June 15, 2022

Venue capacity key to events and tourism recovery

The City of Cape Town held its annual Events Industry Engagement with the sector’s representatives at the DHL Stadium to discuss developments in the industry and share plans aimed at recovery. During the session, both the events industry and the City o…

NPA taking aim at local government corruption

The National Director for Public Prosecutions, Advocate Shamila Batohi, says the time for corruption and impunity in municipalities is “no longer a given or a reality”, with many notable cases to be enrolled against alleged corrupt officials and their …

Communities urged to protect their properties amid fire season

Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister, Barbara Creecy, has urged communities and landowners to remain vigilant and protect themselves and their properties from potential devastation of wildfires with extremely chilly weather conditions expec…

Sexual health services top the list for young people

The vast majority of clients seeking sexual health services at City clinics are youth aged 15 – 34, which is encouraging – but other categories that clients could be benefitting from are lagging, so this Youth Month, City Health encourages young peopl…

Body of missing biker found

EAST LONDON: SAPS in Gonubie have opened an inquest docket following the recovery of the body of the missing biker Nicolas Klingekhoeffer (37), who was reported missing on Saturday, 11 June 2022.Klingekhoeffer who disappeared during the Enduro bike rac…

Public warned against illegal dam construction

The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has advised the public to approach the department’s dam safety office for guidance on application requirements for licences to construct new dams, and to alter or enlarge a dam.This comes after the Water Tri…

Municipal leader accountability required in local government

South Africa’s local government sphere can only improve if roleplayers ensure accountability for government spending and the improvement of service delivery, says Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke.The AG made the remarks while presenting the consol…

Little progress in municipal fiscus performance, says AG Maluleke

The financial year 2020/21 saw little improvement in the performance of the country’s local government sphere, says Auditor-General (AG) Tsakani Maluleke.The year saw only 41 of the 257 municipalities receive clean audits. Maluleke on Wednesday present…

Youth benefit from EPWP programme

The Department of Public Works and Infrastructure (DPWI) says some 40% of the more than one million work opportunities created through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) during the past financial year have gone to the youth.According to a depar…

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