# The Port of Cape Town is expediting fruit exports to the US ahead of a 30-percent tariff set to take effect on 9 July this year. Currently, a 90-day reprieve allows a reduced 10-percent tariff, providing a critical window for South African exporters. To enhance efficiency, the Cape Town Container Terminal has added two […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Tshwane says patients who visited the Karenpark clinic in Akasia in the past few weeks were turned away because there is no doctor on duty to treat them. The clinic specialises in treating women and children. FF Plus’ Rina Marx says they had warned the provincial Health Department that […]
# Die DA in Gauteng sê kankerpasiënte sal aanhou ly en sterf terwyl die provinsie se Gesondheidsdepartement met sinlose hofsake besig is, pleks daarvan om met nie-regeringsorganisasies soos die Kankeralliansie saam te werk. Verlof tot appèl is aan die departement toegestaan teen ‘n uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof dat die versuim om bestralingsbehandeling aan duisende pasiënte […]
# The City of Cape Town says its Prepaid Electricity Meter Testing Laboratory is a leading testing facility, where all prepaid meters are tested for accuracy before being installed in residents’ homes. There are currently more than 600-thousand prepaid electricity meters in use in the metro. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says testing ensures […]
# The University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate on professor Christina Landman, the first South African woman to become a professor of theology at a university in the country. The university says Landman is one of the most open-minded leaders in the field of theology, making a significant impact on Christian thinking and […]
# Organisers of the National Arts Festival have revealed this year’s curated programme, which is a blend of local and international works. After a hiatus from directing, Cape Town’s Rehane Abrahams will premiere her new work The Fugue of Tjebolang. Much-loved acapella group, The Soil, will make a welcome return to the event with their […]
# AfriForum sê Gauteng se stortingsterreine is op die rand van ineenstorting, met die verwagting dat die metro’s van Johannesburg, Tshwane en Ekurhuleni binne nagenoeg vier jaar nie genoeg ruimte sal hê nie. Die organisasie blameer swak afvalbestuur, vertragings in die goedkeuring van terreine en ‘n gebrek aan herwinningsinfrastruktuur. Lambert de Klerk van AfriForum doen ‘n […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed two recently released reports that have recognised the metro as the safest in the country and the leading housing market in Gauteng. According to the South African Cities Network, residents expressed that they felt safest in Tshwane than they did in other cities. The mayor’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says the housing […]
# The Department of Transport has confirmed that the driving licence card printing machine has been fixed, with operations resuming after a three-month hiatus. This has led to a significant backlog in licence card production. The department’s spokesperson, Collen Msibi, says Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and the Western Cape currently report the highest number of pending licences:
