# Western Cape MEC of Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, will officially reopen Main Road 310, reconnecting the town of Citrusdal to the N7 highway today. This follows extensive flood damage in 2024. Simmers says the reconstruction of the MR310 was declared an emergency repair project for humanitarian reasons, with a key focus not only on restoring access […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Jaco Londt, sê die Fountain of Hope intermediêre kinder- en jeugsentrum in Philippi is ʼn belangrike antwoord op ʼn voortslepende gaping in die land se kinderbeskermingstelsel. Die sentrum is die eerste van sy soort in Suid-Afrika en bied verblyf en ondersteuning aan jongmense wat oorgaan van veilige sorg […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, sal vandeesweek die 63ste jaarlikse sessie van die konferensie van die regsraadgewende organisasie vir Asië en Afrika, AALCO, in Uganda bywoon. Die organisasie bestaan uit 49 lande, wat Suid-Afrika insluit. Die ministerie se woordvoerder, Terrence Manase, sê Kubayi se deelname sal Suid-Afrika se verbintenis tot […]
# Dis vandag Internasionale Geletterdheidsdag waarop die belangrikheid van geletterdheid om ʼn meer geletterde, vreedsame en volhoubare samelewing te skep, beklemtoon word. Vanjaar se tema is: Bevorder geletterdheid in die digitale era. In 2024 het minstens 739-miljoen mense wêreldwyd nie oor basiese geletterdheidsvaardighede beskik nie. Terselfdertyd het vier uit tien kinders nie basiese leesvaardighede gehad nie. UNESCO […]
# The DA in Gauteng says the mixed messaging from premier Panyaza Lesufi and Human Settlements MEC, Tasneem Motara, on the upgrading of informal settlements, has left residents confused. Lesufi has admitted that there is a mushrooming of informal settlements in the province. Meanwhile, Motara has boasted about the successful upgrading of nine informal settlements through the Upgrading of Informal Settlements […]
# Numsa and the South African Guild of Actors say the creative sector is parasitic, feeding off the labour of artists while denying them fair compensation and security. The passing of actress Nandi Nyembe last month reignited the debate about the lack of support available to South African artists who are unable to work. Numsa’s […]
# Die GOOD-party doen ‘n beroep op die Stad Kaapstad om ‘n hofbevel oor die Dial-a-Ride-diens te gehoorsaam en toe te sien dat dié noodsaaklike diens vir alle inwoners ten volle operasioneel is. Die wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof het die metro gelas om sy beplande besnoeiings aan die Dial-a-Ride-diens te staak totdat die hofsaak afgehandel is. Roscoe […]
# A total of 346 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences in Silverton and Villieria in Tshwane during Operation Shanela over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, rape, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related crimes. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 44 undocumented foreign nationals were also detained […]
# Western Cape MEC of Social Development, Jaco Londt, says the Fountain of Hope Intermediate Child Youth Care Centre in Philippi is a critical response to a long-standing systemic gap in the child protection system in the country. The centre is a first-of-its-kind facility in South Africa, providing accommodation and support for young people transitioning […]
