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The self-congratulatory tone of the Department of Home Affairs on the unveiling of a new building to house the Port Elizabeth Refugee Reception Office (RRO) is unbefitting a department which is still in breach of a court order to re-open the Cape Town RRO. It has taken seven years for the department to comply with […]
STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S EXECUTIVE MAYOR, PATRICIA DE LILLE The City and US Trade and Development Agency sign R12,7 million grant agreement for gas distribution network study Yesterday the City of Cape Town marked an exciting occasion with the signing of a grant agreement with the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for a feasibility […]
COMMITTEE CHAIRPERSON CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON EERSTERUST POLICE STATION Parliament, Friday, 15 June 2018 – The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr. Francois Beukman, on behalf of the committee, has condemned, with the strongest possible terms, the attacks on the Eersterust Police Station by criminal elements. He said the police must take the necessary […]
Water and Sanitation Minister Gugile Nkwinti has warned that as long as the conditions in the communities around the water sources do not change, there will continue to be difficulties that go on forever. “Upstream must be properly identified as to where the pollution emanates from. The technical team must inform the politicians accordingly,” Minister […]
A landmark judgment delivered by the Constitutional Court on Thursday will make way for victims of sexual abuse to lay and pursue criminal charges against their perpetrators, even 20 years after the crime was committed. The Constitutional Court on Thursday declared as unconstitutional section 18 of the Criminal Procedure Act, which imposes a 20-year limit […]
Social grant beneficiaries, who are still using the old South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) cards, are urged to go swap their old cards for the new cards this weekend. The South African Post Office (SAPO) and SASSA will on 16 and 17 May conduct a nationwide blitz in more than 70 dedicated card swap […]
The government has noted Fitch’s decision to affirm South Africa’s long term foreign and local currency credit ratings at ‘BB+’, and maintain a stable outlook. In a statement released by National Treasury on Friday, the government said the proactive steps it is taking towards economic growth are starting to bear fruit. “Collaboration with government, business, […]
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan on Thursday called on all parties involved in the Eskom wage talks to allow time for the negotiations to succeed. “All parties are called upon to desist from violence, intimidation or the disruption of coal deliveries to power stations,” said the Department of Public Enterprises (DPE). The Minister said it […]
The National Energy Regulator of SA on Thursday announced a R32.69 billion approval for Eskom’s Regulatory Clearing Account (RCA) applications. “The Energy Regulator has approved a total RCA balance of R32.69 billion,” said the regulator’s chairman, Jacob Modise, at a media briefing at the regulator’s offices in Tshwane. The power utility’s applications had totalled R66.6 […]
Police have confirmed the deaths of two people in a knife attack at a Malmesbury mosque in Cape Town, in the early hours of this morning. “Provincial detectives are currently combing the scene for clues following the stabbing to death of two people at a mosque in Malmesbury early this am,” said the police in […]
