# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed the Department of Home Affairs’ plan to strengthen immigration enforcement capacity by recruiting an additional 301 Immigration Officers across South Africa. The increase from 868 to one-thousand-169 officers will enhance enforcement capacity by 35-percent. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks, says this will be a positive boost to the department’s capacity […]
Today, the Public Servants Association celebrates 106 years in service of public sector employees, who have carried South Africa through change, challenge, and uncertainty. For more than a century, the association has stood firm in advancing fair labour practices, protecting workers against unfair treatment, strengthening workplace rights, and ensuring that public servants are afforded dignity […]
# The DA has welcomed the Western Cape Education Department’s continued focus on strengthening learner performance in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths. A total of 12-thousand learners across Grades 10 to 12 are currently receiving structured academic support aimed at improving outcomes in Mathematics and Physical Sciences. The DA’s Peter Johnson says this is supported […]
# The Gauteng government has welcomed the positive outcome of a high-level intergovernmental meeting convened to address the water supply challenges affecting the Lesedi Local Municipality. This follows protests last week that left two community members dead and the mayor’s house torched. Provincial government spokesperson, Elijah Mhlanga, says concerns raised by residents regarding water supply […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed confirmation from National Treasury that the metro remains fully compliant with the legislative and financial governance requirements. This will result in the metro securing its July equitable share tranche payment, which is scheduled to be transferred tomorrow. Tshwane’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says according to information released by Treasury, […]
# The City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies arrested 311 suspects for various crimes in the past week, recovered three illegal firearms and seven stolen or hijacked vehicles. A total of 52-thousand-858 fines for traffic and bylaw transgressions were also issued. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says the anti-hijacking unit, established […]
# Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, has welcomed the clearing of the backlog of pit toilets identified in the Department of Basic Education’s 2018 Sanitation Appropriate for Education initiative. Three-thousand-372 schools identified in the 2018 audit have now been provided with safe and appropriate sanitation facilities. More than three million learners have benefited from safer sanitation facilities. Makaneta […]
# The Board of Healthcare Funders says healthcare systems across Southern Africa are under unprecedented pressure, primarily driven by dwindling budgets, severe understaffing and the rising burden of diseases. According to the Special Investigating Unit, an estimated 15-percent of healthcare spending is compromised by fraud, waste and abuse, costing the sector close to 30-billion-rand. Board […]
# The Freedom Front Plus has asked the Public Protector to investigate the process that led to the precautionary suspension of Tshwane’s city manager. Johann Mettler is accused of serious financial misconduct, maladministration and gross dereliction. The FF Plus’s Grandi Theunissen says there is strong suspicion this decision is politically motivated and linked to Mettler’s […]
