# The Gauteng Department of Community Safety has praised law enforcement officers for their hard work in keeping communities safe after more than 330 suspects were arrested during weekend operations. The arrests were for crimes such as drunk driving, drug possession, and selling liquor illegally. Ekurhuleni had 69 arrests, Tshwane 96, Sedibeng 80, West Rand […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says decisive intervention is needed to fix the financial crisis in municipalities. In her weekly newsletter, CEO Busisiwe Mavuso said the Auditor-General’s latest report shows metros are failing to manage their finances, with only Cape Town receiving a clean audit. Johannesburg and Tshwane have billions in unauthorised spending and poor […]
# The DA in Gauteng says a six-week delay in opening next year’s online school admissions will disrupt learning and leave many learners unplaced. The party warns that previous years have seen thousands of grade one and eight learners affected by late placements and poor planning. The DA’s Sergio Isa Dos Santos calls on Education […]
# Met die seisoenverandering van somer na winter verskuif die Die Stad Kaapstad se Brand- en Reddingsdiens se fokus. ‘n Oorsig van winterstatistieke vir die afgelope drie seisoene toon die aantal strukturele brande het van twee-duisend-129 in 2022 afgeneem tot een-duisend-748 in 2024. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith, sê daar was ‘n […]
# Water and Sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina says infrastructure is being deliberately vandalised to secure tenders. This comes as Rand Water completes maintenance in Gauteng today. The planned maintenance is aimed at ensuring long-term, uninterrupted water supply. Majodina says discussions with municipalities are ongoing and has directed municipalities to insource water tankers for emergencies only, […]
# ‘n Professor aan die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap, Dirk Smith, sê die bestuur van mond- en tandprobleme onder dwelmafhanklikes is dikwels nie ‘n prioriteit nie. In sy tesis oor die mondgesondheidsverwante lewensgehalte van mense met ‘n dwelmversteuring, het Smit die impak van mondgesondheid op 504 deelnemers in agt behandelingsentrums in die Wes-Kaap ondersoek. Hy […]
# Aviation Co-ordination Services het die Suid-Afrikaanse Burgerlugvaartowerheid se goedkeuring om vier kritieke bagasie-ondersoekeenhede by OR Tambo en King Shaka Internasionale Lughawens te vervang, verwelkom. Dit volg op ‘n uitspraak van die Johannesburgse Hooggeregshof wat die dringende opgraderings verpligtend maak te midde van kommer oor verouderderde toerusting. Die uitvoerende hoof van ACS, Duke Phahla, sê […]
# Die Raad vir die Bou-omgewing het sy finale verslag oor die gebou wat in Mei verlede jaar in George ineengestort het, aan die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, oorhandig. Die tragedie het die lewens van 34 mense geëis, en 28 ander is beseer. Die verslag is van kritieke belang vir die […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Fire and Rescue Service is switching focus from summer to winter. A review of winter statistics for the past three seasons show a decline in the number of structural fires from two-thousand-129 in 2022 to one-thousand-748 in 2024. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith says there was an […]
