Ramaphosa at the Water Indaba 3 minutes President Cyril Ramaphosa says that the time for talking shop is over as government and stakeholders must find solutions to the country’s water crisis. Ramaphosa was speaking at the two-day National Water and Sanitation Indaba, taking place in Midrand, Gauteng. The Indaba is set to address the country’s…
Workers on site on a dilapidated waterway. 2 minutes Government says it’s introducing a new licence that will allow water entities to outsource the bolstering of water and sanitation services to private contractors. It made the announcement at the National Water and Sanitation Indaba at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand Johannesburg. The aim of the Indaba…
[File Image]: Gold miners work deep underground at Sibanye Gold’s Masimthembe shaft in Westonaria, South Africa, April 3, 2017. 1 minute The Tshiamiso Trust has called on former gold mineworkers and their families to verify their eligibility for compensation due to permanent lung damage from silicosis or work-related tuberculosis (TB). The trust manages claims for…
Court Gavel 1 minute The East London Regional Court in the Eastern Cape has sentenced a 59-year-old man to five years direct imprisonment for lodging a false Road Accident Fund claim. In January 2016, Solomzi Ndika-Ndika submitted a claim stipulating he was involved in a motor vehicle accident while he was travelling from Elliot towards…
Person spraying pesticide 1 minute Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube says they have started the process of banning the use of pesticides in schools. This follows an escalation in incidents of food-borne illnesses in schools. The Gauteng provincial government has announced that 23 children have died in the province due to food-borne illnesses. Gwarube has…
2 minutes Higher Education Minister Nobuhle Nkabane has condemned the violence that claimed a life at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. A person was shot and killed whilst two others were wounded. Ministerial spokesperson Camagwini Mavovana says the minister will visit the campus within the next few days. “The…
2 minutes Prices of canned pilchards, maize and eggs have come down, while sunflower oil remains at its highest since 2021. According to the Competition Commission Essential Food Price Monitoring Report, which tracks selected food prices throughout the value chains, some food prices have started falling, albeit modestly. The commission says this is a positive…
uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party members attend mini rally at the Vosloorus Stadium in the East Rand on November 30, 2024. 1 minute uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party Secretary-General Floyd Shivambu says the party is not in existence to destroy any other political party. He was responding to comments made by EFF leader Julius Malema early last…
Players seen during a match between Magesi FC and Chippa United at the Seshego Stadium in Limpopo. 1 minute The Polokwane Local Municipality in Limpopo says it is investigating the cause of a power failure at the newly refurbished Seshego Stadium during a Betway Premier League match on Tuesday night. The power outage left fans,…
[File Image]: Construction of a building. 2 minutes The Patriotic Alliance Member of Parliament, Ashley Sauls told Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Minister Dean Macpherson that delays in completing infrastructure projects are not only caused by various challenges or the so called construction Mafias. Sauls was responding to Macpherson ‘s statement in the National Assembly….
