# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane has welcomed the Labour Court’s ruling that the South African Local Government Bargaining Council acted unfairly by rejecting the metro’s applications for exemption from the 2021 and 2022 wage increases. The court ruled against implementing a 2023 salary increase for municipal workers, but ordered that stalled 2021 wage […]
# The DA in Gauteng says theatre and maternity units at Carletonvile Hospital are non-operational due to the water crisis putting patients’ lives in danger. This was discovered during during the Gauteng Health and Wellness Portfolio Committee oversight visit at Hospital earlier this week. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin says this crisis stems from Merafong Local […]
# The South African Communist Party and the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa say will continue to engage each other on its decision to contest the 2026 local government elections. The SACP’s spokesperson, Mbulelo Mandlana says the land question has, unfortunately, occupied a backseat in the programmes of the state, intended to advance national […]
# The Western Cape Department of Education is calling for support to over 37-thousand candidates who will be writing the 2024 May and June National Senior Certificate exams from today. The department’s spokesperson, Bronagh Hammond says 25-thousand-615 candidates will write one or more of their matric exam subjects, to improve or complete subjects they enrolled for […]
# The UDM in Gauteng says it is unacceptable that while communities continue to suffer from poor service delivery, and under-resourced public services, senior officials abuse their positions without consequence. The UDM’s Andile Jabavu says 37-percent of senior officials within the provincial government have failed their lifestyle audits and this is not just a statistical red flag, but a […]
# The DA says it will be filing a formal Promotion of Access to Information Act request to Land Reform and Rural Development minister Mzwanele Nyhontso. This to obtain the reasons behind the minister’s constitutionally alarming regulations which make the disclosure of race a requirement for property transfer. The DA’s Mlindi Nhanha says South Africa […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility says it is committed to supporting the Eight UN Global Road Safety Week, which runs from today until Sunday. This year’s theme, #MakeWalkingSafe and #MakeCyclingSafe, focuses on ensuring the safety of pedestrians and cyclists on our roads. The department’s spokesperson, Muneera Allie, says road traffic injuries are a leading […]
# Home Affairs minister Leon Schreiber has announced that for the first time in South African history, naturalised citizens and lawful permanent residents will be able to apply for Smart Card IDs, including through the eHomeAffairs platform from today. Schreiber says this breakthrough for the digital transformation reforms directly delivers dignity to over 1.4-million people including hundreds of thousands […]
# The Public Servants Association says as the country commemorates the International Nurses’ Day, South Africa’s nurses continue to face a multitude of systemic challenges. The PSA says chronic understaffing forces nurses to work long, irregular hours, leading to mental and physical exhaustion, which may compromise patient care. The association’s Claude Naiker says equally important is the provision of […]
