# Western Cape Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku welcomes the launch of the Draft National Rail Master Plan, now open for public comment. He says the plan is a key step toward modernising South Africa’s rail system and boosting economic growth. The province is urging residents and stakeholders to submit input. Sileku says an efficient rail […]
# Cosatu warns South African households are facing worsening economic pressure ahead of Workers’ Day, marking 140 years of International Workers’ Day. The federation’s Zanele Sabela says rising electricity, food, education, and healthcare costs, combined with stagnant wages, are deepening household debt. Cosatu calls for continued fuel relief, inflation-linked social support, stronger labour inspections and […]
# Parliament Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs has begun an oversight visit to department offices in Gauteng to assess progress on its digitisation programme. The initiative aims to improve efficiency and reduce corruption. However, the committee is also probing allegations of unfair labour practices affecting workers digitising over 350 million records. Concerns include temporary contracts […]
# Die munisipale vakbond SAMWU versoek alle munisipale en watersektorwerkers, hul gesinne en die breër werkersklas om deel te neem aan môre se Werkersdagherdenkings wat sy federasie, COSATU, gereël het. SAMWU sê hul sal die kamerade se nagedagtenis vereer wat in die tragiese busongeluk in 2003 gesterf het toe hul op pad was na Werkersdagvierings […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê Bronkhorstspruit se watersuiwerings-aanleg is steeds besig om te herstel, nadat bedrywighede onlangs gestaak is vir herstelwerk. Die filtrasieproses is steeds beperk en werk tans teen ongeveer die helfte van sy vermoë. Die metro se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê watervoorsiening word versprei teen ongeveer 80-persent na Ekandustria en 20-persent na Bronkhorstspruit […]
# Athletics: South Africa’s Akani Simbine has been cleared to participate in the World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, this weekend. The 32-year-old pulled up injured midway through the men’s 100-metre race at the inaugural Simbine Classic in Pretoria on Tuesday. He confirmed he suffered from severe cramping rather than a major injury. At the previous […]
# Municipal union SAMWU is calling on all municipal and water sector workers, their families, and the broader working class to actively participate in tomorrow’s Workers Day commemorations, organised by its federation, COSATU. SAMWU says it is honouring the memory of comrades who lost their lives in the tragic 2003 bus accident while travelling to Workers […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant system is still recovering, following the recent shutdown for repairs. The filtration process is still constrained and is currently operating at about half of its capacity. The metro’s spokesperson, Lindela Mashigo, says water supply has been distributed at approximately 80-percent to Ekandustria and 20-percent […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Direktoraat vir Water en Sanitasie het ʼn mylpaal met tegnologies-gevorderde waterbestuur bereik toe hy sy eerste slim watermeter in Bellville geïnstalleer het. Dis die amptelike begin van gevorderde meter-infrastruktuur in die stad wat lekplekke vroegtydig sal opspoor, en akkurate rekeningstate en algehele stelsel-doeltreffendheid sal verseker. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en […]
