# The Eastern Cape Health Department has allocated 200-million-rand for the procurement of essential specialist medicines, including cancer treatment. The department’s spokesperson, Sizwe Kupelo says 43-million-rand of this allocation will be utilised in paying pharmaceutical companies for cancer medicines that were owed from the last financial year. He says this payment is expected to be […]
# ActionSA says South Africa is facing an immigration crisis that is spiralling out of control. The party’s Lerato Ngobeni says the country has a porous border, a collapsing Department of Home Affairs, and a government that has completely lost the political will to act. She says ActionSA has long warned that uncontrolled and undocumented […]
# Numsa says it has noted with concern, the reports in the media that Nissan has announced plans to shut down some of its plants, including the plants in South Africa, as part of a cost cutting plan. Numsa spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola says they have not received formal communication or confirmation and the information is […]
# The DA in Gauteng says cancer patients have overwhelmingly rejected premier Panyaza Lesufi’s apology for delays in providing lifesaving radiation treatment despite an available budget. In March, the Gauteng High Court ruled that the provincial Health Department’s failure to provide urgent cancer treatment to about three-thousand patients was unlawful and unconstitutional. The provincial government […]
# The University of Fort Hare recently launched an impactful community initiative aimed at supporting the development of young children at Alice Primary School through Kinderkinetics lessons. Kinderkinetics targets children from birth to age 13, with a focus on promoting optimal gross motor and neuromotor development. Registered Kinderkineticist, Xonnè Muller, says activities are tailored to address […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says they are planning to demolish two illegal block of flats in Pretoria West before the end of this week. Last month, the High Court in Pretoria dismissed an appeal by Pretoria property developer George Asaba to stop the metro from demolishing the block of flats, which were built without […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde has welcomed Tiger Brands’ sale of its deciduous fruit business, Langeberg and Ashton Foods, saying this will save the jobs of thousands of employees. The sale is to a consortium led by local fruit growers. The deal includes a 150-million-rand commitment by the food producer to establish a community […]
# UDM says it is alarmed by the Gauteng Education Department slashing subsidies to more than 290 independent schools. Subsidised independent schools in 2024 were reduced by 20-percent for secondary and 18-percent for primary schools because of budgetary constraints. This is despite the department failing to spend 317-million-rand of its 2024 education budget. UDM’s provincial secretary, […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate says eleven organisations will be receiving part of a 3.4-million-rand grant funding. This is to implement community-based solutions, programmes and research in the water and sanitation space. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says this is a historic first step towards building […]
