# The Ntirhisano Community Centre urges unity and solidarity among residents of ward 56 in Cape Town to overcome deep-rooted inequality and service delivery challenges. They condemn a recent xenophobic protest planned against refugees at the Wingfield refugee camp, calling it a harmful distraction from the real issues affecting all communities. The organisation’s Phillip Nyalungu […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg begin vandag promosietoere om die Spaza-winkel Ondersteuningsfonds van 500-miljoen rand te bevorder. Die fonds, wat gemik is op entrepreneurs in dorpsgebiede en landelike gebiede, bied tot 300-duisend-rand in toelaes en rentevrye lenings vir voorraad en infrastruktuur. Die toere sal tot Julie in al sewe streke plaasvind. Spaza-winkeleienaars word aangemoedig om dit […]
# Non-governmental organisations and the public are calling on Kelly Smith to reveal the whereabouts of her missing daughter, Joslin, ahead of sentencing procedures in the Western Cape High Court, sitting in Saldanha Bay, tomorrow. The three-day process includes arguments and aggravations as convicted trio Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn await their fate. […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap het die provinsiale Polisiekommissaris, Thembisile Patekile, skriftelik versoek om ‘n duidelike tydlyn en operasionele plan te verskaf, waarin die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, belowe het om bendegeweld op die Kaapse Vlakte te bestry. Die party-lid, Nicholas Gotsell, sê die tydlyn moet tasbare antwoorde insluit oor wanneer die Anti-Bende-eenheid […]
# The G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists is underway in Polokwane, Limpopo. Over three days, experts will explore transforming global agrifood systems to tackle hunger, with Africa most affected. Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Nakedi Kekana says key themes include climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and digital innovation. She highlighted the aim to support […]
# The DA in Gauteng has slammed the public hospital security bill which has skyrocketed from 655-million-rand in 2022 to 2.54-billion-rand this year. Health spokesperson Jack Bloom says this surge squeezes funds needed for patient care, despite the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority wage increases averaging only 7.38-percent annually. Some guards report unpaid wages, sparking […]
# The City of Johannesburg is launching roadshows from today to promote its 500-million-rand Spaza Shop Support Fund. Aimed at township and rural entrepreneurs, the fund offers up to 300-thousand-rand in grants and interest-free loans for stock and infrastructure. Roadshows will run across all seven regions until July. Spaza shop owners are encouraged to attend, […]
# Tshwane se Artikel 79-toesigkomitee versoek beterde begraafplaassekuriteit nadat vandalisme toegeneem het. Die voorsitter van die komitee, Hluphi Gafane, het die metro se afhanklikheid van gekontrakteerde sekuriteit gekritiseer en voorgestel dat toesigstelsels en slimtegnologie aangewend word. Die komitee sê hy is bekommerd oor die uitsluiting van gestremdes, die gebrek aan openbare bewustheid oor alternatiewe begrafnisse, […]
# Die Gautengse Onderwysdepartement sê die ondersoek na bewerings dat onderwysposte by die Unity Secondary School in Daveyton, Ekurhuleni, verkoop word, is weens gebrek aan bewyse gesluit. Dit volg na ʼn klagte wat in November 2024 ontvang is. Die departement se woordvoerder, Steve Mabona, sê ʼn aansoeker beweer daar moes 17-duisend-rand in ʼn sekere onderwyser […]
