Author: Malebogo Putu
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the handover of title deeds for 3 990 hectares of land is “historic” and restores the dignity of local communities in the West Coast. The President said this when he officiated the handover of the title deeds for the settled portions of land claims to more than 50 households of Ebenhaeser, Beeswater in
The family of Matlhomola Jonas Moshoeu, who died following an assault over picking a sunflower, have a new home of their own. On Thursday, North West Premier Job Mokgoro handed over a newly built house to the family of Moshoeu who was killed in April 2017 after being assaulted by two local farmers accusing him of
With increasing passenger demand, South African Express will add another return flight between Johannesburg and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). “The introduction of this additional frequency is in response to high passenger demand on the route, and SA Express is most grateful for the overwhelming support that it is receiving on this destination,” said SA
Gauteng Community Safety MEC Sizakele Nkosi-Malobane has expressed concern following the rape, killing and attempted murder of two young girls aged nine and 13 in Sebokeng. “The continuous rape and killing of young girls has reached unprecedented levels. It is very important that the community and law enforcement agencies do everything in their power to protect
Eskom is currently implementing Stage 2 load shedding which is expected to continue until 11pm tonight. Due to a shortage of capacity, Stage 2 load shedding got underway at 9am on Friday. “Eskom’s maintenance teams are working round the clock to return generation units to the electricity system,” said the power utility. Friday’s rotational load
Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has removed Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) Chairperson and Councillor Rubben Mohlaloga from office. Mohlaloga was convicted of fraud and money laundering on 15 January 2018. He was sentenced to 20 years imprisonment by thePretoria Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on 14 February 2019. The Minister’s decision follows a resolution by
The City of Ekurhuleni has given people amnesty to return overdue library books without paying fines. Boxes will be placed in libraries, where users can place long outstanding books, the city said. The fine-free week is part of South African Library Week celebrations which end on Saturday. This year’s theme for Library Week is ‘Collaborate
The National Council of Provinces (NCOP) has approved the termination of the section 139 (1)(b) interventions issued to Emadlangeni and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) on Tuesday said the termination was due to progress made by the two municipalities in implementing recovery plans. The ministry said Cogta
The Workplace Challenge Programme (WCP) has contributed to the retention of 500 000 jobs. A joint initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (dti) and National Economic Development Labour Council (Nedlac), the programme that is implemented on a 24-month period with the aim to encouraging and supporting negotiated workplace change to improve productivity and job
South Africans will again have to bear another round of rotational Stage 4 load shedding which will get underway at 9am. “Stage 4 load shedding will be implemented on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 from 9am to 11pm. This is due to a shortage of capacity,” said the power utility on Wednesday. The power utility said load