# Johannesburg het sy tradisionele heropening van munisipale swembaddens op 1 September misgeloop. Die stad het aangekondig al 36 swembaddens sal vanaf 1 Oktober in fases heropen. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskapsontwikkeling, Thapelo Amad, het verskoning gevra en sê die swembaddens moet aan gesondheids-, veiligheids- en bedryfstandaarde voldoen. Hy sê swembaddens heropen stelselmatig aangesien toestande in […]
# Industrial giant Bidvest is advancing a 2.5-billion-rand capital expenditure plan by constructing a second liquefied petroleum gas terminal at Richards Bay in KwaZulu-Natal. Group CEO Mpumi Madisa says the major investment in its freight division signals the group’s confidence in South Africa’s prospects. The country has a huge LP Gas supply deficit. Local energy […]
# The City of Tshwane is moving forward with plans to challenge its own High Court settlement agreement with Kleinfontein, despite the Afrikaner-only township fulfilling its financial and administrative obligations under the deal. Yesterday, Kleinfontein Aandeleblok, the company managing the settlement, paid its outstanding arrears and submitted a comprehensive land-use application, meeting the strict deadlines […]
# Die minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Dina Pule, het Ilitha Labantu geprys vir sy bydrae in die stryd teen geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord. Die Kaapstadse nie-winsgewende organisasie fokus op die bekamping van geweld teen vroue en kinders en bied slagoffers ondersteuning. Die departement se woordvoerder, Sandy Godlwana, sê alle beskikbare hulpbronne moet aangewend word om geweld […]
# Johannesburg missed its traditional 1 September reopening date for municipal pools. The city announced yesterday all 36 public pools will open in a phased approach from 1 October. The mayoral committee member for Community Development, Thapelo Amad, apologised, saying pools still need to meet health, safety and operational standards. He says opening will be […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die Tshwane-metroraad se gemeenskaps-opheffingsveldtog het groot moontlikhede, maar die huidige administrasie moet meer riglyne verskaf. Die opheffingsmodel se doel is om gemeenskappe deur groepe, individue en sakeondernemings in staat te stel om munisipale eiendom soos straatligte, padtekens en parke in stand te hou en veiligheidsmaatreëls soos kringtelevisiestelsels in te stel. […]
# Minister of Social Development, Dina Pule, has commended the role of Ilitha Labantu in intensifying the fight against gender-based violence and femicide. The Cape Town-based non-profit organisation focuses on addressing violence against women and children and supporting victims. The department’s spokesperson, Sandy Godlwana, says that by classifying GBVF as a national disaster, the full […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the Tshwane Metro Council’s community upliftment initiative has immense potential, but the current administration needs to provide more guidance. The upliftment model’s objective is to empower communities by allowing groups, individuals and businesses to maintain council property such as streetlights, road signs and parks, and to install security measures […]
# Die DA in Tshwane sê die verwydering van die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Nutsdienste, Frans Boshielo, slegs twee maande voor ʼn verkiesing, is duidelik die gevolg van interne party-politiekery en nie oor aanspreeklikheid vir mislukking nie. Hy word vervang deur Molatelo Samuel. DA-woordvoerder Themba Fosi beweer Boshielo is verwyder omdat hy nie met die koalisie van […]
