# A massive explosion has ripped through an informal settlement in Springs in Ekurhuleni, leaving dozens of people homeless. Community members claimed the explosion was the result of explosives that illegal miners kept hidden inside the shacks. The area is known as a hotspot for illegal mining activities. Ekurhuleni EMS spokesperson William Ntladi says the […]
# Die DA in Limpopo sê die versuim om gereeld die water by skole te toets, kan nog ‘n bilharzia-uitbreking veroorsaak, soos die een verlede jaar. Die party doen ‘n beroep op die LUR vir Onderwys, Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya, om watergehaltetoetsing voorop te stel en saam met munisipaliteite te werk om te verseker leerders het toegang […]
# The DA in Limpopo says failure to regularly test water at schools could lead to another bilharzia outbreak like the one experienced last year. The party has called on Education MEC Mavhungu Lerule-Ramakhanya to prioritise water quality testing and partner with municipalities to ensure that learners have access to clean, safe water. The DA’s […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare doen ‘n beroep vir volle deursigtigheid en aanspreeklikheid, nadat bedrog in die Departement van Onderwys in Mpumalanga se behuisingstoelaagstelsel ontdek is. Dit volg ná die skorsing van twee amptenare wat gekoppel word aan onreëlmatige betalings tussen Julie en November verlede jaar. Pamela Letebele van die vakbond sê almal wat willens […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling for full transparency and accountability after fraud was uncovered in the Mpumalanga Education Department’s housing allowance system. This follows the suspension of two officials linked to irregular payments made between July and November last year. The association’s Pamela Letebele says everyone who knowingly benefited from the scheme must […]
# Die Departement van Indiensneming en Arbeid beplan om strenger beheermaatreëls in te stel na ‘n groot polisie-operasie wat bedrog in die Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds oopgevlek het. Minister Nomakhosazana Meth verwelkom die inhegtenisname van verskeie verdagtes in Gauteng en die Vrystaat, insluitende ‘n departementele beampte in Bloemfontein, in verband met bedrieglike eise teen die fonds wat valsmaatskappye […]
# The Department of Employment and Labour plans to tighten controls following a major police operation uncovering fraud in the Unemployment Insurance Fund. Minister Nomakhosazana Meth welcomes the arrests of several suspects in Gauteng and the Free State, including a Bloemfontein departmental official, in connection with fraudulent UIF claims involving fake companies and stolen identities, […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse polisiekommissaris, Thembisile Patekile, sê 19 mense word ondervra oor die bendeverwante skietery in Mitchells Plain, waarin vyf mense dood en verskeie ander beseer is. Drie van die arrestasies was vir die besit van onwettige vuurwapens en ammunisie. Hy bevestig meer as 100 beamptes is intussen na die betrokke gebiede ontplooi. Hy versoek […]
# Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile says 19 people have been taken in for questioning following gang-related shootings in Mitchells Plain that left five dead and several others injured. Among the arrests, three were for illegal firearms and ammunition. He confirmed that over 100 officers have since been deployed to stabilise affected areas. He […]
