# Tshwane District Police Commissioner, Samuel Thine, says disruptive police crime operations will continue across the metro, as part of ongoing efforts to combat crime and enhance public safety. Over the weekend, a total of 351 suspects were arrested for various offences in Ekangala and Bronkhorstspruit during Operation Shanela. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk says […]
# The popular Mayor’s Craft Market makes its return to the Cape Town Civic Centre this week, offering over 40 registered vendors a free opportunity to sell their goods. Services and products sold at the market vary from savouries, jewellery, knitwear, chocolates, skincare, bedding, duvets, succulent pot plants, leather goods and shoes to name a […]
# City Power has cautioned customers against paying any technician or contractor for repairs or other network-related work. This as the power utility has noted several incidents where customers paid technicians thousands of rands for unauthorised reconnections. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says unfortunately this leaves customers with a bigger financial burden of having to […]
# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, will deliver the Uyinene Mrwetyana Foundation Memorial Lecture at Kingswood College in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, today. The University of Cape Town student was murdered at Clareinch Post Office in Claremont while going to pick up a delivery in 2019. The department’s spokesperson, Terrence Khala, says minister Gwarube will […]
# The City of Cape Town says it is prioritising the diversifying of its energy resources to reduce the impact of Eskom’s price increases. The draft total 2025/2026 Energy budget over the medium term of 71.2-billion-rand in capital and operational expenditure, includes the multi-year refurbishment of the Steenbras power plant. Mayoral committee member for Energy, […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, has stressed the importance of safeguarding South Africa’s three-thousand-592-kilometer coastline while unlocking its potential for equitable prosperity, climate resilience, and ecological health. The minister recently launched the 2025–2030 National Coastal Management Programme. The department’s spokesperson, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, says minister George has emphasised the urgency of […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union is urging the government to intensify its efforts in tackling gender-based violence. This follows the rape of a seven-year-old girl at Bergview College in Matatiele, Eastern Cape. The case has gained traction on social media, with users demanding swift action and raising funds to support the victim’s family. […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation is calling on all stakeholders in South Sudan to prioritise a peaceful resolution to the current crisis. The detention of First Vice-President, Riek Machar, last week effectively collapsed the 2018 peace deal that ended the country’s five-year civil war. The department is also urging all parties to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says the rising levels of crime at healthcare clinics in the metro have a detrimental impact on service delivery to residents. The annual report for the 2023/2024 financial year shows that several clinics were targeted by criminals with insurance claims amounting to over 31-million-rand. FF Plus’, Rina Marx, says […]
