EC residents hope for job creation funds ahead of budget speech

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana Eastern Cape residents hope Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, will allocate funds to projects that will fight unemployment when he delivers his Budget Speech on Wednesday. The province lost over 30 000 jobs in the fourth quarter. #PODCAST Economist André Roux previews Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Budget Speech, set for next week…

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SAHRC probes Gauteng’s online placement system

2 minutes The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) says it’s investigating Gauteng’s online learner placement system. It says their provincial office is inundated with complaints of unplaced learners for the 2025 academic year. The SAHRC has previously raised concerns over the slow placement of learners. The commission has called on parents and guardians of…

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Parties in hung Thabazimbi Municipality begin coalition talks

Some Thabazimbi residents form a queue to cast their special in the municipal wide by-election at the Regorogile SASSA Offices on December 3, 2024. 2 minutes Political parties in the hung Thabazimbi Local Municipality in Limpopo have started talks on the formation of a coalition government. Seven political parties got a share of the council’s…

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Ramaphosa places Mchunu on immediate leave of absence

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu during a community engagement in the Eastern Cape. President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Police Minister Senzo Mchunu on a leave of absence with immediate effect. Ramaphosa addressed the nation following allegations by the KwaZulu-Natal Commissioner of Police Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that criminal syndicates have infiltrated the country’s criminal justice system. Mkhwanazi accused…

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Bilharzia campaign targets hotspots

TWENTY-THREE wards in Nyanga, Manicaland province, have been targeted for the ongoing nationwide bilharzia mass drug administration programme targeting children aged between five and 14. TWENTY-THREE wards in Nyanga, Manicaland province, have been targeted for the ongoing nationwide bilharzia mass drug administration programme targeting children aged between five and 14. Addressing journalists in Nyanga yesterday,…

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A nation behind Bafana Bafana as they take on Cameroon

FILE | Bafana Bafana versus Egypt at AFCON The Portfolio Committee on Sports, Arts and Culture has wished Bafana Bafana success for their game on Sunday night. Bafana Bafana take on Cameroon at the El Barid Stadium in their last 16 knockout encounter. Committee chairperson Joe McGluwa has described the game as a big moment…

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