# The Gauteng provincial legislature portfolio committee on Health and Wellness says it strongly believes that prioritising the well-being of nurses must be central to health system reforms. Today is International Nurses Day, being marked under the theme, Our Nurses. Our Future. Caring for nurses strengthens economies. Committee chairperson, Ezra Letsoalo, says the critical shortage of nurses […]
# The City of Tshwane says it is continuing to shut down non-compliant spaza shops, including food-handling businesses, as part of a broader crackdown on unsafe and illegal establishments in Gauteng. Over the weekend, the metro conducted a by-law enforcement operation in Hammanskraal, where officials closed down a tuck shop that did not have building plans, and was […]
# Award-winning veteran journalist Neels Jackson has been honoured by the University of Pretoria for his lifelong commitment to telling the evolving story of church and faith in South Africa. The 64-year-old, who worked at the newspaper Beeld for more than 23 years, was recently awarded the Chancellor’s Medal. The university says throughout his career, Jackson has been […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Montana Reservoir will undergo full cleaning maintenance from today until Wednesday, which will affect the water supply. This follows reports of water discolouration and is part of the metro’s regular maintenance programme. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says during this time, water will be supplied to residents in […]
# A total of 325 suspects were arrested for various offences in Hercules and Pretoria West during Operation Shanela over the weekend. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from murder, rape, assault, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related offences. He says a roadblock held in Hercules resulted in the […]
# Today marks the end of the National Burns Awareness Week, which was observed under the theme, Protect, Prevent, Heal. The campaign focused on educating the public about the dangers of unsafe heating practices and promoting preventative and responsive actions to reduce burn injuries. The Gauteng Health Department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says one-thousand-296 children were […]
# The ANC Study Group on Communication and Digital says it is concerned about the ongoing discussions regarding the regulation to decentralise ICT procurement powers from the State Information Technology Agency. This comes against the backdrop of a litany of complaints by departments about delivery delays and failures by the troubled SITA. The ANC’s Imraan […]
# The GOOD Party is calling on the City of Cape Town to come clean about its involvement with the Cape Town Funny Festival. The party’s, Roscoe Palm, says that they have been made aware that the DA Cape Town Metro Region is hosting a fundraiser at the Funny Festival on the 5th of June. […]
# The DA is demanding that the Defence and Military Veterans minister, Angie Motshekga, appoint the permanent director-general of the Department of Military Veterans, with immediate effect. The position, which was left vacant after the resignation of Irene Mpolweni, was advertised last year. However, to date, the post is yet to be filled. The DA’s […]
