Author: Malebogo Putu
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…
Madi ao a utswitseng ke bontlha bongwe jwa ao a lekanyetswang go feta dimilione tsa didolara tsa Amerika di le nne ao a neng a fitlhilwe kwa polaseng ya ga Ramaphosa kwa WaterbergRamaphosa o sule senku ka go senyediwa mme a se bule kgetsi kwa mapodising kgotsa go itsise ba tirelo ya lekgetho, mme morago a neela bao ba mo senyeditseng madi gore ba seka ba be ba rothisa mmutla madi ka ditiragalo tse tsa bosenyi. Tlhogo ya pele ya setheo sa tshireletsego sa Puso, Arthur Fraser o rebotse pegelo eo mo go yona a tlhalositseng fa a tlhatlhetse kgetsi…
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…
Follow our easy steps to plant tomatoes to ensure you have your own when prices inevitably shoot up in the next coming months. Tomatoes are expensive at times and in this video, we show easy steps to plant tomatoes. You will need phosphate fertilizer, a spade or garden fork, watering can or hose pipe and water. You will also need some sort of mulch, then you are set on following these easy steps to plant tomatoes.
The North West Provincial Government will today engage with Country Bird following reports that this Chicken Company, based in Mahikeng, intends closing down. Although the company has since refuted the reports, it was initially reported that the company had cited lack of service delivery from the municipality as reason for the closure which would result in the loss of estimated 2000 jobs. The Provincial Government said that apart from its planned engagement with Country Bird, it is also putting a programme in place to engage with various sectors of organised business in the province in order to establish closer working…
Tshedimosetso eno e tlhageleletse mo pegelong ya sepodisi fa morago ga katlholo ya badiri ba pele ba Lefapha la merero ya selegae KwaZulu Natal. Go ya ka mapodisi, Sandile Ngcobo wa dingwaga di le 33 mmogo le Phumlani Ndlovu wa dingwaga di le 46, ba ne ba direla Batswantle bao ba leng mo nageng kwa ntle le molao, makwaloitshupo le makwalo a mosepele mme ba ba duedisa R3000. Go begwa fa bobedi bono bo ne bo dirisa maina le dinomoro tsa itshupo tsa MaAfrika Borwa le ditshwantsho tsa Batswantle go dira makwaloitshupo a a seng ka fa molaong. Ngcobo le…