# City of Ekurhuleni’s Fire Department is currently attending to what looks like another fire incident at the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital’s main Outpatient Department. On Saturday, the hospital’s accident and emergency unit caught alight, with over 80 patients being evacuated. Gauteng Health Department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says they are waiting on more information from […]
# The public has until May 7th to comment on the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s draft document for a proposed 100-billion-rand Transformation Fund. The fund will support firms that are majority owned and controlled by black people as defined in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act. The National Empowerment Fund’s acting CEO, Mziwabantu […]
# Tshwane se adjunk-burgemeester, Eugene Modise, sê die metro het ‘n fase bereik van moontlike herstel, met positiewe aanwysers in sy fiskale posisie en maatstawwe vir likiditeit. Dit volg te midde van die graderingsagentskap GCR se nie-vereiste bevestiging van Tshwane se langtermyngradering en die hersiening van sy vooruitsigte na positief danksy laer likiditeitsrisiko’s en ‘n […]
# Cosatu says it will be joining its affiliate, the South African Democratic Teachers Union’s march against austerity, to several government departments in Tshwane today. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says the action is part of Sadtu’s ongoing resistance against neo-liberal budget cuts, which are negatively impacting the education sector and other public services. She says […]
# The 45th Southern Africa Telecommunications Association Annual Conference is set to get underway at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg today. Hosted by Openserve, the conference’s theme is, ICT Connectivity and Service Delivery for the Benefit of All: Transforming Our Society Through Broadband and ICT Development. The Southern Africa Telecommunication Association’s secretary general, Jacob […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says there seems to be no end to the financial woes of the Emfuleni Municipality, as it is now unable to pay its electricity contractors and suppliers. An area of Vanderbijlpark has been without power for 18 days, because electricity contractors are refusing to work on the power […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says it will continue to exercise oversight over the provincial department of Mobility’s proactive road safety initiatives. A total of 22 fatalities were recorded over the Easter long weekend, down from 26 last year. The DA’s, Nomafrench Mbombo, says this notable reduction in fatalities is only possible through collective efforts by all road […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare is woedend oor die voortgesette verwaarlosing en gebrekkige optrede deur die Tembisa-hospitaal in Gauteng se bestuur. Dit volg nadat ‘n brand Saterdag in die hospitaal se ongevalle- en noodeenheid uitgebreek het, gevolg deur nog ‘n brand vanoggend. Die vakbond se woordvoerder, Claude Naiker, sê hulle het aanhoudend kommer uitgespreek oor […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se lewensredders by strande en swembaddens het die van die somerseisoen bereik en die metro se 2024/2025-operasie om verdrinking te voorkom, is verby. Daar is hierdie seisoen 49 voorvalle aangemeld waar mense byna verdrink het. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskapsveiligheid en Gesondheid, Francine Higham, sê dit was ernstige voorvalle waar mense hul […]
