# The City of Johannesburg’s Emergency Management Services say at least four people have died in a shack fire at the Kathrada Park informal settlement, Claremont, in the early hours of this morning. The deceased are aged between 20 and 50-years-old. Several residents were treated for smoke inhalation. EMS spokesperson, Robert Mulaudzi, says the cause […]
# The South African Police Service says it has intensified its nationwide Shanela Operations crackdown against organised criminal networks involved in illicit trade, drug trafficking, illegal immigration and other serious and violent crimes. Intelligence-led operations conducted last week across the country resulted in the arrest of 17-thousand-587 suspects, including two-thousand-549 wanted individuals linked to serious […]
# South Africa is ready to host the 13th biennial Africa Aerospace and Defence trade exhibition and airshow at Air Force Base Waterkloof in Pretoria in September. Exhibition director Nakedi Phasha says they are looking to host no fewer than 300 exhibitors from more than 40 countries. They have invited more than 200 official delegations, […]
# The Public Servants Association says reports suggesting that the Department of Correctional Services cannot account for some parolees under its supervision warrant urgent clarification. According to reports, the country’s correctional system has lost track of nearly 28-thousand absconded parolees, including convicted murderers, rapists and armed robbers. PSA’s Claude Naicker says history has, on several […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed Cabinet’s decision to officially approve the complete write-off of all outstanding and unpaid historical e-toll debt in Gauteng. This follows the government’s decision to discontinue the electronic tolling system on the Gauteng Freeway Improvement Project, which took effect on 12 April 2024. Cosatu’s Amos Monyela says the scrapping of e-tolls […]
# Road running: University of Pretoria master’s student in Agricultural Plant Pathology, Qiniso Sithole, is preparing to run in the Comrades Marathon on Sunday to support the institution’s Degrees Delivered campaign. The initiative is aimed at helping graduates clear historical student debt and access the degree certificates they have already earned. Sithole says not being […]
# Western Cape Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku, says the newly launched GO GEORGE Route 11, between Thembalethu and the Garden Route Mall, will improve public transport access. This is the third GO GEORGE route serving Thembalethu. Sileku says the service reduces the need for multiple bus transfers, and improves overall access to opportunities such as […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says they are continuing to make under-used public assets work for Capetonians. He has officially handed over the metro’s flagship Salt River Market site for the construction of 970 inner-city affordable housing units by developer Communicare. The development includes 300 social housing rental units and 670 affordable market units. […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says the metro is committed to restoring dignity and pride in communities through visible service delivery improvements. She launched the two-week #ReASpana service delivery programme in Mamelodi yesterday. The metro’s spokesperson, Samkelo Mgobozi, says the programme focuses on addressing key service delivery challenges across Mamelodi, including road maintenance, streetlight repairs, […]
