and […]
