Public Works and Infrastructure Minister Dean Macpherson and City of Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis have committed to work together to use public-owned buildings across the city for the public good.
Government is advising against any travel on the roads hit by heavy snowfall that affected Gauteng, the Free State, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has warned motorists to exercise extreme caution when driving on icy roads.
With just under a month to go to the start of this year’s National Senior Certificate (NSC) exams, matrics all around the country will put shoulder to wheel in preparation for the final exams of their basic education careers.
The Western Cape MEC for Infrastructure, Tertuis Simmers, has visited the Garden Route to hand over title deeds and houses in George and Mossel Bay.
The Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, has handed over the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Plant to Makana Local Municipality to address the ongoing water shortages in the area.
The road at Van Reenen’s Pass has been reopened to clear traffic, the South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) and its concessionaire, the N3 Toll Concession (N3TC), announced on Sunday.
In light of the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast of severe snow and wet conditions across the country, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa has directed the National Disaster Management Centre (NDMC) to coordinate readiness and response efforts with the relevant stakeholders.
A 39-year-old woman died on Saturday while trapped in the blizzard that has engulfed the N3 between Van Reenen’s Pass, connecting KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State.
The Ministry of Transport has advised motorists, who plan on travelling between Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, to delay their trips due to the severe weather conditions.
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Disaster Management Centre (PDMC) this morning convened a Joint Operations Centre (JOC) meeting, where District Disaster Management Centres provided updates on relief efforts following the disruptive snowstorm that affected interior parts of the province on Friday.
The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) has officially opened the 2025 application process.
The Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture & Recreation, Matome Chiloane, has announced that a total of 293 057 placement offers have been issued as of 07:00 AM on Thursday.
Cabinet has called on all qualifying students entering and already in the tertiary education sector to apply for the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) bursaries and loans which opened on Friday, 20 September.
Cabinet has, according to Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, noted existing water supply disruptions in Gauteng and in some Free State municipalities that are not related to the Lesotho Highlands tunnel closure.
