# The Gauteng Department of Health has been granted leave to appeal a Johannesburg High Court ruling. This after the court declared its failure to provide radiation oncology services to nearly three-thousand cancer patients as unlawful and unconstitutional. The March judgment ordered the department to update the backlog list and implement a treatment plan within […]
# Die Eastgate-winkelsentrum het die eerste winkelsentrum-gebaseerde leer-spilpunt in Suid-Afrika, Learnergy, bekendgestel. Learnergy, gestig deur die sosiale entrepreneur Ntsako Mhlanga, sal akademiese ondersteuning, vaardigheidsbou-programme en psigo-maatskaplike dienste bied aan leerders van Graad 1 tot 12. Die fasiliteit sluit onderrig, entrepreneurskap, robotika en opvoedkundige sielkunde-konsultasies in. Learnergy sal Maandae tot Saterdae oop wees.
# The DA has urged Water and Sanitation minister, Penny Majodina, to request an immediate Auditor-General investigation into the eleven-billion-rand cost increase of Phase 2 of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Budgeted at eight-billion-rand in 2008, the DA’s Stephen Moore says the costs have escalated to 53.3-billion-rand. He warns that these overruns could jeopardise water […]
# The South African Reserve Bank and the Bank for International Settlements have launched the 2025 G20 TechSprint initiative in Johannesburg. The competition invites global innovators to develop scalable digital solutions that enhance trust and integrity in the financial system, focusing on digital identity and cross-border credit data sharing. SARB governor Lesetja Kganyago emphasised the […]
# The City of Ekurhuleni has met with the South African Municipal Workers’ Union to address concerns over pre-dismissal notices issued to nearly 400 Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officers involved in the illegal strike on 19 March. SAMWU requested more time for officers to respond, and the City agreed to extend the deadline to Friday. […]
# Eastgate Shopping Centre has launched Learnergy, South Africa’s first mall-based learning hub. Founded by social entrepreneur Ntsako Mhlanga, Learnergy will offer academic support, skill-building programmes, and psycho-social services for learners from Grade 1 to 12. The facility includes tutoring, entrepreneurship, robotics, and educational psychology consultations. Learnergy will open Mondays to Saturdays.
# Die voorsitter van die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee op die Polisie, Ian Cameron, dring aan op wetgewende hervormings om burgerlikes teen mishandeling deur BBP-lyfwagte te beskerm. Dit volg nadat die polisie agt van adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile se lyfwagte onskuldig bevind het ná die aanranding van burgerlikes op die N1-hoofweg in Gauteng in 2023. Hulle word […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg het bevestig die voorafbetaalde elektrisiteitsbobelasting sal R200 per maand bly, en daarmee berigte teengestaan oor ’n voorgestelde verhoging na R270. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies, Margaret Arnolds, het aan eNCA beklemtoon dat hoewel daar konsepvoorstelle bestaan, geen veranderinge goedgekeur is nie. Die bobelasting, wat in Julie 2024 ingestel is, befonds die instandhouding […]
# Die DA in Gauteng eis die verwydering van die uitvoerende hoof van die Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Hospitaal, Gladys Bogoshi. Die hospitaal is weereens in ’n krisis gedompel, met pasiënte wat sonder kos en warm water moet klaarkom. Volgens Jack Bloom van die DA sukkel dokters en verpleegkundiges om honger pasiënte te behandel, met slegs […]
