# Die Gauteng Wetgewer se Portefeuljekomitee oor Gemeenskapsveiligheid veroordeel die noodlottige skietvoorval, Sondag by die Qedukoma Taverne in Bronkhorstspruit, waar vyf mense dood en ses gewond is. Voorsitter, Thebe Khumalo, sê die kommittee vra vir strenger vuurwapenbeheer, die ontwikkeling van wapen-spesifieke misdaadstatistiek, en geteikende ingryping om geweld in openbare plekke te beperk. Khumalo het die vinnige […]
# The Table Mountain Aerial Cableway Company is celebrating its 96th birthday this October, marking nearly a century of taking visitors to one of the New-7-Wonders of Nature. Since 1929, over 32-million people have enjoyed the scenic ride. Managing Director Wahida Parker says the milestone coincides with the Local is Lekker special, offering discounted tickets […]
# The Hospital Association of South Africa is hosting its annual conference in Sandton, focusing on innovation and the future of healthcare provision. The event brings together over 200 healthcare professionals, policymakers, and industry leaders to discuss universal healthcare, leadership, and patient-centred innovation. HASA CEO Dumisani Bomela confirmed to SABC News that the National Health […]
# The City of Johannesburg has welcomed the decision by Global Credit Rating Company Limited to revise its outlook from negative to stable. The city’s spokesperson, Nkosana Lekotjolo says in July 2023, the city’s outlook was downgraded to negative, following subdued income growth, rising expenditure, and relatively weak collection rates. He says the latest revision marks […]
# Die DA in die Vrystaat sê hy wil volhou met druk op die Setsoto-munisipaliteit om die lekkende pypleiding van Marquard se afvalwater-behandelingsaanleg te herstel. Jose Coetzee van die DA sê ondanks herhaalde toesigkomitee-bevindings en openbare klagtes het die munisipaliteit versuim om op te tree en inwoners sodoende aan gesondheidsgevare en omgewingsverval blootgestel. Hy sê […]
# A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with alleged arson and attempted murder of two women in Maca, Malabar, Eastern Cape. Police spokesperson, Sandra Janse van Rensburg says on Saturday, police responded to a complaint of a shack that was burning in Maca extension six. She says on arrival, police were informed that […]
# Foreign truck drivers have been charged, and several trucks with worn-out tyres have been impounded following road safety inspections in KwaZulu-Natal. Authorities say the action targets unsafe vehicles that endanger lives on South Africa’s roads. Department spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya says the drivers face legal action, while the impounded trucks will not return to the […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety condemns the deadly shooting at the Qedukoma Tavern in Bronkhorstspruit on Sunday, which left five dead and six injured. Chairperson Thebe Khumalo says the committee calls for stricter firearm control, the development of gun-specific crime statistics, and targeted interventions to curb violence in social spaces. Khumalo […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg het die rade van vier sleutelinstellings tot die einde van die maand gegee om te verduidelik watter stappe hulle gedoen het teen rekenkundige beamptes wat betrek is deur die Khampepe-kommissie van ondersoek. Die instellings is die Johannesburgse Eiendomsmaatskappy, PikitUp, City Power en Johannesburg Water. Die kommissie het die Usindiso-gebou ondersoek waar […]
