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Delivering hope: helping South Africa’s children overcome barriers Education plays a crucial role in a child’s future, but many young learners encounter significant challenges in accessing school. For some, the journey involves a lengthy walk along potentially unsafe roads. Additionally, many of these children attend school without eating, affecting their ability to concentrate on lessons …
The Chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Police, Mr Ian Cameron, has strongly condemned the mishandling and maltreatment of a Khayelitsha man in his own home by the South African Police Service VIP protection unit members. While the Chairperson acknowledges that ensuring the security of the protectee is paramount, it should be done within reason and the confines of the law. The incident is worrying in the context that eight officers of the same unit have been on suspension for over a year for assaulting members of the public on the N1 in Gauteng.
"It is untoward that the VIP protection unit members acted irrationally and outside the limit of their power. Also, the incident puts into question the security protocols around a VIP and whether those protocols are followed," Mr Cameron said.
While the incident highlights the need for effective and enhanced training for VIP SAPS officers, especially as it relates to the abuse of power, it also highlights the irrationality of the SAPS's continued focus on budget allocation for VIP protection.
"It is undeniable that the SAPS spends an inordinate amount of money protecting a few politicians despite the rampant crime in areas like Khayelitsha, Nyanga and Langa. Ordinary citizens are then prevented access to their elected representatives by these security officials. This then puts into question who the public representatives are really representing," Mr Cameron said.
The committee has highlighted the need for accountability within the SAPS in its previous engagement, especially considering the number of incidents involving SAPS members and their abuse of power.
Also, increased funding for the Independent Police Investigative Directorate is needed to ensure accountability at all times. The committee will schedule a meeting to find out progress on the disciplinary proceedings against the eight SAPS VIP officers who assaulted a civilian on the N1. The committee will use that meeting to get an update on any cases against the SAPS VIP unit to ensure accountability.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
Gauteng Portfolio Committee on Finance notes GPG shortfall reports
The Gauteng Legislature Portfolio Committee on Finance says it will continue to closely monitor spending in provincial departments following reports that the provincial government is facing a R6 billion shortfall by June this year.
Gauteng Finance and Economic Development MEC, Lebogang Maile, has subsequently rebuffed those reports.
“[The] committee notes the rebuttal of the article in the form of a media statement issued by Gauteng MEC for Finance, Mr. Lebogang Maile, dated 07 January 2025.
“The committee will continue to closely monitor expenditure patterns of departments and entities, and conduct oversight to ensure that the Gauteng Provincial Departments exercise fiscal discipline,” a statement read.
Furthermore, the committee explained that it bears a mandate to carry out oversight to “ensure that there is prudence and accountability in relation to utilisation of government resources”.
“The committee does this in conjunction with the Gauteng Provincial Treasury, which it oversees. In turn, the Gauteng Provincial Treasury, despite being overseen by the Portfolio Committee, is a strategic partner in oversight, as the former monitors expenditure in Gauteng Provincial Government departments.
“Over time, Gauteng Provincial Treasury has provided the Portfolio Committee with expenditure trends of the Gauteng Provincial Government and where necessary, provided expert advice on how expenditure anomalies should be addressed to ascertain that provincial departments do not exceed their allocated budgets,” the statement concluded. – SAnews.gov.za
NeoB
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 10:05
Deputy President to deliver eulogy at former Minister Bengu's funeral
Deputy President, Paul Mashatile, is expected to deliver the eulogy at the funeral of democratic South Africa’s first Minister of Education, Professor Sibusiso Bengu.
Bengu passed away on 30 December at the age of 90 and has been afforded a Special Official Funeral Category 2.
“As the first Minister of Education in a democratic South Africa, Prof Bengu played a pivotal role in the transformation of a deeply flawed and unequal education system of the apartheid era.
“To this day, ordinary South Africans still benefit from the immense contribution of Prof Bengu, through the Education Act, which mainly addresses issues around the transformation of the sector and the provision of developmental and empowerment opportunities for all South Africans,” the Presidency said in a statement.
READ | Special Official Funeral to honour SA's first democratic Education Minister Sibusiso Bengu
The funeral service will be held on Friday at the University of Zululand in KwaZulu-Natal. – SAnews.gov.za
NeoB
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 13:03
The use of steam for industrial purposes dates back to the Industrial Revolution and, even in the wake of the fourth industrial revolution and with the proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI), steam boilers remain the unsung heroes of contemporary production and the ‘chameleons’ of manufacturing, as a recent blog describes them. Dennis Williams, Commercial Director …
Marais Erasmus leads an impressive panel featuring experienced local and international officials. Betway SA20 has announced an experienced panel of match officials for Season 3 starting in Gqeberha on Thursday. The panel consists of 21 match officials, including 16 umpires and five match referees, overseeing the League’s group match phase. Heading the expanded umpire’s panel …
Victories will be key for all five South African franchises in the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup as the teams gear up for the penultimate pool round in the respective competitions this weekend. In the Investec Champions Cup only the Hollywoodbets Sharks are currently ranked in the top four in their pool with …
The Welsh Rugby Union launched a major consultation with all Community member clubs this week regarding the way the game is funded.at grass roots level. Having already conducted a review into how the game’s core grant is allocated to 274 clubs Community Game Director, Geraint John, and Head of Places, Angharad Collins, will be fronting …
Mayor mourns five-year-old killed in Manenberg gang shooting
Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says the city mourns five-year-old Ameer Abrahams, who was shot and killed during a gang-related shooting in Manenberg, while on the way to a local tuckshop with his father on Monday.
“The city is today in mourning, together with the Abrahams family, following the passing of five-year-old Ameer. We feel the extreme pain as parents ourselves, and we stand with the family in demanding justice for this young life lost in such horrific circumstances,” Hill-Lewis said in a statement on Thursday.
Two other women reportedly sustained injuries in the same shooting.
Hill-Lewis has commended the swift action of the police, which led to the arrest of three suspects.
The Mayor said the city continues to offer its full support in the pursuit of justice for these shootings.
Member of Mayoral Committee for Safety and Security, JP Smith said the city would continue to assist the South African Police Service (SAPS) and its Safety and Security Investigation Unit (SSIU) has passed on information received from Manenberg residents.
“The city stands ready to assist SAPS whenever requested for investigations into gang, gun, and drug crime through our investments in safety technologies, such as gunshot detection in the Manenberg area and others, CCTV, Automatic Number Plate Recognition, and eye-in-the-sky aerial surveillance,” Smith said. – SAnews.gov.za
GabiK
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 12:30
Mack Hansen of Connacht Rugby has received a six-week ban (with three of those weeks suspended) after an Independent Disciplinary Panel upheld a charge of misconduct against the Player. Additionally, Connacht Rugby (the Club) have received a suspended €10,000 fine related to the Player’s sanction. Hansen was charged with Misconduct in breach of Clause 3.2 …
Group A of the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup sees hosts Malaysia and reigning champions India joined by Sri Lanka and West Indies in Pandamaran, with the Bayeumas Oval playing host to all matches. Malaysia Hosts Malaysia are making their debut at the ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup. After missing out on qualification …
South Africa’s next crop of rising stars will be in the spotlight when Season 3 of Betway SA20 kicks off on Thursday, 9 January. The League has fast become the hotbed for young cricketers to develop and showcase their skills, as they learn from and compete against some of the best cricketers in the world. …
At 14h30, Wednesday, 8 January, CoCT (City of Cape Town) Strand lifeguards initiated a search for a teenager reported missing at the beach in Strand – between Topaz apartments and the Strand Pump Station. As a precaution NSRI Gordons Bay and the CoCT water rescue network was activated. NSRI Gordons Bay rescue swimmers responded while …
St George’s Park is all dressed up in orange and ready to stage the opening game of the Betway SA20 Season 3 today. Home team and back-to-back reigning champions Sunrisers Eastern Cape will kickstart the new season when they welcome MI Cape Town to their Gqeberha backyard. With tickets for the match sold out online, …
The Disciplinary process related to James Fender Red Card in the Vodacom United Rugby Championship Round 9 game against Cardiff on Wednesday, January 1 has resulted in a one game suspension. After an act of foul play by Ospreys player No 5 (James Fender), referee Ben Breakspear showed the Player a Red Card in the …
Australia fast bowler Scott Boland has broken into the top 10 of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings for the first time after helping his team defeat India by six wickets in Sydney to win their ICC World Test Championship series 3-1. The 35-year-old, who finished with a haul of 10 for 86 in the …
Call for social cohesion to end gender-based violence
The Minister in The Presidency responsible for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has reiterated her call for social cohesion to end gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF).
Chikunga’s call comes after another brutal murder of a woman by her boyfriend.
Aged 25, Shana Balie’s lifeless body was found in her boyfriend’s home in Wallacedene in Kraaifontein, Cape Town, on 26 December 2024.
Her family last saw her on Christmas Day.
It is alleged that Balie was beaten to death by her boyfriend, Jonathan Gewindt. Her lifeless body was found by the police buried in the backyard, where her boyfriend was renting.
Gewindt has since confessed to the killing and is expected to appear in Blue Downs Magistrate Court on Thursday.
Chikunga has strongly condemned Balie’s brutal murder.
Chikunga said the persistence of GBVF reflects deeply ingrained societal norms and structures that perpetuate male dominance, and reinforce misogyny, gender hierarchies and power imbalances within families and communities.
“This leads to female subordination and systemic inequalities that lead to violence against women and girls.”
The Minister maintained that addressing cultural and legal dimensions, is essential for fostering a just and equitable society in which gender norms do not perpetuate violence and inequality.
"We must act decisively to address not only the immediate instances of GBVF but also the structural, cultural, and systemic factors that perpetuate violence against women and girls. Our efforts must be centred on empowering women and fostering a society free from all forms of gender-based violence,” she said.
Despite the government's policy commitment to end GBVF, Chikunga said South Africa continues to experience the scourge and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) which stems from GBVF.
“The persistently high rates of GBVF victimisation and perpetration, despite existing legislative frameworks and policies, suggest the need for a comprehensive approach that does not only address the immediate instances of violence, but also includes a focus on women and girls to tackle the underlying structural and systemic factors that trap them in these circumstances,” Chikunga said.
The Minister is expected to visit the Balie family home on Thursday, to reaffirm her commitment to ensuring justice is served for the victim, and to provide further reassurance to the grieving family. – SAnews.gov.za
GabiK
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 11:47
Africa is an exciting, vibrant and creative place to do business. But make no mistake, it has its challenges. Currency devaluation, political instability, and service disruptions are endemic. Africa is not for sissies, as the saying goes.
In navigating those challenges, relationships matter. It's not so much about throwing money at a problem, it's about investing time, building trust, meeting with partners and regulators, and understanding each other's needs.
Africa offers an enormous upside for those prepared to make this time investment. The continent's population is set to reach 2.5 billion (http://apo-opa.co/3W7Kp4w) by 2050, and Africa's people are embracing digital technology, as the World Bank (http://apo-opa.co/3Waln4F) confirms. They are leveraging digital connectivity to improve their lives, educate themselves, send remittances, and start small enterprises. There is value in investing in that level of human development.
The payments opportunity
Running through this African growth trajectory is a particular business thread: payments (http://apo-opa.co/3WawLxk). There are opportunities for anyone who can simplify, rationalise and standardise payments for the continent's dynamic financial economy.
An organisation in just such a position is MultiChoice (www.Multichoice.com/), the leading pan-African video entertainment provider for almost 40 years. In building a pay-TV network across the continent, with up to 23.5 million (http://apo-opa.co/3WawOJw) customers across 50+ markets, and 100 million+ monthly viewers, MultiChoice also built relationships across the continent to collect payments, for DStv, GOtv, and Showmax – potentially the only large enterprise to need such enormous breadth.
The Group has converted the opportunity that this represents, partnering with global venture-capital firm General Catalyst and payments company Rapyd to launch Moment (http://apo-opa.co/4ad1H5N), which aims to be the broadest, deepest payment network across Africa.
Launching with Showmax and DStv as initial clients, Moment started processing payments for parts of the group in January 2024. By November 2024 MultiChoice was already collecting around 35% of its revenue through Moment rails, and those numbers are rising quickly. Services to other enterprises were rolled out in August.
Moment already collects and disburses across 44 African countries, accepting 200+ local payment methods – spanning in-person payments at over 1 million store and agent locations, mobile money, credit and debit cards, bank transfers, and digital wallets.
Enabling consumers and businesses to move from cash to digital, Moment and its network offers users access to better financial opportunities, lower prices, higher quality goods and services, and full access to the digitally enabled economy.
Expanding the ecosystem
To access the initial target market of large enterprises that will benefit from the reach, breadth, and high performance needed by MultiChoice, Moment has built out a fully cloud-native infrastructure. The platform can deliver on the high daily and weekly loads needed for one of the largest billing bases on the continent, and also smoothly deal with the potential for network outages, power cuts, and other disruptions.
In order to ensure businesses have access to the daily cash flow they need, Moment has built a robust financial reconciliation and settlement system capable of automating and simplifying the daily reconciliation process for enterprises and enabling them to spend tight staffing budgets efficiently, while getting fast, accurate financial reporting and access to their receivables.
To help these enterprise customers expand their customer bases, Moment opens up the largest mass-market suite of payment channels through its network, enabling businesses to fully tap into the mass market's buying power for the first time with a single API connection – providing access to more than a million in-person payment locations across spaza shops, modern retail locations, and a host of online payment options tuned to the needs of each local market.
To ensure that Moment's clients and the market are ready for the future, Moment is building a “coalition” around real-time payments, to educate consumers on the benefits of PayShap and other real-time payment methods that can significantly reduce cost and increase payment speed. DStv and Moment launched PayShap payments in South Africa as the first “consumer to business” real-time payment option built on South Africa's RPP payments system. Moment has developed partnerships with similar systems in the SADC countries and Nigeria to expand real-time payments as the market evolves.
Simplifying the process
One of the reasons MultiChoice first looked at the payments space was precisely because it is a complex environment, characterised by multiple service agreements, commission rates and exchange rates. It made sense to try to simplify the payments landscape, for everyone's benefit.
Africa is a challenging territory, but Africans are agile and innovative. Trends and new solutions emerge constantly. Any platform entering this space must recognise that there isn't one answer; there are many. By partnering with MultiChoice, Moment has built out technology with the flexibility to configure the right solution for each market.
The upsides of building for the challenging scale of MultiChoice as a launch client are significant – other enterprises Moment is working with have built unwieldy daily financial operations to manage their own complexity. Anecdotally, one merchant maintains a staff of 75 people doing reconciliations for their business – operations that can be automated and streamlined leveraging the Moment platform. Moment presents a vast opportunity in simplifying that process, automating it, while enabling customers to focus on their core business and customer relationships.
Africa is the largest single opportunity in the world. As our population booms over the next 20 years, many new business foundations will need to be laid across the continent – especially in the area of payments.
Payments are the lifeblood of Africa's economy. Enabling them efficiently and cost-effectively, across the continent, ensures Africa performs to its full potential. Through the partnership with MultiChoice, Moment is well positioned to be at the core of this transformation for decades to come.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of MultiChoice Group.
Public called to enter Citizen Science for Water Photo Story Competition
The Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has called on members of the public to take part in the Citizen Science for Water Photo Story Competition, which is aimed at communicating matters of water action in creative ways.
The South African National Committee (SANC) for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP), in collaboration with the DWS, launched the Citizen Science for Water Photo Story Competition on 27 September 2024.
SANC members include the DWS, the Water Research Commission (WRC), Department of Science and Innovation (DSI), University of South Africa (UNISA), and the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), among others.
The department said the competition seeks to raise awareness on the intertwined relationship between water and the various dimensions of culture, value, education and the natural sciences, as well as demonstrate how citizens, communities and education could effectively support the sustainable use and management of water, among others.
“It is also aimed at activating youth involvement in communicating matters of water action in creative ways; contribute to joint actions in the water action agenda, and to demonstrate how citizens, communities and education could effectively support the sustainable use and management of water,” the department said in a statement.
The department highlighted that the competition targets citizens from all walks of life with a keen interest on water matters, including citizen science organisations, related civil society groups, as well as visual artists and photographers.
Participants are encouraged to explore and submit photo stories aligned with five themes, including Water and Citizen Science; Water and Partnerships; Water and Education; Water and Culture, as well as Water and Communities.
“The competition is open to South African individuals aged 18 and above. Participants should submit minimum of three photographs that tell a cohesive story on one of the five themes, along with title, overall story of 200-500 words, names of the author(s), photograph location in South Africa,” the department explained.
Entries for the competition is open and can be accessed on the UNESCO website https://www.dws.gov.za/Projects/UNESCO/cspi.aspx.
The deadline for submission is 26 March 2025. The winners will be announced in April 2025 and receive an award from DWS and SANC-IHP.
“[The] winning entries will gain visibility through local and international UNESCO IHP platforms, where the top 15 pieces will be featured in an exhibition during the launch of the Photo Story Book in June 2025,” the department said.
The department urged participants to familiarise themselves with the submission rules when entering the competition. Anyone with inquiries or struggling with their submission may direct their queries to ihp50photostory@dws.gov.za. – SAnews.gov.za
GabiK
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 10:40
Call for caution on the roads
The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport has called for caution on the roads amid persistent rain.
“The Gauteng Department of Roads and Transport is appealing to residents and motorists to be cautious during the persistent and disruptive rains expected over the next few days. The department would also wish to warn road users of possible flash floods, to avoid crossing flooded bridges and low-lying bridges,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.
This comes after a warning by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) that disruptive rainfall, leading to localised flooding, damage to road infrastructure in low-lying areas and bridges, is expected in the province over the next few days.
Gauteng MEC for Roads and Transport Kedibone Diale-Tlabela has called on motorists, bikers and pedestrians to exercise extreme caution when driving or walking in rainy conditions.
“We urge you to be extra vigilant and careful during these conditions to prevent injuries and loss of lives,” said Diale-Tlabela.
READ | Call to exercise extreme caution on the roads
The MEC cautioned that motorists must remain alert, at all times, particularly when driving under rainy conditions.
“She also called for collaboration with stakeholders, all road users to embrace safe practices by adhering to speed limits, staying alert, and ensuring roadworthiness of their vehicles. This, she added, will go a long way in creating safer roads for everyone,” said the department.
As a precautionary measure, the department’s emergency road maintenance teams1 are on stand-by and keeping a close eye on developments to assist with disaster management services in the event of damage or excessive flooding on provincial or municipal roads. - SAnews.gov.za
Neo
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 10:59
The Portfolio Committee on Basic Education Chairperson, Ms Joy Maimela, today expressed her deep concern about the court action regarding the publication of the 2024 National Senior Certificate (NSC) results. She said uncertainty may lead to increased levels of anxiety amongst learners as they await the outcome of the final examinations.
Ms Maimela appealed to all the parties – the Information Regulator (IR) and the Department of Basic Education (DBE) – to put the learners' interests and well-being first. “These learners are probably almost as stressed now whilst awaiting the announcement of the results on Monday as they were when writing the NSC examinations. We appeal to all to not add to heightened stress levels. The back and forth can lead to added anxiety for these candidates.”
The Chairperson's comments follow an application for an urgent interdict by the Information Regulator against the department to prevent the publishing of matric results in newspapers as has been traditionally the case. The Regulator's application followed an enforcement notice it served on the department in November, in which the Regulator found that publishing the results in this manner was in breach of the conditions for the lawful processing of personal information under the Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act. The Regulator ordered the department to provide an undertaking that it would not publish the 2024 results in newspapers within 31 days and turned to the courts after it failed to do so. The court found the matter was not urgent and struck it from the roll with costs.
“We are on the eve of the announcement of results. Let us rather focus on all our learners' emotional and psychological well-being and support them as best as we can,” said Ms Maimela.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Republic of South Africa: The Parliament.
DTIC notes ArcelorMittal South Africa’s decision
The steel industry is critical in the reconstruction and recovery plan for the South African economy, particularly the manufacturing, mining, construction, engineering, and transportation sectors, said the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic).
In a statement responding to ArcelorMittal South Africa’s (AMSA) announcement to wind down its longs steel business at its Newcastle plant, the department said the steel industry is important to the sectors that are at the centre of the industrialisation, localisation and beneficiation programmes of government.
“The department notes with serious concern the announcement by ArcelorMittal South Africa to wind down its longs steel business at its Newcastle plant. In fulfilment of its mandate to work with the private sector in growing the local economy the dtic remains committed to working with AMSA to find a workable and lasting situation,” it said in a statement on Wednesday.
During the course of 2024, AMSA had reached out to various government departments and state-owned entities with requests for different concessions for their business. Having taken heed of these requests, the Minister of the dtic took the decision to form a comprehensive and coordinated approach to resolving the issues raised by AMSA.
“In doing so, the Minister set up a technical working group made up of the relevant stakeholders including the dtic and AMSA, the departments of Electricity and Energy, Transport, as well as Eskom, Transnet and private sector stakeholders.”
The department said the working group held regular engagements up until and well into December 2024.
“This work has been noted in the statement released by AMSA. It has always been, and continues to be the intention of government to continue these engagements until a workable resolution to the problems faced by AMSA and the steel industry is reached,” said the department.
In a press statement on Monday, AMSA said it had taken the decision to wind down the longs business.
“This comes after sustained challenges, including weak economic growth, high logistics and energy costs, and an influx of low-cost steel imports, particularly from China. Persistent high logistics and energy costs, combined with insufficient policy interventions (especially those policy decisions made some time ago (namely, the Price Preference System [PPS] and export scrap tax) relating to the substantial subsidisation of scrap-based steelmaking operations to the detriment of the Newcastle Works - which beneficiates South African-sourced raw materials), have left the longs business unsustainable. Despite extensive consultations with government and stakeholders to find viable solutions to sustain the longs business, progress was insufficient to avert the wind down,” said AMSA.
In its statement on Wednesday, the dtic said that while the immediate task will be on addressing structural issues affecting AMSA’s longs steel business, the broader focus should also be on addressing productivity improvements and supply chain efficiencies, investments in low-carbon technologies, competitiveness and regaining the market share.
“It is also important that public and private sector’ entities and companies commit themselves to procure locally manufactured steel products in their projects. Undoubtedly, such a commitment will contribute positively to aggregate demand, job creation and economic growth in South Africa,” it said.
“AMSA will now transition the longs business into care and maintenance. Steel production is anticipated to cease by late January 2025, with the wind-down of the remaining production processes completed in Q1 2025,” said AMSA.
This wind down decision will directly affect operations constituting Newcastle (in KwaZulu-Natal) and Vereeniging Works (in Gauteng) and AMRAS (the rail and structural subsidiary).
Newcastle’s coke-making operations will continue, though scaled back to reflect reduced demand. - SAnews.gov.za
Neo
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 09:46
eThekwini bans fishing activities in Umngeni Estuary
The eThekwini Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has announced the prohibition of recreational and fishing activities from the Umngeni Estuary to the Blue Lagoon non-bathing beach.
In a statement issued on Wednesday, the municipality said the decision was in accordance with the Coastal Compliance Notice, issued by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE).
This follows severe sewage discharge near the mouth of the Umngeni River.
The directive by DFFE is in line with Section 59(1) of the National Environmental Management: Integrated Coastal Management Act no. 24 of 2008.
The city said it was conducting an extensive investigation to trace the source of the discharge of sewage effluent along the Umngeni Estuary.
“Once the investigation is complete, the city will undertake repairs to any damaged infrastructure that may have resulted in the discharge of untreated effluent into the Umngeni Estuary,” the municipality said.
According to the municipality, the key contributing factors to pollution and E. coli, particularly affecting estuaries and beaches, are due to the relentless theft and vandalism of the city’s sewer infrastructure, as well as illegal connections into the sewer system.
“The city is making every effort to attend to all infrastructural defects that may pose a risk to the environment and urges the public to report vandalism and the theft of infrastructure to police, so that perpetrators are apprehended,” the municipality said.
The municipality has urged fishermen to adhere to the fishing restriction at the Umngeni Estuary and Blue Lagoon “until further notice while the investigation is underway.” – SAnews.gov.za
GabiK
Thu, 01/09/2025 - 09:41
Enjoy these classic movies for just R50 at select Ster-Kinekor cinemas As the new year starts, and the tricky act of juggling the ‘Janu-worry’ budget comes into play, everyone is looking for a bargain to get them through the month. With Ster-Kinekor’s Throwback Cinema promotion continuing through January and into February 2025, you get to …