# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production declined by 0.8-percent in March compared to the same month last year. The biggest declines came from rubber and plastic products, the petroleum and chemical sector, as well as electrical machinery. Stats SA’s Nicolai Claassen, says food, beverages, and vehicle manufacturing are among the worst-affected sectors:
# Die Tshwane Metropolisie waarsku motoriste oor ‘n straatsluiting by die kruising van Burgerlaan en Langebrinkweg in Lyttelton Manor, Centurion, as gevolg van ‘n sinkgat. Minstens 61 sinkgate is in Februarie in die metro aangemeld. Die departement se woordvoerder, Isaac Mahamba, sê die kruising is om veiligheidsredes met versperrings toegemaak:
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare het kommer uitgespreek ná ‘n onlangse onthulling dat 464 openbare skole in Suid-Afrika nie meer wiskunde as vak aanbied nie. Die betrokke skole is in KwaZulu-Natal, die Oos-Kaap, Limpopo en die Wes-Kaap. Claude Naiker van die vereniging versoek die Departement van Basiese Onderwys om die werwing en behoud van geskoolde […]
# The Gauteng Ethics Advisory Council has presented its second biennial State of Ethics Report to the provincial government. The report highlights significant concerns, including that only 170 out of 750 senior managers have been vetted by the State Security Agency. It also identifies over 150 officials allegedly conducting business with the state, contravening regulations. […]
# ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has proposed replacing B-BBEE with an Inclusive Economic Empowerment Act during the national dialogue. Speaking at the Apartheid Museum, he announced plans for an Opportunity Fund, financed by a five-percent company profit levy. He says the fund would boost education, infrastructure, entrepreneurship in poor communities, tackling inequality through practical, inclusive […]
# US media are reporting that president Donald Trump’s administration plans to resettle the first group of white South Africans to the United States next week. The resettlement plan was first reported by US investigative outlet The Lever, which quoted a 30 April memo saying that the South Africans were scheduled to arrive “within a […]
The Tshwane Metro Police Department is cautioning road users about a road closure at the intersection of Burger Avenue and Langebrink Road in Lyttelton Manor, Centurion, due to a sinkhole. In February this year, the City of Tshwane reported at least 61 sinkholes across the metro. The department’s spokesperson, Isaac Mahamba, says the affected intersection are […]
# The Development Bank of Southern Africa in partnership with the Global Environment Facility and the UN Environment Programme, is spearheading a sustainable infrastructure initiative in Johannesburg. The project seeks to advance energy access and climate resilience, and tackles urban challenges through five pillars. This including waste-to-biogas innovation at Robinson Deep landfill. The initiative also […]
# SANParke sê hy bestuur steeds sporadiese opvlammings van die brande in Tokai en Silwermyn in die Tafelberg Nasionale Park. Die woordvoerder, Charles Phahlane, sê die publiek word versoek om die staproetes vir hul eie veiligheid te vermy. Hy voeg by die gebied is steeds op sekere plekke onbestendig:
