# The Agricultural Food and Allied Democratic Workers Union is calling on all its members to unite with the working class in commemorating Workers’ Day across the country next week Thursday. Every year on the first of May, South Africa stands still to honour the indomitable spirit of its working-class men and women. The union’s spokesperson, Khayelihle Khumalo, […]
# The DA says it has submitted a Promotion of Access to Information Act application to the National Treasury. This is to determine which enforcement recommendations of the Mpati Commission into the Public Investment Corporation are being implemented. A 2020 Commission of Inquiry led by Justice Lex Mpati exposed significant governance, operational, and ethical failures […]
# The City of Tshwane Council has approved the draft Telecommunication Mast Infrastructure Policy to be released for public comment. The draft policy seeks to provide guidelines to make the application process for essential telecommunications infrastructure more transparent. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says this is also to minimise […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate says work on its pipe replacement programme is accelerating, with several sewer and water pipe replacement projects underway. One of the projects, which kicked off in January, is the much-needed rehabilitation of the sewers in Uitsig. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, […]
# The City of Tshwane is urging residents to get vaccinated against the influenza virus ahead of the winter season. Influenza spreads mainly through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or talks. Those at high risk of severe influenza are adults aged 65 years and older, people with underlying illnesses such as heart and lung […]
# ActionSA in Ekurhuleni is calling for the implementation of strong accountability measures in the metro’s Energy and Finance Departments, over the billing system discrepancies. The metro’s chief information officer, Moloko Monyepao, has been suspended over allegations of mismanagement linked to a two-billion-rand revenue loss. ActionSA’s Phillip Dolo says the revenue loss is attributed to […]
# Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Economics and Finance, Asiphile Mabeka, has been honoured as the Class of 2025 Chancellor’s Award recipient. The award is bestowed upon students who have consistently demonstrated exceptional academic excellence, achieving the highest pass average in their respective faculties. Mabeka graduated Cum Laude for her Advanced Diploma in Financial […]
# Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko will today officially launch the 2025 African Vaccination Week in Soweto under the theme: Immunisation for All is Humanly Possible. The department fell short of achieving the fully immunised under 1 year target as well as the measles second dose target in the 2024/2025 financial year. The department’s spokesperson, […]
# The GOOD Party in Cape Town has rejected the metro’s 2024/25 adjustments budget, saying revenue-raising proposals are continuing to be imposed unfairly on residents by the DA. The budget is currently out for public comment. The GOOD’s, Axolile Notywala, says it is concerning that Cape Town’s infrastructure budget, which is the capital budget, is […]