# Union GIWUSA is very concerned over tomorrow’s fuel price increases. The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources announced the petrol price will increase by one-rand-34-cent per litre from midnight. GIWUSA president Mametlwe Sebei says even more devastating are the differentiated wholesale diesel price increases of two-rand-94-cent and three-rand-15 -cents per litre, depending on the […]
# The Road Traffic Management Corporation says spring in South Africa is more than a transition from winter to warmer weather. Spokesperson Simon Zwane is urging motorists, pedestrians and transport operators to prepare for a season that can bring rapidly changing weather, reduced visibility and challenging driving conditions:
# 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 […]
# American music legend Lionel Richie has reportedly checked himself into a hospital out of an abundance of caution following a performance in St Louis over the weekend. The 77-year-old Grammy winner experienced dizziness and dehydration during his concert. Richie’s hospitalisation comes more than two months after he experienced dizziness onstage during the opening night […]
# Tennis: Swiss veteran Stan Wawrinka’s participation in his final Grand Slam tournament ended in the opening round of the US Open. He lost in straight sets to Italian Matteo Berrettini. Forty-one-year-old Wawrinka will retire at the end of the season after turning professional in 2002 at the age of 17. He won three Grand […]
# 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 […]
