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Task team to assist ailing Ekurhuleni municipality

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Johannesburg - A specialised team has been deployed in Ekurhuleni to assist the metropolitan municipality accelerate the provision of services, infrastructure development and to deal with outstanding disputes.

Task team to assist ailing Ekurhuleni municipality

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Johannesburg - A specialised team has been deployed in Ekurhuleni to assist the metropolitan municipality accelerate the provision of services, infrastructure development and to deal with outstanding disputes.

taxi Alliance outlines concerns over BRT

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Johannesburg - The National Taxi Alliance (NTA) has outlined their concerns over the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System that they will take to a meeting with Transport Minister Sbusiso Ndebele, in a date yet to be announced.

Over 300 children die in Gaza - Unicef

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Johannesburg - Over 300 children have been killed and more than 1 500 wounded since the beginning of the Gaza crisis on 27 December, according to the United Nation's Children's Fund (Unicef).

Schools commit to do better in 2009

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Brits - Two disadvantaged schools that produced top marks in the 2008 matric examinations have recommitted themselves to maintain the high standard they have set and improve on what they achieved last year.

Striking doctors may face suspension - HPCSA

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Pretoria - The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) has warned doctors who have participated in illegal strike action that they may face suspension or be struck off from the doctors' roll if they do not return to work.

R146 million earmarked for foundation programmes

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Cape Town - The Department of Higher Education and Training has budgeted R146 million for this year's foundation programmes with qualifying institutions being allocated teaching development grants.

Ticket fraudsters will be punished

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Johannesburg - Local Organising Committee Chairperson, Irvin Khoza, has warned those who have been duplicating FIFA Confederations Cup tickets, that they will face the might of the law.

R102bil needed to address SA's housing needs

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Cape Town - The Department of Human Settlements will need an extra R102 billion more than its current budget allocations over the next three years if it is to create human settlements that government can be proud of.