# KwaZulu-Natal SASSA Regional Manager Thamo Mzobe has been placed on precautionary suspension pending the handling of several matters dating back to her tenure as CEO of the National Development Agency. In a statement, SASSA says the suspension follows a request from the agency and the Department of Social Development to institute disciplinary proceedings. The […]
# Die adjunkminister van Water en Sanitasie, Jack Bloom, sê munisipaliteite moet besoedeling voorkom en besmette riviere skoonmaak, en die besoedelaars moet die koste dra. Hy sê behoorlike instandhouding, vroeë waarskuwingstelsels en gewapende veiligheidswagte is nodig om rioolstortings in riviere in Rustenburg en Ventersdorp in Noordwes te voorkom. Bloom sê strenger voorkomende maatreëls en verbeterde […]
# Die R300 in Kaapstad is tydelik gesluit ná ‘n vermeende taxi-verwante skietvoorval. Noodmediese dienste en wetstoepassingsbeamptes is op die toneel en verkeersdienste werk om die pad te heropen. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith, sê wetstoepassingsdienste bly op ‘n hoë gereedheidsgrondslag, met verhoogde patrollies naby openbare vervoer-roetes:
# Social Development minister Dina Pule is leading an integrated community outreach programme in eFameni, Mthatha, bringing government services closer to residents. The initiative, linked to the South African Social Security Agency, allows communities to access information, engage government representatives and raise concerns in one location. Taking place during Social Development Month, Pule said the […]
# The R300 in Cape Town has been temporarily closed following a shooting incident believed to be taxi-related. Emergency medical services and enforcement officials are at the scene, while traffic services work to reopen the road. The mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says enforcement services remain on high alert, with increased […]
# Deputy Public Protector Dinkie Dube has warned that staff shortages, ageing infrastructure and long waiting times are affecting service delivery at Mahikeng Provincial Hospital in North West. Speaking during the assessment of health care services as part of the Good Governance Month campaign, Dube raised patients’ concerns about lost files and delays. She emphasised […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa versoek eenheid voor Suid-Afrikaners volgende week gaan stem. Hy sê verdelings moenie burgers se demokratiese regte ondermyn nie. Hy het gepraat tydens die viering van die 170ste bestaansjaar van die Durbanse Kamer van Koophandel en Nywerheid. Drie-en veertig vermeende politieke sluipmoorde is tussen Januarie en verlede maand aangeteken. Ramaphosa sê plaaslike […]
# With South Africans heading to the polls next week, president Cyril Ramaphosa has called for unity, saying divisions should not be allowed to undermine citizens’ democratic rights. He addressed the Durban Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s 170th anniversary gala dinner. Forty-three suspected political assassinations were recorded between January and last month. Ramaphosa says local […]
# Deputy minister of Water and Sanitation Jack Bloom is calling on municipalities to prioritise pollution prevention and clean up contaminated rivers in line with the polluter-pays principle. He says proper maintenance, early warning systems and armed security are needed to prevent sewage spills polluting rivers in Rustenburg and Ventersdorp in North West. Bloom says […]
