# Gauteng se LUR van Onderwys, Lebogang Maile, sê die departement sal voortgaan met pogings om veiligheid by skole te versterk en dwelmmisbruik, gevaarlike wapens en ander verbode items in skole te bekamp. Hy was gister by ʼn onaangekondigde soek-en-beslagleggingsbesoek onder leiding van die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens by drie hoërskole in Alexandra. Hulle het beslag gelê […]
# Gauteng MEC for Education Lebogang Maile says the department will continue efforts to strengthen school safety and combat substance abuse, dangerous weapons and other prohibited items in schools. He joined a SAPS-led unannounced search and seizure operation at three high schools in Alexandra yesterday. Items seized included drugs, knives, glass shards and scissors. Maile […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association is calling for urgent action to stop deadly rock-throwing attacks on motorists. This follows the death of a woman who was hit by a large rock while driving under a bridge on the R24 in Bedfordview, Johannesburg. The association’s Phakamile Hlubi-Majola urges motorists to stay alert, avoid stopping under […]
# According to a University of Cape Town study, significant emissions cuts are possible at Sasol’s Secunda coal-to-liquids complex in Mpumalanga without an abrupt shutdown. The study shows that renewable energy and improved efficiency could cut emissions by about 26-percent by 2030, while deeper reductions could come from green hydrogen, electrification and carbon capture. The […]
# The City of Cape Town says its water supply remains stable, but the risk of restrictions has increased due to rising demand and uncertain rainfall. Dam levels were around 76-percent in early July after good rains, but forecasts suggest below-average rainfall ahead. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says the city […]
# The DA says Emfuleni Local Municipality’s debt is putting local businesses under financial pressure, with some facing serious difficulties because they have not been paid on time for services provided. According to the party, the municipality owes creditors more than eleven-billion-rand, including billions owed to Eskom and Rand Water. The DA’s Kingsol Chabalala says […]
# The two cases against suspended Organised Crime Unit officer, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, have been consolidated and postponed to 15 September in the Pretoria Regional Court for disclosure of the dockets. Nkosi faces charges including fraud, theft and defeating the ends of justice. The National Prosecuting Authority secured a centralisation certificate to merge the matters. […]
# The DA in Limpopo says municipalities are wasting millions on financial consultants while still struggling with poor financial reporting. According to the party, all 27 municipalities spent a combined 236-million-rand on consultants in the 2024/2025 financial year, but 20 municipalities still submitted financial statements with major errors. The DA’s Jacques Smalle says weak financial […]
# The High Court in Johannesburg has granted a final postponement until 18 September for the alleged hit mastermind Victor Majola in the murder trial of Warrick “DJ Warras” Stock. His lawyer, Piet Du Plessis, told the court that his firm has not been fully funded to continue representing Majola. He said Legal Aid South […]
