# KwaZulu-Natal Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Thulasizwe Buthelezi has urged residents to stay alert after the South African Weather Service raised its heavy rain warning to level six. The warning, in effect until tomorrow night, covers eThekwini and several other coastal municipalities. The department’s Senzelwe Mzila says there is a high risk of […]
# An aviation expert says Cape Town International Airport is nearing its capacity during peak travel periods as passenger numbers continue to grow. Former air traffic controller Rob Russell says increasing pressure on runways, aircraft parking bays, and terminal facilities is causing delays and congestion. He says long-planned infrastructure upgrades need to be accelerated, warning […]
# Die DA sê vertragings met die Gautengse Onderwysdepartement se aanlyn toelatingsproses vir grade 1 en 8 kan nog ‘n leerder-plasingskrisis veroorsaak. Aansoeke vir volgende jaar open op 4 Augustus en sluit op 5 September. Die DA se woordvoerder, Sergio Isa dos Santos, sê die DA gaan oorsigbesoeke bring aan distrikskantore om te verseker elke […]
# The DA says delays in the Gauteng Department of Education’s 2027 online admissions process for Grades 1 and 8 could trigger another learner placement crisis. Applications will open on 4 August and close on 5 September. The DA’s Sergio Isa Dos Santos says they will conduct oversight visits to district offices to ensure every […]
# Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber welcomed the arrest of two former Home Affairs officials and four members of the public over alleged fraud and corruption linked to the irregular late registration of a birth at the Malamulele Home Affairs office in Limpopo. The Hawks arrested the suspects following an investigation by the department’s Counter […]
# Die Gautengse Gesondheidsdepartement sê dialise-dienste gaan ononderbroke voort in die Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburgse Akademiese Hospitaal, ondanks onlangse tekorte aan noodsaaklike dialise-benodigdhede. Woordvoerder Steve Mabona sê gebeurlikheidsmaatreëls het verseker dat alle behandelings voortgaan en geen behandelings is gekanselleer of uitgestel nie. Hy sê dialise-filters is tydelik vanaf nabygeleë geriewe verkry. Mabona voeg by verkryging is […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu sê die mylpaaloonooreenkoms tussen NUM en die South Deep-myn van Gold Fields sal werknemers die volgende vyf-jaar ondersteun. Die ooreenkoms sluit aanpassings in die behuisingstoelaag, ‘n mediese ongeskiktheidsvoordeel en ‘n begrafnisvoordeel in. Gold Fields het ook ‘n eenmalige kontant-aansporing van 50-duisend-rand goedgekeur vir permanente en vastetermyn-werknemers. Nonzuzo Dlamini van Cosatu sê […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Brandweer- en Reddingsdiens het amptelik 35 nuwe junior brandbestryders verwelkom. Hulle het die Brandweerkadet-opleidingsprogram voltooi en was suksesvol in hul aansoeke om beskikbare poste. Die groep sal ontplooi word in brandweerstasies reg oor die stad. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith, sê die nuwe brandbestryders sluit by die […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says dialysis services at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital have continued uninterrupted despite recent shortages of key dialysis consumables. Spokesperson Steve Mabona says contingency measures ensured no treatments were missed, cancelled, or postponed. He says dialysis filters were temporarily sourced from nearby facilities following procurement delays. Mabona adds that […]
