# A new University of the Western Cape research suggests that children exposed to cigarette smoke in the womb are at greater risk of developing high blood pressure during adolescence. The study, conducted among 307 young people aged 10 to 14 from Bishop Lavis in Cape Town, looked at how exposure to smoking and alcohol […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it could not support the Drakenstein Local Municipality’s budget for the 2026/2027 financial year, as the funds are simply not being directed towards addressing residents’ most pressing needs. The total budget for the Western Cape municipality is 4.5-billion-rand, of which 3.9-billion-rand is earmarked for operating expenditure and 569-million-rand for […]
# Die Stad Tshwane nooi jong mense uit om aanlyn in te teken of aan die streekveldtogte van die Ithuba Ekonomiese Jeugontwikkelingsprogram deel te neem. Die doel van die program is om oor die volgende drie jaar 30-duisend geleenthede vir jong mense te bied om vaardighede te verbeter, opleiding in entrepreneurskap te kry en werkgeleenthede te […]
# Die DA in Gauteng het die provinsiale Gesondheidsdepartement gekritiseer nadat hy weer nie die Jack Hindon-kliniek in Pretoria-Noord se elektrisiteitsrekening betaal het nie. Die kliniek is reeds twee weke lank sonder munisipale elektrisiteit. Jack Bloom van die DA sê die kliniek het reeds meer as 60-duisend-rand bestee om basiese dienste aan die gang te hou. Hy […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu beskryf die 2026/2027-begroting en Mediumtermyn-bestedingsraamwerk as futloos en sê dit reageer nie bepalend op die basiese krisisse wat die werkersklas en ekonomie in die gesig staar nie. Die vakverbond verwelkom wel die positiewe toekennings vir gesondheid en onderwys, veral die Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering-toelaes van 7,8-miljard-rand. Cosatu-woordvoerder, Matthew Parks, sê die begroting wil […]
# The City of Tshwane is inviting young people to sign up on the online portal or attend regional roadshows for the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme. The programme aims to create 30-thousand opportunities for young people over the next three years, benefiting from skills development, entrepreneurship training, and job opportunities. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
# The DA in Gauteng has condemned the provincial Health Department for yet again not paying the electricity bill of the Jack Hindon Clinic in Pretoria North. The clinic has been without municipal power for two weeks. The DA’s Jack Bloom says more than 60-thousand-rand has already been spent by the clinic to keep basic services running. He says […]
# Die African Christian Democratic Party sê zama zama’s bedreig wet en orde in Johannesburg. Onwettige mynwerkers grawe tonnels onder die stad en dit dwing sakeondernemings en inwoners om geld te bestee op noodherstelwerk en tydelike infrastruktuur. ʼn ACDP-woordvoerder, Chris Rohlssen, sê dis duidelik dat die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag dit nie regkry om onwettige myn-sindikate […]
# Union federation Cosatu has described the 2026/2027 Budget and Medium-Term Expenditure Framework as lacklustre, saying it fails to respond decisively to the fundamental crises facing the working class and the economy. The federation does welcome positive allocations for health and education, in particular 7.8-billion-rand for the National Health Insurance Grants. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says […]
