# The North West Provincial Treasury is strengthening support to municipalities to improve the management, spending and reporting of infrastructure grants. Treasury head Ndlela Kunene says effective grant management is essential to ensure public funds translate into infrastructure and services for communities. He says rollover applications have been received from ten municipalities and will be […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Premier Thamsanqa Ntuli is calling for continued support for families affected by a deadly crash near Mtubatuba that claimed 11 lives yesterday. Government spokesperson Bongani Gina says a minibus taxi and truck collided head-on in the Nkodibe area. He says the taxi was carrying Maskandi music fans returning from a festival in Melmoth […]
# IFP leader Velinkosi Hlabisa is calling for an urgent and transparent investigation into the N2 crash in KwaShikishela, Mtubatuba, that claimed 11 lives and left eight people injured. He says authorities must establish whether the taxi and truck were roadworthy, properly maintained and compliant with safety regulations. Hlabisa says anyone found responsible for negligence, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is urging Cape Town residents to take part in public consultations on the City’s draft Animal Keeping By-law before Tuesday’s deadline. The party’s Pieter Jansen van Vuuren says the proposed legislation will directly affect animal owners and the broader community, while giving law enforcement greater powers. He says the draft […]
# The Public Servants Association has raised concerns over the safety of educators in the North West following the stabbing of a deputy principal at Mammutla Secondary School. The union spokesperson, Claude Naicker says violence, intimidation and attacks against educators, particularly on school premises, are unacceptable. He is also calling for appropriate support for educators […]
# Die premier van Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, het die skietery by ‘n taverne in Wedela, Carletonville, veroordeel. Die voorval het Saterdagaand die lewens van 17 mense geëis terwyl 15 gewond is. Volgens voorlopige berigte het agt gewapende mans op kliënte binne en buite die perseel losgebrand. Vyf mense is buite doodgeskiet en 12 binne. Volgens […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare het kommer uitgespreek oor die veiligheid van onderwysers in Noordwes ná die voorval waarin ‘n adjunkhoof by die Mammutla Secondary School met ‘n mes gesteek is. Die vakbond se woordvoerder, Claude Naicker, sê geweld, intimidasie en aanvalle op onderwysers, veral op skoolterreine, is onaanvaarbaar. Hy vra ook vir toepaslike ondersteuning […]
# Die Afrika Mayibuye Movement het die dood van 27 mense by kroeë in twee afsonderlike voorvalle in Gauteng en die Wes-Kaap oor die naweek veroordeel. Die beweging se woordvoerder, Sydney Baloyi, sê die Grondwet waarborg elke burger se reg op lewe, en die voortdurende geweld teen vroue en gemeenskappe is onaanvaarbaar. Hy sê arrestasies […]
# Die premier van KwaZulu-Natal, Thamsanqa Ntuli, vra vir voortgesette steun vir gesinne wat geraak is deur ‘n dodelike botsing naby Mtubatuba waarin 11 mense gister dood is. Die regeringswoordvoerder, Bongani Gina, sê ‘n minibus-taxi en ‘n vragmotor het reg van voor gebots in die Nkodibe-gebied. Hy sê die taxi het aanhangers van Maskandi-musiek vervoer […]
