Housing development. 1 minute Western Cape Infrastructure Minister Tertius Simmers has revealed that the province’s housing backlog has reached approximately 620 000 units, with the majority of the demand concentrated in Cape Town. Simmers emphasized the importance of partnerships with the private sector to accelerate housing projects. Speaking during a visit to a housing project…
The Gauteng Department of Social Development on commissioner street, 1 minute The Department of Social Development has urged non-profit organizations (NPOs) to comply with registration requirements after deregistering over 6 200 NPOs. The department warned that more than 200 000 organizations, including NPOs, voluntary associations and trusts, risk deregistration for failing to submit annual reports…
Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube addressing delegates at a government event. 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says she’s eager to hear government’s plans to grow the economy and create jobs when President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers his State of the Nation Address this evening. Ramaphosa will deliver the address at the Cape Town…
Woman gives birth at the gate of a Limpopo clinic. 1 minute The Health Department in Limpopo says 220 out of 500 clinics operate for 24 hours in the province. The non-provision of services at night has been negatively affecting some communities. A 21-year-old woman gave birth outside a closed clinic on Saturday night at…
[File photo] A man holds a placard at a corruption protest. 1 minute The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has welcomed the Gauteng government’s decision to dismiss the officials who were implicated in corruption at the Anglo Ashanti Hospital. The officials from the Gauteng Department of Health and the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development faced charges…
The City gives assurance that Rea Vaya buses will start operating from Thursday. 1 minute The City of Johannesburg’s Department of Transport has confirmed that Rea Vaya bus services have resumed after being suspended on Tuesday. Operations were halted following the fatal shootings of two Rea Vaya bus drivers on Monday evening. The drivers were…
Secondary school learners 1 minute The Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal is calling for those responsible for the stabbing of three learners at Centenary Secondary School in Durban yesterday, to be held accountable. The provincial education department and the school management met on Wednesday following the incident. Chairperson of the Parents Association in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), Vee…
City of Ekhuruleni EMS 1 minute Ekurhuleni Emergency Services have evacuated a group of residents from the Thina Sonke informal settlement in Alberton, following a fuel line leak. According to emergency services, a fuel line was allegedly tampered with by thieves, resulting in the leak. Ekurhuleni EMS spokesperson, William Ntladi says authorities are currently on…
Police and forensics officials at the scene of the heist where one suspect was killed. 1 minute Police are searching for 17 suspects following Tuesday’s cash-in-transit robbery on the N2 Highway near the NPC cement factory in Durban. They believe the suspects approached a cash-in-transit vehicle, accosted and then assaulted two security guards. According to…
2 minutes The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has confirmed that the bodies of the 14 South African soldiers killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) will be repatriated today. They were killed in a fierce fight between the M23 rebels and the Congolese army last month. Army Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya says a lack of proper…
