# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Tshwane’s poor governance and substandard administration have led to some serious consequences. The National Treasury has threatened to stop allocating grants to the metro. FF Plus’s Mark Surgeon says at first glance, the proposed policy on the prevention of unauthorised, irregular, fruitless and wasteful expenditure, appears […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson has called on the National Prosecuting Authority to act after police completed their investigation into the George building collapse. The disaster killed 34 people and injured 28 others. Marking the second anniversary, Macpherson says the tragedy remains a painful reminder of the need for accountability in the […]
# Flooding has left three people dead as heavy rains continue across South Africa. The National Disaster Management Centre says two bodies were recovered in the Northern Cape following the death of a 12-year-old in Taung, North West. An orange level eight warning remains in effect with joint operations centres active nationwide. Infrastructure damage has […]
# Die KwaZulu-Natalse polisie het in die Durbanse hawe beslag gelê op kokaïen van sowat 13-miljoen-rand. Woordvoerder Robert Netshiunda sê na die beslaglegging op dwelms in Gauteng verlede maand het inligting daarop gedui dat die dwelms Suid-Afrika deur die hawe binnekom. Hy sê intelligensiedienste is geaktiveer en sekere vaartuie is geteiken:
# Gauteng se LUR vir Paaie en Vervoer, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, sê haar departement het 54 paaie in die provinsie geoormerk vir onderhoud en herstelwerk. Die provinsiale regering is aktief besig om verkeersopeenhopings te takel deur padinfrastruktuur op te gradeer en hoë konstruksiestandaarde te handhaaf. Diale-Tlabela sê die departement beweeg weg van tydelike maatreëls soos om […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Departement vir Mobiliteit sê Meiringspoort, die N12-roete tussen Beaufort-Wes en Oudtshoorn, is tans weens oorstromings gesluit. Die provinsie loop deur onder swaar reën en sterk wind. Die departement se hoof van Verkeersbestuur, Maxine Bezuidenhout, sê motoriste wat tussen die Tuinroete en die Karoo reis, moet eerder die N9 van George deur Uniondale, […]
# Die ANC in Johannesburg het kommer uitgespreek oor die bevestigde Hantavirus-geval in die metro. ‘n Britse burger ontvang tans behandeling in ‘n privaat hospitaal in Sandton vir die seldsame maar dodelike siekte. Hy is een van vyf vermeende gevalle wat gekoppel is aan ‘n uitbreking op ‘n Nederlandse passasierskip waartydens drie mense dood is. […]
# The ANC in Johannesburg has expressed concern about the confirmed presence of a Hantavirus case in the metro. A British national is currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Sandton for the rare but deadly disease. He is one of five suspected cases linked to a Hantavirus outbreak on a Dutch-flagged cruise ship […]
# The Western Cape Department of Mobility says Meiringspoort, N12 route between Beaufort West and Oudtshoorn, is currently closed due to flooding. The province is experiencing heavy rain and strong winds. The department’s Traffic Management chief director, Maxine Bezuidenhout, says motorists travelling between the Garden Route and the Karoo are advised to make use of […]
