# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says it rejects in the strongest terms the notion of using violence as a tool of correction at correctional facilities. POPCRU spokesperson, Richard Mamabolo says this after the minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald called for the reintroduction of corporal punishment in the correctional centres. He says […]
# The Western Cape Provincial Disaster Management Centre remains on high alert as severe weather conditions persist across the province. The South African Weather Service has confirmed continued forecasts for cold, wet and windy conditions with rainfall of ten to 20-millimeters expected in various areas, especially in mountainous regions. The Local Government, Environmental Affairs and […]
# DA leader John Steenhuisen says the forthcoming National Dialogue will be an enormously expensive process with a lot of talking but nothing else to address the concerns of South Africans. He says an open letter by former president Thabo Mbeki confirmed that the dialogue was meant to benefit the ANC. Mbeki and president Cyril Ramaphosa earlier […]
# The City of Tshwane has begun work to formalise its relationship with the AmaNdebele ba Ndzundza, and AmaNdebele Ba Lebelo traditional councils through a Memorandum of Understanding. The MOU will allow for a structured approach to relations with the city, while giving recognition to the mandate and powers of traditional communities. The mayor’s spokesperson, Zintle […]
# The Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans has noted with concern what it calls a misleading social media post by the DA, dragging Minister Angie Motshekga’s name into disrepute. Ministry Spokesperson Onicca Kwakwa says this refers to allowances due to members of the South African National Defence Force deployed under the SADC Mission in […]
# The GOOD Party has welcomed the leadership shown by the Theewaterskloof Municipality in the Western Cape for its proactive commitment to transparency and community inclusion through its Municipal Public Accounts Committee. GOOD secretary-general, Brett Herron, says the Council speaker, Weldon Wells, has reaffirmed that MPAC meetings will be open to the public, and that […]
# The University of Pretoria is calling on alumni, partners and the broader public to stand in solidarity with students facing hunger and financial hardship by supporting UP Giving Month. As part of this year’s campaign, the university is collaborating with the Vodacom Bulls and Bulls Daisies to combat hunger and financial exclusion among students in South Africa. […]
# A veteran labour lawyer, Michael Bagraim, has asked for an urgent proper ghost worker audit is all government national and provincial departments. He says in May this year, Finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced a cleanup expenditure review of more than 300-billion-rand in government spending since 2013, to root out inefficiencies, including ghost employees. Bagraim says […]
# Eskom says diesel usage is expected to decline as more units return to service from long-term repairs and maintenance activities are reduced, increasing available generation capacity. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says year-to-date, the power utility spent 4.85-billion-rand on fuel for the open-cycle gas turbines fleet, generating over 824-gigawatt-hour. She says this is higher than the […]
