N West municipalities to be prioritised to receive support

Premier of the North West Province, Lazarus Mokgosi. North West Premier, Lazarus Mokgosi, says municipalities in the province, including the embattled Ditsobotla Local Municipality, have been prioritised to receive support through the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy. The Premier says the Strategy will ensure the creation of conditions to attract investment, enable business to thrive and…

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Seven lives lost on Mpumalanga roads since Thursday

[File Image]| Parts of a vehicle seen at an accident scene. At least seven fatalities have been recorded in Mpumalanga following different crashes, since Thursday. Three of them, a woman and two children who were pedestrians, were hit by a vehicle on the N4 toll near Belfast, on Friday. Safety, Security, and Liaison spokesperson Moeti…

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KZN MEC slams church for encouraging followers to stop ARVs

KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane warns that stopping ARVs for faith reasons puts lives at risk and that medication saves lives KwaZulu-Natal Health MEC Nomagugu Simelane has called for legal steps to be taken against anyone who is spreading misinformation that people should stop taking anti-retroviral (ARV) medicine to suppress HIV, and to rather rely…

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Calls for accountability over NSFAS dead students’ payments

NSFAS cup and cap Deputy Higher Education Minister Nomusa Dube-Ncube says those behind National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s (NSFAS) funding of over 800 deceased students must be arrested. Dube-Ncube was responding to findings in the Auditor-General’s 2024/25 report that NSFAS made payments to students who according to Home Affairs records were deceased. [LISTEN] ANCY L…

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