# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile says his department is stepping up efforts to confront crime, substance abuse, gangsterism and the possession of dangerous weapons in schools. He joined law enforcement officers in searches yesterday at four schools: Phandimfundo Secondary School, Lekamoso Secondary School in Etwatwa, Rivoni Secondary School and Hulwazi Secondary School in Daveyton. […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health says it has made progress in keeping people on HIV and tuberculosis treatment during the 2025/2026 financial year. More than one-million HIV patients remained on treatment, while over 27-thousand TB patients received treatment. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says improved tracing of patients who miss appointments and treatment reminders […]
# City Power has seized about 180 kilograms of cables and three electricity poles, worth around 200-thousand-rand during an operation against illegal connections in Alexandra. The operation, carried out with the police and Johannesburg Metro Police Department, focused on dangerous connections along London Road and the Greenville informal settlement. City Power spokesperson Isaac Mangena says […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni has urged residents to be cautious of a social media scam offering to speed up RDP housing applications. The city says scammers are asking for tribal authority letters, personal information and, in some cases, money to secure houses. The city’s Zweli Dlamini says legitimate government housing services do not require […]
# The DA says Gauteng Health is facing a leadership and staffing crisis that is affecting patient care. The party argues several senior positions are being filled in an acting capacity, while Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital has more than 200 funded vacant posts. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin says staff shortages are causing longer waiting […]
# The DA says the Emfuleni municipal fleet scandal may have cost the municipality 35-million-rand, more than double the widely reported 16-million-rand. According to the party, official documents show this amount was paid for the fleet in 2023. The DA’s Kingsol Chabalala says residents deserve to know where the money and vehicles went and who […]
# The Western Cape government has launched an emergency response to restore water services in Beaufort West after floods damaged key water infrastructure. The provincial government has made one-million-rand available for urgent repairs, while water tankers supply residents and technical teams repair the damaged 600-millimetre pipeline. MEC for Local Government, Environmental Affairs and Development Planning, […]
# Die DA sê die Emfuleni munisipale vlootskandaal het die munisipaliteit moontlik 35-miljoen-rand gekos, wat meer as dubbel die aanvanklike 16-miljoen-rand is. Volgens die party toon amptelike dokumente hierdie bedrag is in 2023 vir die vloot betaal. Kingsol Chabalala van die DA sê inwoners verdien om te weet waarheen die geld en voertuie gegaan het […]
# City Power het op sowat 180-kilogram kabels en drie elektrisiteitspale ter waarde van ongeveer 200-duisend-rand beslag gelê tydens ‘n operasie teen onwettige verbindings in Alexandra. Die operasie, wat saam met die polisie en die Johannesburgse Metropolisie uitgevoer is, het gefokus op gevaarlike verbindings langs Londonweg en die Greenville-informele nedersetting. Die woordvoerder van City Power, […]
