# The City of Tshwane says its artisan training programme will continue to be a cornerstone of the commitment to developing a skilled, empowered workforce that will shape the future of the metro. Each year, 120 apprentices are recruited and trained in vital trades such as boiler making, welding, car mechanics, electrical, and plumbing. Mayoral committee member for Corporate […]
# National police commissioner, Fannie Masemola, says he will continue to defend police officers who respond with authority and power vested upon them in the fight against crime. Police spokesperson, Nonkululeko Phokane, says this follows numerous incidences in different provinces where heavily armed and dangerous criminals commit heinous crimes, and thereafter engage in deadly shootouts […]
# The City of Tshwane Emergency Services says it is concerned about the safety of workers at excavation sites and where trenches are being dug for various purposes. In the latest incident, a five-metre-deep trench collapsed on four workers in Ekangala killing one person and injuring three others last week. Emergency services spokesperson, Lindsay Mnguni, says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng is calling on the public and honest police members to report criminal activities and not keep silent due to a fear of backlash. This follows the arrest of the Norwood police station commander, Logan Govender. He is facing charges including fraud, theft and obstruction of justice. FF Plus’, […]
# Stellenbosch University has awarded internationally acclaimed South African jazz musician, composer and songwriter, Jonathan Butler, with an honorary doctorate. He was honoured for his musical influence and contributions to arts and culture, and his dedication to creating platforms that ensure access to the arts for young people from marginalised communities. In his acceptance speech, […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the additional 7.5-billion-rand allocated to the South African Revenue Service by National Treasury over the next three years. The funding will help SARS improve and modernise its systems in support of improved revenue collection. The association’s, Claude Naiker, says this support comes at an opportune time to address […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed concern about the recent revelation by government that taxpayers have paid 65-million-rand in rates and services for more than one-thousand vacant state-owned properties. The association’s, Claude Naiker, says as of January, there were one-thousand-259 state-owned vacant lands, 207 unoccupied houses, and 830 abandoned farms that remain unallocated for […]
# The MK Party says it will be writing to the National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, to request a parliamentary debate on tuberculosis. South Africa is among 30 countries that account for 87-percent of the global TB burden. It is also among the ten countries battling the triple burden of TB, HIV and TB co-infection. […]
# Cape Town mayor, Geordin Hill-Lewis, has welcomed the Port of Cape Town’s inclusion in government’s Request For Information process. The process launched by the national Transport Department aims to test the private sector’s appetite for partnerships on ports and freight rail lines. Hill-Lewis says research indicates that private sector participation at the Port of […]
