# The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is launching Heritage Month 2025 under the theme, Reimagine Our Heritage Institutions for a New Era. Member of Parliament Stacey-Lee Gaby Khojane highlights the initiative’s goal to transform museums, archives, and heritage sites into hubs of innovation, inclusion, and community development. Khonjane says celebrations conclude in Oudtshoorn, […]
# Cosatu says the unemployment crisis, widening inequality, absolute poverty, entrenched crime and corruption, and struggling public and municipal services are among the issues it believes should be at the centre of the national dialogue. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says the federation will continue to participate in the dialogue to elevate the many deep seated socio-economic […]
# AfriForum het kommer uitgespreek oor die omvang van veediefstal in die land. Volgens die polisie se statistiek is daar in die 2024/2025-boekjaar meer as 53-duisend-600 beeste gesteel. Verlede week is ʼn 34-jarige polisieman, wat deel is van die SAPD se veediefstaleenheid, in Standerton, Mpumalanga, gearresteer omdat hy na bewering 450-duisend-rand se beeste gesteel het. […]
# The Road Freight Association has welcomed the fuel price decrease for September. Petrol prices will drop by four-cents per litre for both 93 and 95-octane, effective from Wednesday. Diesel prices will also fall, with decreases of 56- to 57-cents per litre depending on the sulphur content. Illuminating paraffin wholesale prices drop by 37-cents per […]
# SANParke sê die hangbrug by die Stormsriviermond-ruskamp in die Tsitsikamma-gedeelte van die Tuinroete Nasionale Park is tydelik gesluit tot 15 September. Die sluiting is vir beplande instandhouding. SANParke se woordvoerder, JP Louw, sê besoekers kan steeds die wye reeks bedrywighede geniet wat by Stormsriviermond beskikbaar is, insluitend die Waterval- en Otterroetes, kajakvaart en voëlkyk:
# The City of Cape Town’s Public Emergency Communication Centre fielded 140 assault calls over the weekend, up from 78 the previous weekend. These included 41 physical assault incidents and 98 with a weapon, while domestic violence calls increased from 36 to 53. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security JP Smith says illicit firearms […]
# AfriForum has expressed concern at the scale of cattle theft in the country. According to SAPS statistics, more than 53-thousand-600 cattle were stolen nationwide in the 2024/2025 financial year. Last week, a 34-year-old police officer, who is part of the SAPS Stock Theft Unit, was arrested in Standerton, Mpumalanga, for allegedly stealing 450-thousand-rand worth of […]
# Die Stad Ekurhuleni waarsku inwoners teen nog ‘n bedrogspul met werk wat op sosialemediaplatfroms die ronde doen. Die vals advertensies is vir werksgeleenthede en leerlingskappe in die metro se program vir indiensneming in die staatsdiens aan. Ekurhuleni se woordvoerder, Zweli Dlamini, sê alle werk- en vaardigheidsontwikkelingsprogramme is gratis. Hy sê inwoners moet slegs op […]
# The SANParks says the suspension bridge at the Storms River Mouth Rest Camp, in the Tsitsikamma Section of the Garden Route National Park, is temporarily closed until September 15. The closure is for planned maintenance. SANParks’ JP Louw says visitors can still take advantage of the wide range of activities available at Storms River […]
