# The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment announced that laboratory sequencing has confirmed that pilchard herpesvirus genetic material is present in sampled sardines. The department’s Janet Coetzee says the virus was detected in both dead sardines and, at lower levels, in some apparently healthy sardine collected from the West Coast. She says the […]
# Cosatu has urged the South African National Defence Force, the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Steve Tshwete Municipality to immediately act and restore electricity to 4 South African Infantry Battalion’s Middelburg base, in Mpumalanga. Cosatu spokesperson, Matthew Parks says it is completely unacceptable that the 100 soldiers and their dependents living […]
# The African Christian Democratic Party is calling on government to urgently prioritise the fight against anti-gang violence in communities across the country. The party’s Palesa Yates says the recent senseless killings in Reiger Park, Gauteng, of two young women and two police officers are a case in point. She argues that standard police deployments […]
# COSATU Gauteng supports the Education Department’s decision to deploy security personnel to 245 schools labeled as high-risk across the province. However, Cosatu chairperson, Amos Monyela says the success of this initiative will depend on effective implementation, sufficient resources, meaningful oversight and an ongoing collaboration between school governing bodies, parents, educators, learners and communities. He […]
# Saftu has joined the families, survivors, mineworkers and the entire working class in commemorating the 14th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre today. In August 2012, police opened fire on striking mineworkers at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana, North West, killing 34 workers. The workers were engaged in a struggle for a living wage, centred […]
# The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport handed over 211 valid operating licences to compliant operators as part of its Special Operating Licence Handover ceremonies. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya says the ceremonies served to enable compliant public transport operators to collect their approved operating licences before the collection deadline. He says all 108 […]
# The Parliament Portfolio Committee on Small Business Development has welcomed the stringent internal controls and due diligence measures implemented by the Department of Small Business Development and the Small Enterprise Development Finance Agency. This is in ensuring that the Spaza Shop Support Fund reaches qualifying South African citizens operating legitimate spaza shop businesses as […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is calling on Western Cape MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, Anton Bredell, to urgently approach the High Court with an application. This is to review and set aside the Knysna municipal Council’s unlawful decision to extend Manqoba Ngubo’s appointment as acting Municipal Manager by a further […]
# Gautrain takes all reports concerning passenger safety seriously and remains committed to providing a safe and secure environment across its network. This after a passenger admitted on social media that a reported robbery did not occur on the Gautrain network, after CCTV footage showed no evidence of a robbery. Gautrain spokesperson, Aibi Modise says […]
