Skip to main content
Search SAnews

South Africa

KZN welcomes additional R317 million water grant funding

1859

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Thulasizwe Buthelezi, has welcomed the Department of Water and Sanitation’s decision to allocate an additional R317 million in water infrastructure grants to municipalities across the province.

Urgent action required to curb FMD outbreak

2288

Government has called for immediate action plans to ensure inroads are made to effectively curb the continued spread of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal.

Call for caution around bodies of water this Easter weekend

1579

As holiday makers and congregants make their way to various destinations for the long Easter weekend, the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) has urged South Africans, particularly religious leaders and communities planning gatherings near water, to take extra precautions to prevent drowning incidents.

New dawn for Red Location residents

1870

The decades-long struggle of living in informal settlements without land ownership has finally come to an end for Nonkosi Koom from Red Location in the Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape.

PRASA engages unions on wage dispute

1788

The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) Group CEO, Hishaam Emeran, together with members of PRASA management, have met with labour as part of the ongoing wage negotiation process.

Nine new homes to be built for crater-hit families

1852

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA), in collaboration with its social partners, will be building nine new houses for families who were affected by the recent formation of a recent crater.

SANParks restocks endangered Knysna seahorse tank

1757

The educational display tank showcasing the endangered Knysna seahorse (Hippocampus capensis) at the South African National Parks (SANParks) office on Thesen Island, Knysna, has been restocked.

Authorities to monitor major routes ahead of cold front

2184

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Transport and Human Settlements, Siboniso Duma, has encouraged travellers to monitor weather warnings issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) as snow and a cold front have been predicted for over the Easter weekend.

Minister Nkabane condemns violence at Walter Sisulu University

2635

Higher Education and Training Minister, Dr Nobuhle Nkabane, has condemned the tragic incident of violence at the Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, where one person lost their life, and several students were injured.