# Action Society says the 292 births recorded among girls aged 10- to 14-years in the Western Cape between April and December last year should each trigger a criminal investigation. The organisation says every child pregnancy must be treated as a child protection case to determine whether sexual abuse or exploitation occurred. Action Society’s Juanita […]
# Municipal union Samwu says underfunding, corruption and failing infrastructure have pushed local government and the water sector into crisis. The union will on Thursday march to the National Treasury and other government departments in Tshwane. It expects a written response to its memorandum within 14 working days. Samwu general-secretary Dumisane Magagula says the union […]
# Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism Ivan Meyer says strong local leadership is key to growing the economy and creating jobs. Speaking at a local government training workshop in Paarl, Meyer said councillors play an important role in attracting investment, supporting businesses and driving development. The workshop, attended by more than […]
# The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness warns residents not to eat wild mushrooms following a rise in deadly mushroom poisoning cases. The department says even one bite of a Death Cap mushroom can cause liver failure and death. The Tygerberg Poisons Information Director, Carine Marks, advises anyone who has eaten a wild […]
# Two people have been remanded in custody after appearing in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Gauteng on charges of conspiracy to murder a senior provincial Human Settlements director. The Hawks allege the official was targeted for trying to stop the illegal sale of RDP houses to people who did not qualify. One of […]
# A new study by the University of the Western Cape has found that more than half of Cape Town firefighters report respiratory problems linked to repeated smoke exposure. The study of 278 firefighters found coughing and nasal congestion were the most common symptoms, although nearly 98-percent still had normal lung function. The study also […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Menslike Nedersettings het ‘n beweerde sluipmoordkomplot veroordeel waarin ‘n senior amptenaar geteiken is. Die amptenaar het na berigte gewerk om korrupsie te stop waar staatsgesubsidieerde huise onwettig verkoop is. Die departement sê twee verdagtes, insluitend een van sy administratiewe klerke, is deur die Valke in hegtenis geneem. Tahir Sema van […]
# Action Society sê die 292 geboortes wat tussen April en Desember verlede jaar onder meisies van 10 tot 14 jaar in die Wes-Kaap aangeteken is, behoort elk tot ‘n misdaadondersoek te lei. Die organisasie sê elke kinderswangerskap moet as ‘n kinderbeskermingsaak behandel word om te bepaal of seksuele misbruik of uitbuiting plaasgevind het. Juanita […]
# Die munisipale vakbond SAMWU sê onderbefondsing, korrupsie en gebrekkige infrastruktuur het plaaslike regering en die watersektor in ‘n krisis gedompel. Die vakbond gaan môre betoog by die Nasionale Tesourie en ander staatsdepartemente in Tshwane. SAMWU verwag binne 14 werksdae ‘n skriftelike reaksie op sy versoekskrif. Hoofsekretaris Dumisane Magagula sê hulle eis verhoogde befondsing vir […]
