eThekwini Municipality sets new goals to enhance public safety

The eThekwini Municipality has adopted a new set of measurable targets for the 2026/27 financial year aimed at strengthening coordination, improving accountability, and accelerating crime prevention and safety services across the city.

The targets form part of a structured roadmap endorsed during a Justice, Crime...

NHLS develops National Diabetes Dashboard to strengthen South Africa’s response

The National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), in collaboration with the Gauteng Department of Health, National Priority Programmes, and the Wits Diagnostic Innovation Hub (DIH), has developed South Africa’s first National Diabetes (HbA1c) Dashboard — a major step forward in tackling one of the...

Govt’s drive for disability inclusion a key pillar of freedom and equality

The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has reaffirmed that expanding meaningful employment opportunities for persons with disabilities in both the public and private sectors is fundamental to the realisation of freedom, dignity, and equality in South Africa.

In a statement, the...

Soweto-based tech company disrupts the industry By More Matshediso

Seati Moloi of Soweto in Johannesburg is a software developer who is disrupting the tech industry by putting proudly South African wearable devices in the global market.

As a computer science professional, he was part of the group that was categorised under affirmative action because his profession was previously...

Level 2 Warning for the Eastern Cape 

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued Yellow Level 2 warnings for damaging winds and waves in the Eastern Cape.The weather service said the damaging winds could result in localised damage to settlements and temporary structures, localised disruption to power and communications, as well as disruptions of beach/port activity in...

Government clarifies Freedom Day incident

Government has noted with concern misleading reports suggesting that the National Freedom Day celebrations were disrupted after an individual briefly made his way onto the stage towards President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie. “Government wishes to clarify that these reports are incorrect and...

Minister announces 4% wage increase for public servants 

Public Service and Administration Minister, Inkosi Mzamo Buthelezi, has announced a 4% wage increase for public servants.The adjustment, effective from 1 April 2026, applies to employees on salary levels 1 to 12 and those covered by Occupation Specific Dispensations (OSDs). The increase gives effect to the Public Service...