# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate says members in Pretoria are among those linked to rape allegations involving members of the Police Service. IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping confirmed by the end of the reporting period on 31 March, the directorate recorded 116 new rape cases nationally, with 21 in Gauteng. She says the findings have […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu in Gauteng verwelkom die meer as twee-duisend-500 jongmense wat ʼn provinsiale vaardigheid-ontwikkelingsprogram suksesvol voltooi het. Dit is daarop gemik om werklose jeugdiges toe te rus met vaardighede om te help met die instandhouding en opknapping van skole, hospitale, klinieke en ander openbare geriewe. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Amos Monyela, sê die projek […]
# Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africa is working closely with the World Health Organisation to trace contacts linked to the hantavirus. The outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius claimed three lives. Two primary cases managed locally were a Dutch woman who died after arriving at OR Tambo International, and a Briton remaining hospitalised […]
# Union federation Cosatu in Gauteng has welcomed the graduation of more than two-thousand-500 young people through a provincial skills development programme. The programme is aimed at equipping unemployed youth with practical skills to support the maintenance and refurbishment of schools, hospitals, clinics, and other public facilities across Gauteng. Cosatu’s Amos Monyela says this initiative […]
# Die DA sê hy is uiters bekommerd oor die toenemende voorkoms van diefstal, sabotasie en kriminele infiltrasie in Suid-Afrika se weermagbasisse, insluitend die Tek-basis, die Mobiele Ontplooiingsvleuel by Swartkop en die vlootbasis in Simonstad. Verskeie R-4-gewere en granaatlanseerders is onlangs tydens ‘n inbraak by die Tek-basis gesteel. Chris Hattingh van die DA sê die […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare het kommer uitgespreek oor berigte dat die Stad Johannesburg watertariewe met 66-persent wil verhoog. Op die oomblik betaal gebruikers met gewone of voorafbetaalde meters ʼn basiese bedrag van 65-rand om aan die waterinfrastruktuur te koppel. Die metro se voorstel kan die heffing verhoog tot 107-rand-74-sent per huishouding per maand. Die […]
# The DA says it is deeply alarmed by the growing pattern of theft, sabotage and criminal infiltration at South African military bases, including Tek Base, the Mobile Deployment Wing at Swartkop, Wahlmansthal and Simon’s Town Naval Base. R4 rifles and grenade launchers were recently stolen at the Tek Base. The DA’s Chris Hattingh says […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed concern at reports that the City of Johannesburg is considering a 66-percent increase in water tariffs. Currently, users with conventional meters or prepaid ones are paying 65-rand as a base charge to connect to the water infrastructure. The metro’s proposal would increase the levy to 107-rand-74-cents per household, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says Ekurhuleni’s debt crisis is worsening, while many residents are struggling to cope with rising municipal tariffs. According to the party, the municipality’s latest financial report shows outstanding debt of about 38-billion-rand, with most of it long overdue and largely owed by households. The FF Plus’s Denise Janse van Rensburg […]
