# Minister of Correctional Services Pieter Groenewald has suspended four high-ranking department officials, pending the outcome of an investigation into allegations of fraud related to a coal supply tender. A criminal case has been registered with the Hawks. Minister Groenewald says a multi-layered forensic audit is being launched independently, which will map out every discrepancy within the tender […]
# ActionSA has promised free weekday MyCiTi bus trips for Cape Town residents if elected in the 4 November local government elections. The party proposes a tourist levy of about 100-rand per night on short-term accommodation to help fund the service. It also plans to introduce a MyCape Card to link MyCiTi, trains and minibus […]
# The Department of Health says more than 55-thousand people have started using lenacapavir, a twice-yearly injectable medication to prevent HIV. The programme has been rolled out at 360 public health facilities across six provinces, with women making up 71-percent of those receiving the injection. Gauteng has recorded the highest number of injections, followed by […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid sê meer as 55-duisend mense het begin om lenakapavir te gebruik, ‘n inspuitbare medikasie wat twee keer per jaar toegedien word om MIV te voorkom. Die program is by 360 openbare gesondheidsfasiliteite in ses provinsies bekendgestel, met vroue wat 71-persent van die ontvangers verteenwoordig. Gauteng het die hoogste aantal inspuitings […]
# ActionSA het gratis MyCiTi-busritte op weeksdae vir inwoners van Kaapstad belowe indien die party in die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing van 4 November verkies word. Die party stel ‘n toeristeheffing van ongeveer ‘n 100-rand per nag op korttermynverblyf voor om die diens te help finansier. Hulle beplan ook om ‘n MyCape-kaart in te stel om MyCiTi, […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis says the party is ready to work with the government to improve economic growth but will continue pushing for faster and more ambitious reforms. Hill-Lewis argues the government cannot afford slow reforms while millions of people remain unemployed. He called on president Cyril Ramaphosa and the government of national unity […]
# The Southern African Agri Initiative says state-owned Onderstepoort Biological Products is failing to meet the livestock industry’s vaccine needs and should be privatised. According to the agricultural organisation, shortages of vaccines for diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease and African horse sickness are putting farmers under pressure. Saai’s Theo de Jager says greater private sector […]
# Die leier van die DA, Geordin Hill-Lewis sê die party is gereed om met die regering saam te werk om ekonomiese groei te verbeter, maar sal voortgaan om druk uit te oefen vir vinniger en meer ambisieuse hervormings. Hill-Lewis voer aan die regering kan nie stadige hervormings bekostig terwyl miljoene mense werkloos bly nie. […]
# Die landbou-organisasie Saai sê die staatsbeheerde Onderstepoort Biologiese Produkte voldoen nie aan die veebedryf se entstofbehoeftes nie en moet geprivatiseer word. Volgens Saai plaas tekorte aan entstowwe vir siektes soos bek-en-klouseer en Afrika-perdesiekte boere onder druk. Theo de Jager van Saai sê groter betrokkenheid deur die privaat sektor kan entstofproduksie en -voorsiening verbeter:
