# United Africans Transformation vra dringende ingryping om die stygende misdaad in Tshwane aan te pak en sê gemeenskappe leef daagliks in vrees. Rani Mammushi van die party noem hoë vlakke van geweldsmisdaad, kapings, rooftogte, kabeldiefstal en dwelmsmokkelary in verskeie gebiede. Hy vra die ontplooiing van meer polisielede, die instelling van spesialis-misdaadbestrydingseenhede en verbeterde toesigstelsels. […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus in Tshwane sê die metro se jongste vorderingsverslag oor toelaes en befondsing vir die tydperk tot 30 Junie, ontbloot ernstige gebreke in die besteding van ontwikkelingsfondse. Die woordvoerder Nick Pascoe sê die metro se versuim om basiese prosesse betyds te voltooi, het veroorsaak dat die Nasionale Tesourie 155,4-miljoen-rand se ontwikkelingsfondse teruggeëis […]
# Mpumalanga Education MEC Lindi Masina says the official handover of the Lucky Dube School of Performing Arts in Ermelo will enhance the sector of education and creative arts. The event coincides with the late reggae icon’s 62nd birthday. Masina told the SABC that the school nurtures young talent in music, dance and dramatic arts […]
# The Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department arrested 166 motorists for driving under the influence of alcohol during operations conducted across the city between 27 July and 2 August. The arrests were made during high-visibility patrols, roadblocks and routine enforcement operations. The JMPD’s Xolani Fihla says drunk driving remains a leading cause of serious and fatal […]
# New research by Stellenbosch University highlighted the urgent need for women-centred addiction treatment, saying many women face barriers that prevent them from accessing care. Researcher Danyschka Jacobs says stigma, poverty, trauma, childcare responsibilities, and fear of losing their children often delay women from seeking help. She says women-specific treatment facilities remain limited and many […]
# The ANC Youth League in Gauteng calls on Premier Panyaza Lesufi to release the final investigation report into the Gauteng City Region Academy, saying the public deserves full transparency. The league’s Mpume Sangweni says it reported governance concerns to the Public Protector in March 2025 and welcomes the suspension of the GCRA chief executive […]
# Die dodetal in die huidige winter-inlywingseisoen het tot 48 gestyg, met 18 sterftes in Mpumalanga en 14 in die Oos-Kaap. Die adjunkminister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Zolile Burns-Ncamashe, sê die owerhede is ook bekommerd oor die toenemende aantal sterftes in Noordwes, berigte van inlywings-verwante ontvoerings in Gauteng en die toenemende getal onwettige […]
# The African Christian Democratic Party is calling on the City of Ekurhuleni to conduct annual cybersecurity audits to strengthen its IT systems and prevent future cyberattacks. The party’s Palesa Yates says replacing the city’s financial management IT system alone is insufficient after a recent hacking incident that reportedly cost nearly two-billion-rand. She says secure […]
# Die Departement van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing ondersoek berigte van sardyne wat vrek langs die Wes-Kaapse kus, vanaf Saldanhabaai tot by Gansbaai. Wetenskaplikes het monsters vir toetsing versamel en waarnemers ontplooi om die omvang te bepaal. ‘n Skadelike algebloei is in Saldanhabaai opgespoor, maar geen oorsaak vir die vrektes is bevestig nie. Woordvoerder […]
