# Road running: A record-breaking 15-thousand participants are expected to take part in this year’s 19th edition of the Totalsports Women’s Race in Cape Town on Saturday. This is a 20-percent jump from the 2024 event, when 12-thousand runners signed up for the race. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the participants […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is urging residents, particularly those in Ekurhuleni, to take preventive measures amid the measles outbreak in the metro. A total of 80 confirmed cases have already been reported. The FF Plus’ Jennifer Glover says the Gauteng Health Department is currently monitoring the situation, but parents and guardians must remain vigilant and […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the dismissal of an urgent court application brought by two companies trading from city-owned buildings in Bloed Street, Marabastad. The businesses alleged they were unlawfully evicted after the metro disconnected power and water to the premises last month. The metro’s spokesperson, Selby Bokaba, says this ruling is a […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education says five learners from Thuto-Lefa Secondary School in Munsieville, Krugersdorp, have been arrested in connection with the torching of two mobile classrooms. It is alleged that the incident may be linked to learner dissatisfaction with recent timetable changes introduced by the school. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says it […]
# The City of Tshwane’s Energy and Electricity Business Unit says customers in the Pretoria Central Business District and Princess Park supply areas will be affected by a scheduled interruption of power supply today from 10am. This is necessitated by the need to conduct emergency electricity network maintenance and testing at the Princess Park Substation. The […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has reiterated its call for an urgent reform of the national housing funding model, which currently lacks the long-term certainty necessary for effective infrastructure planning. The party’s Dirk Wessels says a prime example is the Greenhaven housing development project. He says the project calls for approximately one-thousand housing units […]
# Forum for South Africa says the country deserves a mining industry that is legal, safe, and beneficial to its citizens. At least 550 suspected illegal miners, including foreign nationals and minors, have been arrested at the Sheba Gold Mine in Barberton, Mpumalanga, in the past few days. Most of the suspects are from Mozambique, Swaziland, […]
# Tourism deputy minister, Maggie Sotyu, says women are essential drivers of the tourism industry, not only as employees and entrepreneurs but also as cultural stewards and agents of change. She launched the Atrium Boutique Hotel in Limpopo yesterday, which has a 100-percent black ownership and 60-percent women’s ownership. Sotyu says it is important to […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has welcomed the suspension of two officials of the Gauteng Department of Community Safety for alleged corruption. Premier Panyaza Lesufi suspended the head of the department, Nontsikelelo Sisulu, and the chief financial officer, Mduduzi Malope, following an investigation which uncovered financial irregularities in the department. The FF Plus’ Jaco Mulder says […]
