# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap verwelkom die Stad Kaapstad se voortgesette belegging in die uitbreiding en vernuwing van die MyCiTi-openbare vervoerstelsel. Die DA-lid, Nomafrench Mbombo, sê die diens sluit die roete na Atlantis en die N2 Express in, wat ‘n belangrike vervoerskakel bied vir pendelaars wat vanaf Mitchells Plain en Khayelitsha reis:
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, sê volhoubare ekonomiese groei vereis doeltreffende vennootskappe tussen die regering en die sakewêreld, en ‘n gedeelde verbintenis tot die instel en lewering daarvan. Hy het ‘n ontmoeting met sakeleiers aangebied. Meyer sê die drie belangrikste punte wat geïdentifiseer is, is die versnelde lewering […]
# A French employee at the newly-opened Club Med resort on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast has appeared in court on charges of rape and sexual assault involving a teenage guest. The 35-year-old accused allegedly assaulted the boy while his family was holidaying at the resort. Prosecutors say the victim is too traumatised to testify at this […]
# CapeNature welcomes the sentencing of a Cape Town couple convicted of multiple wildlife offences involving the unlawful keeping, possession and transport of reptiles. Zirkie Bernardus Jansen and Valerie Gayle Simpson-Jansen were each fined 40-thousand-rand or sentenced to 18-months’ imprisonment after being convicted on seven charges. The offences involved 95 reptiles, including geckos and ball […]
# Gauteng Education MEC Lebogang Maile says authorities will not tolerate anarchy in schools following a raid at Badirile Secondary School in Khutsong. Police confiscated knives, scissors, vapes, drugs, and other dangerous items during the search-and-seizure operation this morning. Maile says learners skip classes, intimidate teachers and fellow pupils, while allegations emerged against five educators […]
# The deputy director of Public Prosecutions at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, advocate Petre Seruya, has disputed claims made at the Madlanga Commission that the unit’s Operations Manual is not in use. Former IDAC head Andrea Johnson gave the impression that the Operations Manual was not really applied in practice. Responding to evidence leader […]
# The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa accused the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development of undermining land claim beneficiaries by advertising and reallocating farms without their consent. Afasa Land Reform Committee head Piet Mothepu says affected farmers in the Free State and Eastern Cape are being sidelined in favour of outside […]
# Eskom board chairperson Mteto Nyati says the utility supports the government’s vision of an independent Transmission System Operator but insists the transition must safeguard Eskom’s financial sustainability. President Cyril Ramaphosa has endorsed reforms to establish an independent operator to drive competition in the electricity sector. Nyati says the transfer of transmission assets should be […]
# The Department of Electricity and Energy says energy performance certificates are expected to play a growing role in improving building efficiency and reducing energy use across South Africa. Following the expiry of the national compliance deadline, building owners are being urged to meet their obligations under the Energy Performance Certificate regulations. The Department says […]
