# The Public Servants Association is urging the Home Affairs Department to fast-track the envisaged digitalisation transformation project, aimed at reducing queues and backlogs. The department has extended its operating period by five hours on Saturdays at front offices, to assist naturalised citizens and permanent residents to apply for Smart ID Cards. PSA’s, Claude Naiker, […]
# MANCOSA Academic says that while technology is becoming a significant issue within key institutions, academic leaders need to encourage students to use technology responsibly. A Daily Maverick article recently uncovered that tertiary institutions face increased levels of cheating, as students take advantage of the unchecked growth of technology, including artificial intelligence. MANCOSA’s, Precious Buthelezi, says […]
# The Western Cape government has awarded the Garden Route District Municipality’s Health Unit a gold certificate. This is for its performance in the technological advancement of environmental health, and for outstanding performance and adherence to municipal health norms and standards. Mayor Andrew Stroebel says the primary aim of municipal health services is to promote […]
# Tshwane District Police Commissioner, Samuel Thine, is urging residents to remain vigilant, as social media scams continue to plague the Winterveldt area. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says criminals advertise goods at unrealistically low prices to lure unsuspecting victims to isolated locations. Once there, the victims are robbed of their personal belongings and vehicles. […]
# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, says the new Roads Delivery Model is a significant shift in how road infrastructure will be managed going forward. On Tuesday, he continued the roadshow on the new delivery model in the West Coast District Municipality. Simmers says over the past couple of years, the road network […]
# The City of Cape Town says the ninth edition of the annual #YouthStartCT Entrepreneurial Challenge is nearing the finish line. The challenge is a process of elimination, where contestants have to pitch their existing businesses or business ideas to a judging panel to progress to the next round. Mayoral committee member for Community Services […]
# The DA in Gauteng says it is concerning that the number of active reservists has decreased from six-thousand in 2010 to 892 as of January 1st this year. The party recently conducted oversight inspections of various police stations across Gauteng, uncovering significant understaffing concerns, especially at front desks and in patrols. The DA’s, Michael Sun, […]
# Civic movement Soil of Africa has condemned a corporal punishment incident at Soshanguve South Secondary School. A video, which has gone viral, shows two people using sjamboks to beat pupils standing in line at the school for apparently arriving late. According to reports, community members overpowered scholar patrollers and unlawfully entered the school premises, […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli says only collaboration between business and the state in the port system can yield efficient and responsive port operations. He was part of the official launch of the Facility Operator Agreement at the Port of Richards Bay on Tuesday. Ntuli says this milestone aligns with the objectives of the province’s […]
