# Die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste se nasionale kommissaris, Makgothi Thobakgale, het bekend gemaak dat tugoptrede teen 173 tronkbewaarders aan die gang is. Sommige word aangekla dat hulle gevangenes gehelp het om smokkelware in die tronk in te bring. Dis deel van verskerpte landwye ingryping en onlangse intelligensie-gedrewe klopjagte by tronke. Thobakgale sê ná die […]
# Department of Correctional Services National Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, has revealed that around 173 prison officials are facing disciplinary processes. Some are charged with helping criminals bring contraband into prisons. This is part of an intensified nationwide crackdown and recent intelligence-led raids at correctional services facilities. Thobakgale says following the Rooigrond Maximum Correctional Centre escape, they […]
# The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union says the escape of an inmate from Rooigrond Correctional Centre in North West has put challenges at correctional facilities under the spotlight. The union welcomes Edward Madiba’s rearrest, however, the incident raises concerns about ageing infrastructure, security weaknesses and staff shortages. Popcru’s Johannes Dire says correctional officers […]
# The City of Cape Town says its dam levels have dropped to 75.5-percent, compared with 92.4-percent at the same time last year. The city is stepping up water-saving measures, including fixing leaks and replacing ageing pipes, while considering water restrictions ahead of an expected hotter and drier summer. Mayoral committee member for Water and […]
# Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson says the department will publish a Request for Information next week to drive the redevelopment of Pretoria’s Telkom Towers precinct. The project is expected to cost up to 2.2-billion-rand and create more than five-thousand-300 construction jobs. Plans also include Public Works House and the Central Government Offices, […]
# The City of Johannesburg has advised residents to regularly monitor their water use and check for leaks to avoid unexpectedly high bills. The city says residents should report leaks outside their properties immediately, while leaks inside properties are generally the responsibility of the property owner. Customers are also urged to check their meter readings […]
# Deputy minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, says the government is stepping up efforts to tackle alien and invasive species in the Garden Route in the Western Cape. He launched an operation in Plettenberg Bay to inspect farms and properties and check compliance with environmental laws. Between 2021 and last year, […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says residents should take advantage of CapeNature’s free access week from 19 to 25 September. General day-visitor fees will be waived at participating reserves, allowing people to enjoy activities such as hiking, mountain biking, birdwatching and picnics for free. The DA’s Dave Bryant says more than nine-thousand people […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê damvlakke het gedaal tot 75,5-persent, vergeleke met 92,4-persent in dieselfde tyd verlede jaar. Die stad versterk waterbesparingsmaatreëls, insluitend die herstel van lekkasies en die vervanging van ou pype, terwyl waterbeperkings oorweeg word in die aanloop tot ‘n verwagte warmer en droër somer. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, […]
