FILE | SANDF soldiers on patrol Residents of Westbury is Johannesburg have welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa of the deployment of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) to help the police tackle gang violence. Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) emphasising that police and the SANDF…
A Sassa card, card machine and a biometric device. According to Social Services Minister, Sisisi Tolashe, they have saved about R300 million since the recent biometric systems implementation. Tolashe says this is despite the digital identification programme operating in only a few pilot offices. The minister visited the Mbekweni South African Social Security Agency (SASSA)…
President Cyril Ramaphosa arrives at the Cape Town City Hall for the State of the Nation Address. President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the country to unite amid the global shift in trade. US President Donald Trump has hit South Africa with a 30% tariff on its exports. This has raised concerns among exporters and consumers….
Yinjongo Yesizwe Foundation Executive Director Nontyatyambo Makapela says they are excited and welcome the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa around the massive rollout of the Lenacapavir injectable drug that has been proven effectively in terms of the HIV prevention options. Ramaphosa made the announcement during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) at Parliament on…
File: Payment using a card machine The Chief Executive Officer of the Credit Association of South Africa (CASA), Leonie van Pletzen has welcomed government’s proposed amendment to the National Credit Act (NCA). This after President Cyril Ramaphosa during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) announced that the National Credit Act would be amended in…
CPUT students during a protest outside Parliament in Cape Town. As President Cyril Ramaphosa is delivering his State of the Nation Address (SONA), about 100 metres down the street, scores of students from the Cape Town University of Technology (CPUT) are staging a protest. Some carrying their luggage, saying, continued evictions from various student residences…
A Hawks vehicle. President Cyril Ramaphosa says government will be strengthening the Hawks and other entities to tackle corruption. He says the Whistleblowers Bill will also be introduced in Parliament. Ramaphosa is delivering the State of the Nation Address at the Cape Town City Hall in the Western Cape. The President says there will be nowhere to…
Cattle grazing on a farm. President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the entire cattle herd in the country will be vaccinated against foot and mouth disease (FMD). He says this will require 28 million vaccines and these will be centrally administered. However, Ramaphosa says government will also be working closely with the private sector in this matter….
FILE | Inspector checks cattle for Foot and Mouth disease. The Southern Africa Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) has rejected President Cyril Ramaphosa’s plan to centralise the national vaccination campaign and vaccine procurement of foot and mouth disease within the state. The farming network organisation has welcomed Ramaphosa’s announcement declaring foot and mouth disease a national disaster. However, it says the…
Scholar Transport picking up students The Gauteng Education Department has confirmed that it has paid scholar transport service providers. The department’s spokesperson Steve Mabona says all affected operations are expected to resume next Monday. Mabona further cautioned transport operators to avoid disruptions at all costs, warning that such actions negatively impact the wellbeing of learners…
