# The Forum for South Africa has called on president Cyril Ramaphosa to institute a full investigation on the operations of the South African Human Rights Commission before things get out of hands. Forum leader Tebogo Mashilompane says for years many communities across the country had no drinking water. This is violation of human rights […]
# The City of Cape Town says assessments are underway following last night’s heavy downpours that affected a number of areas including Mfuleni, Gugulethu and Khayelitsha. The city’s Disaster Risk Management spokesperson, Charlotte Powell says the Vygieskraal canal burst its banks, resulting flooding on a number of roads in the Athlone and Belgravia area. She says […]
# Eskom says the power system remains stable and continues to show resilience in meeting the winter demand. Spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says while occasional system constraints do arise, they are effectively managed, with sufficient emergency reserves available and strategically deployed during morning and evening peak periods. She says the power utility remains committed to strengthening […]
# The Department of Social Development says it is moving to address serious concerns raised by the South African Human Rights Commission about unqualified staff at secure care centres. The department’s spokesperson, Bathembu Futshane, says the commission found gaps in the qualifications and skills of child and youth care workers and provinces have now agreed […]
# Five people including a police officer have been killed last night when a Polo and a minibus taxi collided along the N3 Toll Route, just after the Marrianhill Toll Plaza in KwaZulu-Natal. The provincial Department of Transport’s spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya says a minibus taxi carrying 17 passengers travelling to Ixopo veered off the road […]
# Government is calling on all parents and caregivers to make sure children are fully immunised against the dangerous and highly contagious measles virus. Government says so far this year 379 laboratory-confirmed measles cases and 409 rubella cases were reported by the Measles Reference Laboratory at the National Institute for Communicable Diseases in South Africa. […]
# The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has welcomed thousands of holidaymakers and guests to the internationally acclaimed horse-racing event, the Durban July. The Department’s spokesperson, Ndabezinhle Sibiya says between 45- and 50-thousand people are expected to attend the event today. He says the main focus is to ensure that criminals […]
# A massive explosion has ripped through an informal settlement in Springs in Ekurhuleni, leaving dozens of people homeless. Community members claimed the explosion was the result of explosives that illegal miners kept hidden inside the shacks. The area is known as a hotspot for illegal mining activities. Ekurhuleni EMS spokesperson William Ntladi says the […]
# The DA says eradication of foot-and-mouth disease requires coordination and collaboration across government, industry, and farming communities. The DA’s Marie Helm says minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, lifted Limpopo’s Disease Management Area and congratulated all roleplayers who have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to ensure the eradication of the disease in the affected areas:
