# The Reserve Bank has launched two commemorative circulation coins to celebrate the legacy of Charlotte Maxeke and the 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings. The first two-rand coin marks 125-years since Maxeke became the first black South African woman to obtain a university degree. The second commemorates 70 years since the historic march […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, David Maynier, has welcomed the arrest of two men at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng for alleged wildlife trafficking. A 50-year-old Thai national was found with 50 bird eggs concealed in a homemade incubator bag. A 23-year-old compatriot allegedly attempted to smuggle 418 parrot eggs concealed […]
# The Durban Gateway Terminal says it is working to clear a backlog and restore normal operations following the implementation of its new NAVIS terminal operating system. Chief Operating Officer Grant Bahlmann says the system is stable, but equipment constraints and yard congestion are slowing the recovery. Temporary restrictions remain in place while import cargo […]
# Soil of Africa Civic Movement is calling for stronger national financial literacy and consumer protection programmes, especially in townships and rural communities. Money Smart Week South Africa’s theme is “Money Smart: The Power of Possible”. The movement’s Luzuko Sofute says government must take financial education to communities using language they understand. He says financial […]
# Die Gesondheidsdepartement vra dringende optrede teen dalende immunisering-syfers om uitbrekings te verhinder van siektes wat deur entstowwe voorkom kan word. Dié afname kan dekades van openbare gesondheidswinste vernietig, insluitend die beduidende vermindering in sterftes onder baba’s en kinders onder vyf wat sedert die middel-2000’s bereik is. Woordvoerder Foster Mohale sê die persentasie babas onder […]
# Die land vier Elektrisiteit-veiligheidsmaand en Eskom moedig Suid-Afrikaners aan om onwettige elektrisiteitsverbindings, oop drade, beskadigde elektrisiteit-infrastruktuur en ander gevare onmiddellik aan te meld. Die kragverskaffer het ongeveer 200 voorvalle aangeteken wat met openbare veiligheid verband hou. Eskom-woordvoerder, Daphne Mokwena, sê onwettige verbindings en ontblote drade is nie net onwettig nie; dit kan mense skok, […]
# Die GOOD-party wil appelleer teen die Verkiesingshof se beslissing dat hy die Wet op die Befondsing van Politieke Partye oortree het. Die hof sê GOOD en sekretaris-generaal Brett Herron het versuim om ʼn skenking van 900-duisend-rand voor 2021 se munisipale verkiesing te verklaar. GOOD moet 50-duisend-rand betaal vir die oortreding van Artikel 9, en die […]
# The Department of Health is calling for urgent action to halt declining immunisation coverage and prevent outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases. The decline could reverse decades of public health gains, including significant reductions in infant and under-five mortality achieved since the mid-2000s. Spokesperson Foster Mohale says the proportion of infants under one who have received […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling vra die Posbank en die maatskaplike sekerheidsagentskap SASSA om rekenskap te gee van hulle gereedheid voor Maandag se vervaldatum van kaarte. Die migrasie van SASSA se gouekaart na die Posbank se swartkaart vind plaas weens kommer oor sekerheid. Die komitee se voorsitter, Bridget Masango, sê sy het voorheen […]
