November 17, 2021

How to make your money last longer this festive season

With the Black Friday and holiday season approaching, the Consumer Protection Office (CPO) has warned customers to spend their hard-earned money wisely.This comes as many retail stores start to offer special deals and promotions that are enticing to co…

Police activate 72-hour plan after officer killed, two injured

Gauteng Police have launched the 72-hour activation plan after a police officer was killed and two others wounded in the last 24 hours.In a statement, police spokesperson Colonel Athlenda Mathe said in the first incident, an off-duty police officer att…

Toilet hygiene for better health

The Department of Water and Sanitation has called on residents to value their sanitation facilities to prevent the spread of illnesses in communities.“We are calling out on residents to have renewed relationships with their toilets. What we have found …

Post Office puts in the work to improve services

The South African Post Office (SAPO) has tightened and improved internal controls in an effort to improve its service to its customers.In a statement on Wednesday, the SAPO committed to focusing on financing operational requirements whilst implementing…

SA, Denmark renew water pact for five years

South Africa and Denmark have extended their working agreement to strengthen cooperation in the water sector for a further five years.The Department of Water and Sanitation and Danish Environmental Protection Agency (DEPA), under the Ministry of Enviro…

Creecy: Phase down of coal should happen in a just manner

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy says the Glasgow climate conference outcome on helping developing countries like South Africa accelerate the phase down of unfiltered coal to low-carbon energy should be done in a manner t…

Eskom ‘crisis’ requires integrated solution

Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan says South Africa will have to, amongst other things; add “a few more thousand megawatts” of electricity into the system before load shedding can be dealt with.He was appearing before Parliament’s Portfolio Co…

Concern at kidnapping of Grade 5 learner in Mayfair

Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi has expressed shock and deep concern about an alleged kidnapping of a Grade 5 girl learner which took place this morning outside E. P. Baumann Primary School in Mayfair, Johannesburg.According to the department, it …

SIU brief SCOPA on TERS investigations

The SIU says it expects to complete the first phase of its investigation into the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s (UIF) Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) fund by the end of this month.This was revealed during the unit’s briefing before the…

TERS radio campaign contract found to be “unlawful”

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says the Unemployment Insurance Fund’s appointment of five service providers to flight radio awareness campaigns related to the Temporary Employee/Employer Relief Scheme (TERS) was an unlawful failure of duty on th…

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