Author: Malebogo Putu
According to Action SA, their senate met last week and deliberated on a variety of matters relating to their approach to multi-party coalitions, including the question of Ekurhuleni following the reinstatement of the Executive Mayor Tania Campbell ActionSA has announced that it will not take up positions in the re-constituted Mayoral Committee being renegotiated by the multi-party coalition in Gauteng’s Ekurhuleni Metro. The Party said it believes in the need to fight for better service delivery for all the residents of Ekurhuleni. This requires us to give up executive positions and ensure we can fight unencumbered by positions that co-opt…
Moses Kotane Local Municipality together with different stakeholders including Sun City resort, Department of Education, North West University, Department of Higher Education & Training, Northam Platinum mine, Pilanesburg Platinum mine, Anglo American mine , Northam Zondereinde Mine, Siyanda Bakgatla Platinum Mine, PPC Mine have partnered together for Grade 11 Career Exhibition. The exhibition scheduled to run the whole week from Monday 29 August to Friday 02 September 2022 is targeting 3954 Grade 11 Learners from all Secondary Schools within Moses Kotane Local Municipality. Themed “Empowering Learners With Appropriate Career Choice” The exhibition will feature stalls and presentations from different organisations…
The Special Tribunal has ordered businessman Hamilton Ndlovu and his companies to pay back at least R158 million in monies gained from unlawful and irregular personal protective equipment (PPE) tenders. Ndlovu benefitted at least R172 million from some 19 National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) PPE tenders. Ndlovu’s properties and a trust account to the value of R42 million and a further R60 million in assets were already frozen last year, and will be handed over the State or sold to make up some of the R158 million. The specialised court handed down judgment on Tuesday afternoon following an application by…
South Africa’s gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 1.9% in the first quarter of 2022. Addressing media on Tuesday, Statistician General Risenga Maluleke said in the first three months of the year, the manufacturing industry increased by 4.9%, contributing 0.6 of a percentage point to GDP growth. “Seven of the 10 manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates in the first quarter. The petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products division made the largest contribution to the increase in the first quarter.” Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said the food and beverages division; basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal…
This follows after proclamation of the Social Assistance Amendment Act by the Department of Social Development. Social assistance is one of the country’s biggest child protection programmes, currently reaching just over 13 million children. In a statement on Wednesday, the department explained that the Social Assistance Amendment Act specifically seeks, among other things, to make provision for additional payments linked to social grants, including the implementation of the extended Child Support Grant (CSG) policy for orphans in the care of relatives (CSG Top-Up). “This policy intervention empowers the Minister of Social Development, in concurrence with the Minister of Finance, to…
Open fields, streets, parking areas and abandoned buildings are notorious for being number one murder spots in South Africa. This was revealed by Police Minister, Bheki Cele when releasing the Country’s quarterly crime statistics on Friday, 18 February 2022. The total murders recorded during the reporting period is 6859 of which 2599 were murdered at these places. Instead of being the most secure off all the places, South African homes are the second most likely place for you to get murdered. Another place you are most likely to get murdered at is unfortunately where most people go to chill, have…
North West Education MEC has condemned the burning of the School as clearly targeted at delaying the provisioning of education to an African child. A computer lab with 40 computers, photocopiers, printers, Mathematics lab (1 projector, one screen, manipulative cupboard, interactive board and 18 tables), National School Nutrition Programme storage (food for learners) and Learner Teaching Supply Material (Stationery and textbooks) and a block of toilets for the girls and boys have been gutted in a midnight fire at Ramotse Primary School in Luka Village, Phokeng, North West. According to Elias Malindi of North West Department of Education, the cause…
Cabinet has approved changes to the Adjusted Alert Level 1 COVID-19 regulations as South Africa has exited the fourth wave nationally. The changes came after meetings of the National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) and the President’s Coordinating Council (PCC), which received updates on the management of COVID-19 in South Africa. Based on the trajectory of the pandemic and the levels of vaccination in the country, Cabinet has decided to make changes to Adjusted Alert Level 1 with immediate effect. With the new changes, those who test positive with no symptoms, do not have to isolate. The isolation period has been…
Police in Hendrina, Mpumalanga have arrested a 37-year-old man for allegedly dealing with dagga. According to the Police, the man was arrested for dealing with dagga after it was found in his possession during highway patrols conducted Monday, 24 January 2022. He is expected to appear before the Hendrina Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, 26 January 2022.The Provincial Commissioner of SAPS in Mpumalanga, Lieutenant General Semakaleng Daphney Manamela has applauded the members for their vigilance during patrols and encouraged them to continue working hard.
The Orkney Magistrates’ Court deferred the case against eighty-seven(87) suspects who are facing charges related to illegal mining at shaft 2 in Orkney. The accused will now appear at the Regional Court in Stilfontein on 02 March 2022, and for the police to conduct further investigations. Following the completion of the status verification of these miners, it was established that all 87 persons have no legal documents to be in South Africa and as such are illegal. They have all abandoned their bail application. The accused are facing charges of attempted murder, illegal possession of prohibited firearms and ammunition, illegal…