Author: Larson Thebe
The Department of Home Affairs welcomes today’s court decision that the 95 Libyans who were arrested in White River, Mpumalanga, last month, can be deported.Home Affairs Minister, Dr Leon Schreiber, has instructed the department to speed up the deportation of 95 Libyan nationals who were arrested at a suspected military camp in White River, Mpumalanga, last month. This after the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) in Mpumalanga withdrew the charges against the men who were facing charged with Contraventions of the Immigration Act. The department said its officials were in court to secure confirmations for deportation from the Magistrate and will…
The North West Department of Education has expressed gratitude following a commitment by the Women Empowerment and Development Society in Asia-Africa, to upgrade and renovate some schools in the province. The department says the gesture will see it become a key beneficiary in the North West-Chinese partnership, which is a collaborative initiative between Premier Lazarus Mokgosi and Zhao Meiling, President of the Women Empowerment and Development Society in Asia-Africa. The news was announced at a meeting held in Kgomo-Kgomo village in the Madibeng Local Municipality. “This partnership, rooted in the 2021 Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Action Plan, will focus on…
An outbreak of mpox has been declared a public health emergency in Africa by the continent’s top health body. Scientists from the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) have expressed alarm at the speed by which a new strain of the disease has been spreading. More than 15,000 mpox cases and 461 deaths have been reported on the continent this year – a 160% increase in cases compared with the same period in 2023, while deaths have jumped by around 19%. Mpox, previously called monkeypox, has spread from the Democratic Republic of Congo to neighbouring countries. A total…
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) has announced that the Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the official unemployment rate increased by 0.6 percentage points to 33.5% in the second quarter of 2024 According to QLFS results, there was a decrease of 92 000 in the number of employed persons to 16,7 million in this period, while there was an increase of 158 000 in the number of unemployed to 8,4 million compared to the first quarter of this year. This resulted in an increase of 66 000 in the labour force in the same period. “The survey also revealed that the numbers of discouraged work-seekers…
The Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, has cautioned that it is still early to celebrate the end of load shedding in the country. His comments come as Monday marks 1387 consecutive days without load shedding. Briefing the media in Pretoria on the government’s Energy Action Plan, Ramokgopa warned that load shedding is still not a thing of the past. “I really want to caution that load shedding is not behind us. In the next three weeks or so Eskom will be sharing what the summer outlook is. We are still buoyant about the performance of these generation…
Netball South Africa (NSA) has announced the final SPAR Baby Proteas squad that was selected from the two-day intense trials held at Laerskool Constantiapark in Pretoria over the weekend. Head Coach Precious Mthembu, assistant coach Phumza Maweni, and other selectors faced a daunting challenge in handpicking the final 15 players who will proudly carry the flag for South Africa. The squad was selected after two exhausting matches and remarkable displays of skill. Mthembu expressed satisfaction about the girls, adding that they displayed strong skills, determination during the trials, and that they’re pleased with the selected squad. “I am thoroughly impressed…
The City of Tshwane Emergency Services Department said several cars were destroyed in a fire at a scrapyard in Booysens on Saturday afternoon. The Department said the incident was reported to it in the afternoon, and immediately dispatched a grassfire unit and a rapid intervention unit from Philip Nel Park Fire Station to the scene. “Multiple additional firefighting resources from various stations including Atteridgeville, Bosman, Innesdale, Heuweloord and Centurion Fire Stations were dispatched to the scene as backup. These included two fire trucks, a water tanker, a ladder, and a district commander’s unit. Upon arrival, firefighters found that several vehicles in a…
The newly crowned Miss SA Mia Le Roux has made history by becoming the first deaf person to be crowned the reigning queen, at the ceremony held at the SunBet Arena in Pretoria.The pageant finals were marred in controversy for weeks, following an uproar regarding the citizenship of finalist Chidimma Adetshina, who withdrew a day before the pageant. Nompumelelo Maduna was crowned first-runner-up and Onalenna Constantin was second runner-up.The 28-year-old from Sasolburg-born model and student, said her win will help break barriers. “I want to create a space where people can feel more included and educate the included how they…
Springbok captain Siya Kolisi has described the 33-7 thumping of Australia in their opening Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane, as a “special’ win for the squad. The win saw the team end their losing streak in Brisbane which stretched back to 2013. “This was an important away win for us, and a special one too. In the last few years, we didn’t start well away from home, so to get this win was special and we are really happy about earning the bonus point. “We haven’t done well in Australia especially, so we were…
Power utility Eskom has commended itself, for managing to reduce its diesel spend by R9.59 billion over the last five months. This as Eskom has in the past years spent billions of rands to keep the lights on in the country, especially during the high stages of load shedding. “The Generation Operational Recovery Plan continues to deliver efficiencies for Eskom, with R9.59 billion reduction in Open-Cycle Gas Turbines (OCGTs) diesel expenditure from 01 April 2024 to 07 August 2024, compared to the same period last year,” said Eskom spokesperson, Daphne Mokwena. Mokwena said the entity spend R3.48 billion on OCGTs between 01…