# A total of 15-thousand-481 suspects were arrested for various offences during Operation Shanela across the country in a week. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk says among these are 255 suspects arrested for rape, with the highest number of arrests with 116 recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. She says these arrests reaffirm the police’s unwavering commitment to […]
# Inwoners van Gordonsbaai in Kaapstad het vanoggend wakker geword met die onverwagte gesig van ‘n see-olifant wat deur die strate beweeg – amper ‘n kilometer van die water af. Aanlyn foto’s en video’s wys die sigbaar uitgeputte rob wat stadig beweeg en selfs met sy bolyf op ‘n geparkeerde voertuig rus. Lede van die […]
# Plastics recycling organisation, Polyco and the Western Cape Government are expanding their school recycling programme to 13 more schools this year. Each school will get over 380-thousand-rand to set up recycling centres, teach learners about recycling, and create jobs for local community members. Polyco’s Chantal Philander says the programme also helps schools earn money […]
# The Public Servants Association has applauded the recent decision to repurpose Department of Public Works buildings into shelters for survivors of gender-based violence. Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson handed over 15 properties in Mpumalanga and Gauteng respectively that will be used as shelters for GBV victims. The association’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker says they […]
# Residents of Gordon’s Bay in Cape Town woke up this morning to the unexpected site of an elephant seal wandering the streets, nearly a kilometre from the shoreline. Videos and photos online showed the visibly fatigued seal moving slowly along tarred roads, even propping its upper body on a parked vehicle. Officials from the […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa is calling on all workers, unions, and communities to unite against corrupt housing delays in the country. Six family members including two toddlers were killed in a fire yesterday in the Marikana Informal Settlement in Ekurhuleni. Giwusa leader Mametlwe Sebei says there is a sound case […]
# The Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport has partnered with the Youth Employment Service to unlock employment opportunities and develop new models for economic activity. This partnership was formalised through the placement of 42 youth as sports coaches in collaboration with the NGO partner, SCORE an organisation dedicated to using sport to change […]
# Suid-Afrika het kommer uitgespreek oor die afwesigheid van Amerika op die vergadering van internasionale landbouwetenskaplikes wat in Polokwane, Limpopo aan die gang is. Die vierdaagse beraad is ‘n samekoms van kenners van G20-lande om die wêreld se landbou-uitdagings te takel, insluitend klimaatsveranderin en die beperkte befondsing vir boere in ontwikkelende lande. Afgevaardigdes se doel […]
# The City of Cape Town says more than four-thousand-500 learners have attended the City’s 13 library-based career expos so far this year. The expos nearly doubling last year’s total – and confirming the growing demand for youth opportunity programmes. The expos have been facilitated by the Library and Information Services and the Community, Arts […]
