# The South African Local Government Association says municipal employees are abusing overtime to supplement their income. The Department of Cooperative Governance has acknowledged the widespread issue of inflated overtime bills but stated that it is working closely with municipalities to implement financial recovery plans. SALGA president, Bheke Stofile, says the escalating overtime bill highlights […]
# MANCOSA Academic says that while technology is becoming a significant issue within key institutions, academic leaders need to encourage students to use technology responsibly. A Daily Maverick article recently uncovered that tertiary institutions face increased levels of cheating, as students take advantage of the unchecked growth of technology, including artificial intelligence. MANCOSA’s, Precious Buthelezi, says […]
# Dertien Ethiopiese burgers is tydens ‘n Tshwane-wetstoepassingsoperasie in onveilige, oorbevolkte toestande in ‘n onwettig geboude pakhuis in Mamelodi aangetref. Daar is bevind dat die struktuur, wat sonder goedkeuring oor drie residensiële eiendomme gebou is, bou- en gesondheidskodes oortree en dit is onmiddellik gesluit. Volgens Tshwane-owerhede het slegs sommige inwoners wettige dokumente gehad. Almal word […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse regering het die Tuinroete-distriksmunisipaliteit se gesondheidsdienste met ʼn goue sertifikaat vereer. Dis vir sy prestasie in die tegnologiese bevordering van omgewingsgesondheid, en uitnemende prestasie en onderhouding van munisipale gesondheidsnorme en -standaarde. Burgemeester Andrew Stroebel sê die basiese doelwit van munisipale gesondheidsdienste is om gesondheid te ondersteun en ʼn gesonde omgewing vir die […]
# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump sê ‘n Golden Dome-missielverdedigingskild behoort teen die einde van sy termyn ten volle in bedryf te wees. Die koepel is gedeeltelik deur Israel se Iron Dome geïnspireer wat die land sedert 2011 gebruik om missiele te onderskep. Trump sê die Departement van Verdediging het ‘n argiteks-ontwerp en oprigtingsplan vir […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Onderwysdepartement het erken hy het uitdagings wat sy skole-uitbreidingsplanne betref. Die provinsie beleef ook ʼn toenemende vraag na skole weens migrasie uit ander provinsies. Die departement sê die grootste struikelblokke is begrotingsbesnoeiings, bevolkingsgroei en infrastruktuurbeperkings. Die provinsie het ongeveer een-duisend-500 openbare skole, maar het meer nodig in stedelike en landelike gebiede. Die […]
# Thirteen Ethiopian nationals were found living in unsafe, overcrowded conditions inside an illegally built warehouse in Mamelodi during a Tshwane by-law enforcement operation. The structure, built without approval across three residential properties, was found to have violated building and health codes and was shut down immediately. According to Tshwane authorities, some occupants had legal […]
# The Western Cape government has awarded the Garden Route District Municipality’s Health Unit a gold certificate. This is for its performance in the technological advancement of environmental health, and for outstanding performance and adherence to municipal health norms and standards. Mayor Andrew Stroebel says the primary aim of municipal health services is to promote […]
# The Western Cape Education Department has admitted to facing some challenges with its school expansion plans. This is despite rising demand for schools due to migration from other provinces. The department has highlighted budget cuts, population growth, and infrastructure constraints as key hurdles. The province has about one-thousand-500 public schools, with a need for […]
