# Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on government and the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture to erect a statue of Winnie Mandela at the Union Buildings in Pretoria. Spokesperson Dennis Bloem says the country must never forget her contribution and sacrifices. He says when leaders’ voices were silenced either by imprisonment, banishment or […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile urges learners, parents, and school communities to take precautions amid cold and wet weather across the province. The department’s spokesperson Onwabile Lubhelwana says learners are encouraged to dress warmly and attend school as normal if they are healthy and it is safe to travel. He warns learners against making […]
# Die premier van Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, is bekommerd oor die groeiende bedreiging deur georganiseerde misdaad en sê bendes, dwelmoorloë en onwettige vuurwapens is die rede vir die toenemende aantal moorde in die provinsie. Dit volg na die moord die afgelope naweek op vier mense, waaronder twee lede van die Teen-bende-eenheid, in Reigerpark, Ekurhuleni. ‘n […]
# City Power sê hy hanteer tans meer as twee-duisend kragonderbrekings in Johannesburg terwyl koue, nat weer druk op die kragnetwerk plaas. Lenasia het die grootste agterstand, gevolg deur Hursthill en Randburg. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê die koue weer laat huishoudings en sakeondernemings meer elektrisiteit gebruik, wat transformators, mini-substasies en kabels oorlaai […]
# Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi has expressed concern at the growing threat of organised crime, saying gangs, drug wars and illegal firearms are to blame for the escalating killings in the province. This follows the murder of four people, including two Anti-Gang Unit officers in Reiger Park, Ekurhuleni over the weekend. A person of interest, […]
# City Power says it is currently dealing with more than two-thousand outages across Johannesburg as the cold and wet weather continues to put pressure on the power network. Lenasia has the highest backlog, followed by Hursthill and Randburg. City Power’s spokesperson, Isaac Mangena, says the cold weather is pushing households and businesses to use […]
# Die GOOD-party sê meer onwettige wapens land elke dag in gemeenskappe en lei tot sterftes, pyn en vernietiging. Dit volg nadat elf mense die afgelope naweek in afsonderlike voorvalle in Kaapstad doodgeskiet is. GOOD se sekretaris-generaal, Brett Herron, sê moord, bendegeweld en geweldsmisdaad kom voor in onderontwikkelde, oorbevolkte, armoedige gemeenskappe. Hy sê die moorde […]
# The GOOD Party says more illegal guns are flowing into communities daily, bringing more killings, pain, and destruction. This follows the murders of eleven people in separate incidents in Cape Town over the weekend. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says murder, gangsterism and violent crime are prevalent where communities are underdeveloped, overcrowded, and trapped by […]
# Die Stad Tshwane se nooddienste waarsku inwoners om voorsorgmaatreëls te tref terwyl koue weerstoestande hierdie week in Gauteng verwag word. Volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens is sneeu moontlik in Johannesburg en ander dele van Gauteng terwyl die kouefront versterk. ʼn Woordvoerder van Tshwane-nooddienste, Nana Radebe-Kgiba, sê die koue en droë winter saam met winderige toestande […]
