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The City rolls out free leak detection and repairs to indigent residents The City of Cape Town has accelerated the roll-out of its Water Leaks Project to indigent properties. The project focuses on areas which have the highest indigent property leakage rate in the metro. This is part of the City’s drought action to ensure […]
ANC STATEMENT ON THE OUTCOMES OF THE SPECIAL NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE HELD ON THE 18TH OF JUNE 2018 The ANC National Executive Committee (NEC) met in a Special Session on the 18th of June 2018, as decided by its 3rd regular meeting held on the 26th to the 28th of May 2018 to consider reports […]
As the country prepares for the 10th BRICS summit, on the agenda is how South African youth can benefit from the grouping. “As we continue leveraging the opportunities provided by the BRICS formation, we must ensure that we infuse and harness youth dividends,” International Relations and Cooperation Deputy Minister Luwellyn Landers said on Monday. “Young […]
South Africans have expressed support for golden girl Caster Semenya, who announced that she will challenge the eligibility regulations of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF). In an array of tweets, South Africans expressed their support for the two-time gold medallist in the women’s 800-metre event, saying she is the pride of the nation […]
South African National Parks (SANParks) says two field rangers suspected of being involved in rhino poaching have been arrested. The two suspects were based at the Houtboschrand section of Kruger National Park (KNP) and are alleged to have shot and dehorned a white rhino in May this year. The suspects were arrested on Monday as […]
The Hawks have arrested six officials for alleged fraud and corruption relating to the awarding of tenders at the Northern Cape Department of Health. The six, aged between 39 and 50, were arrested in various places, including Johannesburg, Bloemfontein and Kimberley on Tuesday in a joint operation with the assistance of the Tactical Response Team. […]
Police Minister Bheki Cele has welcomed the arrests of five suspects linked to an underground drug syndicate. The five, aged between 37 and 43, were arrested on Sunday following a joint investigation by the Western Cape and Gauteng Hawks, Crime Intelligence Counter Narcotics, Gauteng Public Oder Police and Forensic Science Laboratory. According to police, the […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on companies to go out of their way to employ young graduates as a way of growing the economy. “On this Youth Day, we call on all companies – both in the public and private sector – to make a deliberate effort to seek out unemployed graduates and employ them,” […]
Allegations of corruption, the double-granting of licences and the backlogs in the issuing of licences are just some other issues faced at the Department of Mineral Resources (DMR). Minister Gwede Mantashe highlighted the issues during a media briefing held on Sunday on the draft Mining Charter, which was published on Friday. “I have established an […]
Eskom has commenced with stage 1 load shedding, which is anticipated to continue until tonight. “Eskom commenced with stage 1 load shedding at 11:29am today. We anticipate that this will continue until 9pm tonight. This is due to the impact of the current illegal protest action by some Eskom employees at various sites over wage […]
