# The Midvaal Municipality has installed an automated chlorine dosing system at the Meyerton water reservoir. The 1.2-million-rand project aims to proactively protect residents and guarantee that tap water remains safe and drinkable. The municipality’s spokesperson, Idah Satikhe, says the system will help reduce the risk of waterborne disease outbreaks such as cholera:
# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni says as a result of its sustained pressure, the metro has scrapped the electricity reconnection fee of one-thousand-725-rand. The party says that before the abolition of the reconnection fee, residents were required to pay the money when power cables supplying electricity to their homes were stolen. FF Plus’s […]
# ActionSA se vroueforum in Gauteng sê geslagsgeweld is ʼn nasionale krisis wat dringende, gekoördineerde en streng optrede vereis. Die party veroordeel die grusame moord op Letta Ndlovu, ʼn inwoner van Lawley in Johannesburg-Suid. Haar lewensmaat, Ayanda Mthimkhulu, het haar in ʼn voorval van geslagsgeweld vermoor. Die vroueforum se sekretaris, Mpumi Edward, sê Ndlovu se […]
# Die nasionale kommissaris van Korrektiewe Dienste, Makgothi Thobakgale, het gisteraand ʼn verrassingsbesoek aan die Kgosi Mampuru C-Max-gevangenis in Pretoria gebring. Tydens die klopjag is smokkelgoedere soos selfone en crystal meth by gevangenes gevind. Die departement het Sondag ook ʼn klopjag by die Baviaanspoort-gevangenis uitgevoer. Thobakgale sê hulle verwyder die onwettige artikels maar die klopjagte […]
# ActionSA Gauteng Women’s Forum says gender-based violence is a national crisis that demands urgent, coordinated, and unapologetic action. The party has condemned the brutal and senseless murder of Letta Ndlovu, a resident of Lawley, Johannesburg South. She was killed in an act of gender-based violence allegedly committed by her partner, Ayanda Mthimkhulu. ActionSA Gauteng Women’s […]
# Correctional Services National Commissioner, Makgothi Thobakgale, led a surprise search operation at Kgosi Mampuru C-Max Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Tuesday evening. Crystal meth and cellphones were among the contraband items discovered during the operation. On Sunday, the department led a raid at Baviaanspoort Correctional Centre. Thobakgale says while removing illegal items is the […]
# Die vakbond, Numsa, sê hy beraadslaag met sy lede oor ʼn moontlike staking by die Gautrein. Die vakbond verwerp die salarisverhoging van 4,2-persent wat Bombela Operating Company, wat die Gautrein bestuur, aanbied. Numsa se nasionale woordvoerder, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, sê hulle eis sewe-persent vir almal, asook ʼn verhoging in behuising- en vervoertoelaes:
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it will be balloting its members to determine whether it will be going ahead with a strike at Gautrain. The union has rejected the 4.2-percent wage increase offered by Bombela Operating Company, which manages the Gautrain. Numsa’s national spokesperson, Phakamile Hlubi-Majola, says they are demanding […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed it will proceed with the domestic violence case against Premier Soccer League general manager Andile ‘Ace’ Ncobo, despite the complainant’s request to withdraw the matter. Ncobo was released on warning yesterday by the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. He is accused of assaulting his girlfriend last […]