# The agriculture organisation TLU SA says it is concerned about the state’s limited capacity to effectively control the foot and mouth disease outbreak in the country. The outbreak has been reported in at least four provinces. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says the movement of livestock without adequate control measures exacerbates the situation, while the economic […]
# Motorsport: Mexican driver Sergio Pérez and Finnish driver Valtteri Bottas are reportedly set to race for Formula One newcomer Cadillac next season. General Motors was granted entry to F1 as an eleventh team last year and opted to join as the Cadillac brand. Pérez is not with a team this year after being dropped […]
# The Heart and Stroke Foundation South Africa is gearing up to commemorate Heart Awareness Month in September, culminating on World Heart Day, 29 September, under the global theme Don’t Miss a Beat. According to the World Health Organisation, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally, accounting for approximately 32-percent of all deaths. Notably, […]
# Cycling: Eighteen bikes with an estimated total value of around five-million-rand were stolen from a truck belonging to Dutch team Visma-Lease a Bike, currently participating in the La Vuelta a España in Spain. A spokesperson says mechanics have managed to secure and build the equipment needed for the team to start the third stage […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare verwelkom die voorlopige skorsing van die uitvoerende hoof van die agentskap vir die administrasie van regeringspensioene, Kedibone Madiehe. Sy word ondersoek oor bewerings van ernstige wangedrag wat verband hou met oortredings van verkrygingstransaksies, wat die agentskap meer as 1,2-miljard-rand gekos het. Claude Naicker van die vakbond sê staatsamptenare se swaarverdiende […]
# The DA will conduct an oversight visit to the Pretoria Deeds Office today to address what it says are the unconstitutional racial-classification requirements in property transfers. The party’s Mlindi Nhanha says during the visit, the team will present findings from earlier oversight inspections and conduct a comprehensive assessment of Pretoria’s procedures. He says the […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê hy het die uitvoerbaarheidstudie vir die beplande Paardeneiland-ontsoutingsaanleg afgehandel. Die studie ondersoek die mees haalbare diensleweringsmeganisme en model vir die instelling en bedryf van die aanleg. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, sê inwoners en belanghebbers word uitgenooi om kommentaar te lewer oor die bevindings van die uitvoerbaarheidstudie wat […]
# The Tshwane Metro Police arrested 28 drunk drivers during several operations across the metro over the weekend. Sixteen were arrested in Region 6 in Mamelodi, while 12 were apprehended in Garsfontein. TMPD says the operations are aimed at reducing road fatalities, while promoting education and awareness about the dangers of driving under the influence […]
# The Public Servants Association has welcomed the precautionary suspension of Government Pensions Administration Agency CEO Kedibone Madiehe. She is being investigated over allegations of serious misconduct concerning high-value procurement transaction breaches, which have cost the agency over 1.2-billion-rand. PSA’s Claude Naicker says public servants’ hard-earned pensions cannot be put at risk by poor leadership, […]
