# The Department of Water and Sanitation says ten sluice gates at the Vaal Dam are now open. Above-average continuous rainfall has led to heavy inflows on the already saturated upper catchments. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the water levels in the Vaal and Bloemhof Dams are currently sitting at 119.68-percent and 111.87-percent capacity, respectively. She says […]
# N3 Toll Concession and its road incident management system partners are ready for an expected increase in southbound traffic volumes towards KwaZulu-Natal this afternoon until late in the evening. N3 Toll Concession’s Thania Dhoogra says road users are reminded to always be prepared for sudden changes in weather conditions which could impact the flow […]
# University of the Western Cape students are taking charge of their future with the relaunch of the Ikamvalethu Fund, which aims to raise funds to assist the university’s students facing financial difficulties. The iKamvalethu Million Campaign seeks to raise 1-million-rand by June 16, Youth Day, which will be used for student financial aid at registration, and […]
# The EFF has formally written to National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, regarding urgent constitutional and parliamentary implications arising from Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s public withdrawal of key components of the 2025 National Budget. Godongwana announced the reversal of the 0.5-percent Value-Added Tax increase, and declared his intent to withdraw both the 2025 Appropriation Bill and the Division of Revenue […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Nonceba Mhlauli is calling for transformation in the transport, logistics and industrial sectors. The Corporate Social Investment programme will help to train more women who can contribute to economic activities in the sector. Mhlauli says the initiative forms part of government’s broader strategy to reduce youth unemployment by equipping young […]
# 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, […]
