# The DA in Gauteng says the failure by the Ekurhuleni Municipality not to renew contracts with funeral parlours to collect bodies from hospital morgues has resulted in indigent residents being unable to bury their loved ones. The National Health Act 61 of 2003 mandates that municipalities should cover the burial costs of indigent individuals. […]
# Die VF Plus sê hy sal alle pogings ondersteun om die Stad Kaapstad se buitensporige tariefverhogings om te keer. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging van Eiendomseienaars het ‘n dringende hofaansoek ingedien om drie tariewe tersyde te stel. Dis die skoonmaakkoste en vaste water- en sanitasiekoste, wat aan die waarde van ‘n eiendom gekoppel is. Pieter Jansen […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has confirmed that the metro’s 2025/2026 budget has allocated significant funding to fast-track service delivery in Region 7, which includes Bronkhorstspruit and surrounding communities. Specifically, the metro has set aside 15-million-rand to improve electricity supply and infrastructure in the region. The mayor’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says this funding will go towards formal […]
# The DA in the Eastern Cape has welcomed the National Assembly’s adoption of the portfolio committee on Police’s report on the severe gang violence crisis in the northern areas of Nelson Mandela Bay. In May, the party presented a petition to the committee, demanding urgent intervention to stop the rampant gang violence. The DA’s […]
# The Gauteng Health Department is undertaking a massive project to digitise 800-million pages of patient records across its 37 public hospitals. This project started at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital in Soweto, where 800-thousand patient files have so far been digitised. Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko says this forms part of a bold transformation […]
# The South African Communist Party says the appointment of Buti Manamela as the new minister of Higher Education and Training is a positive move in addressing challenges that affect the higher education sector. He replaces Nobuhle Nkabane, who was fired over the now-abandoned Sector Education and Training Authority board selection process. The SACP says […]
# The City of Cape Town has launched a new SMS notification system to inform job seekers when they are selected for Expanded Public Works Programme work opportunities. This pilot initiative is aimed at improving communication and accessibility for job seekers registered on the metro’s job seeker database. Mayoral committee member for Urban Waste Management, […]
# The ANC Youth League has welcomed the appointment of the new board members of the National Youth Development Agency. President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed doctor Sunshine Minenhle Myende as the board chairperson and Bonga Siphesihle Makhanya as the deputy chairperson. ANCYL spokesperson, Zama Khanyase, says they are encouraged by the calibre of individuals appointed […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions says the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa’s fare increases will be burdensome to commuters who are already battling to cope with the high cost of living. Single tickets on the Metrorail network will go up by two-rand-50-cents from August 1st, while return tickets will increase by […]
