# The Department of Correctional Services says the upcoming National Parole Review Summit will mark a turning point for South Africa’s criminal justice system. Many citizens believe the country’s parole system leans too heavily towards offenders, often overlooking the needs and voices of victims. The department’s spokesperson, Singabakho Nxumalo, says parole, at its core, is […]
# The Gauteng government says the DA’s suggestion that the administration is abandoning critical infrastructure is not only inaccurate but also devalues the comprehensive work being done to address systemic failures. The DA in Gauteng said critical infrastructure, including roads, hospitals, schools, and electricity substations, have been neglected and left to decay. The provincial government’s […]
# The Department of Health is calling on all South Africans to join hands in action to prevent avoidable harm in paediatric care and to build a safer, healthier future for every child. Today is World Patient Safety Day, a call for global solidarity and concerted action by all countries and international partners to improve […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Section 79 Municipal Public Accounts Committee is demanding a report from the Metro Police Department. This is over allegations of corruption at the TMPD’s Pounding Depot in Region 3 in the CBD. Committee chairperson Godwin Ratikwane says the allegations are that TMPD officers are not recording impounded vehicles, with owners paying […]
# The DA in Gauteng has accused premier Panyaza Lesufi of abandoning critical infrastructure by failing to maintain and safeguard it. The party says critical infrastructure, including roads, hospitals, clinics, schools, water pipes, electricity substations, and cables, have been neglected and left to decay with no plan in place to fix it. The DA’s Solly […]
# The City of Cape Town says the rollout of refurbishment and upgrades of high-mast streetlights in Khayelitsha is progressing well. The project will see the refurbishment of public lighting infrastructure in the area, including the retrofitting of Light-Emitting Diode lamps. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says they are excited with the work […]
# The City of Cape Town says the collapsed sewer pipeline in Tambotie Street, Delft South, has been successfully repaired at a cost of 1.44-million-rand. The collapsed fibre cement pipeline was located 4.2-metres deep underground. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says services have now been fully restored for more than five-thousand […]
# Tshwane University of Technology’s Department of Performing Arts senior lecturer and acclaimed jazz pianist, doctor Roland Moses, has been invited to the Villa-Lobos Institute within the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. He will conduct masterclasses, workshops, community engagement initiatives and a concert performance. TUT says the masterclasses will address the […]
# Three Conservation Management students from Mandela University’s George Campus were recognised at the recent Southern Africa Wildlife Management Association Conference. Elizabeth Kennedy Overton was awarded the Best PhD Speed Presentation for, Tracking Cheetahs: quantifying hunting success through an age-old tracking method. The Best MSc Full Talk award went to Yasmin Markides for, Modelling functional […]
