Regular eye tests can help you stop glaucoma in its tracks, says Gauteng Health MEC Dr Gwen Ramokgopa as the Health Department commemorates World Glaucoma Week. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that result in damage to the eye’s optic nerve. Glaucoma is generally related to a high eye pressure. Damage to the optic nerve […]
UN urged to act to improve outlook for rural women
The Minister of Women in the Presidency, Bathabile Dlamini, says the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and UN member states have an obligation to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women. “The CSW must have tangible, action oriented outcomes, which bring about real change in the lives of women and girls,” Minister […]
SARS seizes R400m worth of goods in blitz
Close to R400 million has been netted through a string of seizures of illicit goods since the start of year, said the South African Revenue Service (SARS). In a statement on Wednesday, the revenue service said a recent currency bust at OR Tambo International Airport was the latest in a string of six currency busts […]
ANC names Premiers
The African National Congress (ANC) has announced the Premiers-elect for the Mpumalanga and the Free State province. The Premiers-elect are Refilwe Mtshweni for Mpumalanga and Sisi Ntombela for the Free State, respectively. “The National Working Committee (NWC) believes that the two women nominated as Premiers-elect will take forward the agenda of radical socio-economic transformation. “The […]
Makwakwa resigns with immediate effect
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) on Wednesday announced the immediate resignation of its Chief Officer Jonas Makwakwa. At a media briefing at the SARS offices in Tshwane, SARS Commissioner Tom Moyane announced Makwakwa’s resignation. “I wish to announce that Mr Jonas Mashudu Makwakwa has resigned this morning from his employment with the SARS as […]
DROUGHT IN SOUTH AFRICA DECLARED NATIONAL DISASTER
CAPE TOWN– The South African government has declared a national state of disaster to deal with the drought and water crisis which has gripped vast parts of the country, and especially the second largest city, Cape Town, for more than two years. Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) Minister Zweli Mkhize, who made announcement on […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S GAMBLING POLICY COUNCIL DISCUSSES GAMBLING AMENDMENT BILL
JOHANNESBURG– South Africa’s National Gambling Policy Council has met to discuss the Gambling Amendment Bill, which is expected to improve the regulation of gambling in the country and squeeze out illegal operators. At its meeting in Kempton Park, near here, Monday, the council, which comprises Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies as well as provincial […]
SOUTH AFRICAN CABINET MINISTER DENIES INTERFERING IN STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES
CAPE TOWN– South African Home Affairs (Interior) Minister Malusi Gigaba, who previously served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Public Enterprises, has appeared before a Parliamentary Inquiry investigating allegations of State Capture at State-owned power utility Eskom. Gigaba denied ever interfering with either the appointments of board members or the procurement processes of State-owned […]
SOUTH AFRICA’S CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RESERVES JUDGMENT ON POLITICAL PARTY FUNDING
JOHANNESBURG– Judgment has been reserved in the Constitutional Court here on whether political parties in South Africa must systematically make information of donations public. A civil organization, My Vote Counts, had approached the country’s supreme court for a declaratory order upholding a High Court judgment that such information must be made available. The High Court […]
UNION BLOCKS SOUTH AFRICAN RENEWEABLE ENERGY PROJECTS FOR FEAR OF LOSS OF COAL MINING JOBS
PRETORIA– The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (Numsa) has obtained a court order to block the signing of agreements for 27 renewable energy projects developed by independent power producers as it believes this will adversely affect the jobs of coal miners in the country. The union made the statement after the Pretoria High […]