# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Health has called for ongoing transparency and public engagement regarding the confirmed case of Hantavirus in South Africa. The Health Department has confirmed the case after the condition of a patient aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius necessitated his medical evacuation to a private health facility in Sandton for further medical […]
# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, says partnerships with business can go a long way towards improving educational outcomes in the country. AVBOB has donated two-thousand library trollies filled with 500 books each to two-thousand public schools across the country. The department’s spokesperson, Lukhanyo Vangqa, says now entering its fifth year, the partnership between the department […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility says Meiringspoort, N12 route between Beaufort West and Oudtshoorn, is currently closed due to flooding. The province is experiencing heavy rain and strong winds. The department’s Traffic Management chief director, Maxine Bezuidenhout, says motorists travelling between the Garden Route and the Karoo are advised to make use of […]
# KwaZulu-Natal police have seized cocaine worth approximately 13-million-rand at the Durban Harbour yesterday evening. Police spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda, says following the recovery of drugs in Gauteng in April, information indicated that the drugs entered South Africa through the harbour. He says intelligence was activated and certain vessels were profiled:
# Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, says her department has identified 54 priority roads for targeted maintenance and rehabilitation across the province. The provincial government is actively tackling congestion by upgrading road infrastructure and maintaining high construction standards. Diale-Tlabela says the department is moving away from temporary measures such as pothole patching, […]
# The DA has welcomed the parliamentary inquiry into gang violence and organised crime, but cautions that this process must not become another talk shop without measurable outcomes. The party’s Lisa Schickerling says this inquiry comes at a time when communities, particularly in the Western Cape, are living under siege from relentless gang violence. She says […]
# Eskom says, despite National Treasury’s intervention through the municipal debt relief programme, outstanding municipal debt currently stands at 111.6-billion-rand. Nine municipalities have adopted council resolutions to sign the Distribution Agency Agreement following a consultation process with the power utility. Eskom’s spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena, says the municipalities have not settled their accounts for at least […]
# The African Peoples Convention has expressed concern about the Hantavirus. A case of the rare but deadly disease was confirmed after the condition of a patient aboard the cruise ship MV Hondius, which was on its voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, necessitated his medical evacuation to a Johannesburg hospital. Three passengers who were aboard the […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police Department says it continues to intensify visible policing operations to enforce compliance with traffic laws across all roads in the metro. On Sunday and Monday, the TMPD Freeway and Pedestrian Unit arrested 17 pedestrians for unlawfully entering and crossing the N1 freeway at Stormvoel. TMPD’s spokesperson, Puleng Motholo, says such […]
