# Deputy minister of Water and Sanitation, Jack Bloom convened an urgent meeting with Emfuleni mayor Hassan Mako, Rand Water and the Vaal Corporation Water Utility aimed at stabilising wastewater services in the Vaal and preventing further sewage spillages across the Emfuleni municipal area. Bloom says an interim operational agreement will be signed today to […]
# Cosatu in Gauteng calls on the Gauteng Department of Health to ensure that the new mobile clinics are properly staffed, equipped, maintained and deployed to communities where the need is greatest. Cosatu chairperson, Amos Monyela says quality healthcare is a fundamental public service. He says access to healthcare is particularly important for working-class communities, […]
# A multidisciplinary crime prevention operation conducted in Brooklyn and Sunnyside in Tshwane yesterday resulted in the arrest of 332 suspects for various criminal offences. Police spokesperson Johan van Dyk says the suspects were arrested for crimes ranging from murder and attempted murder to armed robbery. He says a total of 61 undocumented foreign nationals […]
# Die George-munisipaliteit in die Wes-Kaap waarsku inwoners, rekeninghouers en werksoekers om waaksaam te wees teen swendelaars wat hulle voordoen as munisipale amptenare. Inwoners ontvang tans bedrieglike SMS’e wat sê hulle rekeninge is agterstallig en hulle het 14 dae tyd om te betaal voor dienste afgesny word. Die munisipaliteit se woordvoerder, Debra Sauer, sê die […]
# The Western Cape’s George Municipality warns residents, account holders, and job seekers to remain vigilant against scammers impersonating municipal officials. Residents are currently receiving fraudulent SMS messages stating their accounts are in arrears and they have 14 days to make payment to avoid disconnection. Spokesperson Debra Sauer says these messages provide fake account number […]
# Die GOOD-party in die Wes-Kaap sê ‘n totaal van 664,3-miljoen-rand wat die Departement van Infrastruktuur toegeken het om gratis basiese huise vir 680-duisend mense op ‘n waglys te bou, is nie gebruik nie. Joy Kamineth van GOOD, sê een-duisend families kon huise gehad het, maar moet in plaas daarvan nog ‘n jaar op die […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape says a total of 664.3-million-rand allocated by the Infrastructure Department to build free basic houses for people on a waiting list of over 680-thousand, has gone unspent. GOOD’s Secretary-General, Brett Herron, says one-thousand families could have had homes but instead have to endure another year on the […]
# Die Tshwane Metropolisiediens het hierdie week tydens die afdwing van verordeninge 48 ongedokumenteerde buitelanders in Pretoria-Noord, Centurion, Sinoville en Cullinan in hegtenis geneem. Dit het deel uitgemaak van voortgesette optredes om verordeninge af te dwing, openbare veiligheid te bevorder en te verseker daar word aan nasionale wetgewing voldoen. Die woordvoerder van die Metropolisie in […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu sê hulp is dringend nodig om skole toe te rus met hulpmiddels, insluitend onderwysers, om oorvol klaskamers en uitgeputte onderwysers te voorkom. Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, het onlangs bekend gemaak daar is meer as 27-duisend vakante onderwysposte. Die Oos-Kaap het die meeste, naamlik vyf-duisend-730. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Nonzuzo […]
