# The Buffalo City Metro is experiencing a surge in non-biting midges and flying gnats. After consultation with entomologists, the Metro’s spokesperson Luzuko Buku assured citizens that while they could be mistaken for mosquitoes due to having the same appearance, they are entirely harmless and do not bite. He said the unusual weather patterns could […]
# As Women’s Month ends today, Inyathelo salutes the extraordinary female leaders, activists, and social workers who form the backbone of the of the country’s civil society. South Africa’s NPO sector, comprising nearly 300-thousand registered non-profits and women make up an estimated 65-percent to 70-percent of the NPO workforce. Inyathelo’s Feryal Domingo says while Women’s […]
# Soccer: Mamelodi Sundowns will face Orlando Pirates in the MTN8 final. The Brazilians claimed a hard-fought 3-2 win over Golden Arrows in their semifinal second leg in Durban yesterday. The victory sent Sundowns through on the away-goals rule after a 3-3 aggregate draw. Orlando Pirates are one win away from a fifth successive MTN8 […]
# The United Progressive People Alliance is concerned that Hammanskraal residents endured almost two weeks without reliable water. The Alliance’s mayoral candidate for the City of Tshwane, Abel Tau, says the crisis forced families, schools and businesses to live without basic hygiene. He says water returned only as the ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa visited, raising […]
# Dis vandag Internasionale Oordosis-bewusmakingsdag. Die Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling sê dit herinner mense dat oordosisse ʼn ernstige uitdaging bly wat mense, gesinne en gemeenskappe raak. Woordvoerder Sandy Godlwana sê om dwelmverwante skade teen te werk, vereis volgehoue voorkoming, vroeë ingryping, toegang tot behoorlike dienste en die gesamentlike pogings van die regering en samelewing. Sy sê […]
# Die polisie se Nasionale Ingrypings-eenheid het ʼn gesoekte vermeende baasbrein agter onwettige mynbedrywighede doodgeskiet tydens ʼn opsporingsoperasie in Carletonville, Gauteng. Lede van die eenheid is na ʼn huis waar die verdagte vermoedelik geskuil het. Nasionale polisiewoordvoerder Athlenda Mathe sê die verdagte het op die polisie losgebrand, wat hulle gedwing het om terug te skiet. […]
# Cricket: Proteas fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is in a race against time to be fit for the upcoming home three-Test series against Australia in October. He suffered a right hamstring injury during training with his domestic side, the Lions. Rabada has already been ruled out of the ODI series against Australia, beginning next month. […]
# With today being International Overdose Awareness Day, the Department of Social Development says it is a reminder that overdose remains a serious challenge affecting individuals, families and communities. This year’s theme is “25 Years On. Still Needed”. The department’s spokesperson, Sandy Godlwana, says addressing substance-related harm requires sustained prevention, early intervention, access to appropriate services […]
# Die Tshwane-metropolisiedepartement het die naweek 358 verdagtes tydens ʼn multidissiplinêre Operasie Shanela in Akasia en Soshanguve in hegtenis geneem. Die verdagtes is gearresteer vir misdade soos verkragting en gewapende roof. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Johan van Dyk, sê 74 ongedokumenteerde buitelanders is aangekeer en aan immigrasiebeamptes oorhandig:
