Healthcare equipment 1 minute The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness has urged the public to make safety a priority and to support healthcare workers, by reducing preventable emergencies during the busy festive season. Spokesperson for the Department of Health and Wellness Dwayne Evans says the festive season is a time for celebration, but…
Pensioners wait to be served at a Postbank. 1 minute Postbank CEO, Nikki Mbengashe, says they are confident that they will hit the one million mark of grant beneficiaries migrating from the Sassa gold card to the Postbank black card, within the next week. Senior officials from Postbank are appearing before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on…
1 minute The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has raided the La Lucia mansion in Durban owned by socialite, businesswoman, philanthropist and television personality Shauwn Mkhize, also known as Mam’Mkhize. SARS has obtained a preservation order and search and seizure warrant from the Durban High Court in a case against the businesswoman. SARS says the…
Secondary school learners 1 minute The Department of Basic Education (DBE) says it is determined to use a multi-faceted approach to clean the system of sexual predators. This after the Education Labour Relations Council found at least 39 teachers countrywide guilty of sexual misconduct perpetrated against learners. The council says most of the teachers are…
A Zimbabwean Exemption Permit. 2 minutes An immigration lawyer says Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders can avoid deportation by following a legal process such as approaching the courts to request an order of extended stay in the country. Friday marks the final deadline for ZEP holders to apply for a waiver or transition to a General Work…
ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula during a media briefing. 1 minute The African National Congress (ANC) has lashed out at the Democratic Alliance (DA) for being against the 0,5% VAT increase. The DA and other parties including the EFF, MK Party and the ATM say they will not support the passing of the budget. ANC Secretary-General…
Water infrastructure 2 minutes The eThekwini municipality in KwaZulu-Natal says it has adopted a water turnaround strategy to almost halve unpaid water usage over five years. eThekwini mayor, Cyril Xaba says R9.3 billion will be put aside over the next three years to implement the strategy. He says at the moment the city only receives…
Aerial view of a refinery 2 minutes Chairperson of the newly formed South African National Petroleum Company (SANPC) Sipho Mkhize says they will approach the Transport Minister for a directive requesting access to leases for sites linked to refineries. The merger of iGas, SFF, and PetroSA created SANPC, a stronger, unified entity to tackle South…
Limpopo Premier Phophi Ramathuba delivers the State of the Province Address in Lebowakgomo. 2 minutes Limpopo Premier Dr Phophi Ramathuba says a task team has been established to address the water challenges being faced by residents in the Limpopo. This was announced by Premier Phophi Ramathuba during the State of the Province Address (SOPA) in…
File image: The Palm Ridge Magistrate court in Gauteng. 1 minute The Electoral Commission’s (IEC) Dr. Nomsa Masuku’s nephew will be back in the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court sitting in the Palm Ridge Magistrate’s Court in Johannesburg in February next year. Thirty-year-old Ciniso Masuku is implicated in R1.2 million fraud of the Corporate Social Investment…
