South Africa

by Sihle Manda

Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister, Judith Tshabalala, has ordered the establishment of a task team to work around the clock in a coordinated manner to ensure that the Metz Dam in Limpopo is rehabilitated and to ensure the safety of communities living adjacent to the dam.

A search for solutions to a foot sweat condition has seen a Vereeniging, Gauteng woman develop a treatment product that she now sells to others facing a similar challenge.

Local residents from communities in and around Ladysmith in KwaZulu-Natal say they are eagerly waiting to engage with the three spheres of government to find out about development plans government has for their area.

A group of women in the Free State are eradicating poverty in Meloding, Virginia, through a community development and nutrition centre that provides daily meals to unemployed and vulnerable residents.

Undeterred by old age and spurred by her passion for vegetable farming, a Cape Town woman is greening open spaces in the city’s poor parts and feeding those less fortunate.

What started as a passion project for women to be financially independent is now a booming bakery business that has created about 25 employment opportunities.

Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) Minister, Gwede Mantashe, says South Africa will pursue a transition from a high to low carbon emissions path that does not leave the vulnerable and most affected behind.

The Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform (DRDAR) MEC, Nonkqubela Pieters, will close off Youth Month by handing over a shearing shed worth R1.1 million to farmers who encourage youth participation.

Battling to make ends meet, families are forced to stretch every cent amid constant interest rate hikes and skyrocketing food prices, while many consumers are deep in debt.

KwaZulu-Natal Premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube says the province has established a Jobs War Room, which has facilitated over 500 000 job opportunities through the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) across various sectors in KwaZulu-Natal.

The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) will launch an application for leave to appeal against two judgments related to the Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP).

The Department of Health announced on Thursday that it has concluded the 2023 mid-year internship and community service allocation process.

The Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DJCOD) has released reforms to whistleblowing legislation for public comment.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has confirmed that the disruptive rain which led to localised flooding across large parts of KwaZulu-Natal, was due to a landspout, not a tornado, as most people suspected.