[ad_1] Minister of Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu In July last year, the Minister for Human Settlements, Lindiwe Sisulu, announced that the department planned to allocate 600 million rand for rent relief to affordable housing tenants. Details of the support plan have not been shared. Social movements and civil society organizations …
Read More »SA’s Largest Bank Raises Alarm Over Government’s R200bn Covid-19 Grant Loan Proposal
[ad_1] There was disappointment at how the program has not met its capacity. A 200 billion rand initiative to provide SMEs with Covid-19 relief is due to expire on April 11. President Cyril Ramaphosa has criticized the country’s largest banks for failing to disburse credit quickly under the initiative. The …
Read More »Not afraid of being removed in ANC NGC – Ramaphosa
[ad_1] By Loyiso Sidimba 2h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare On Friday, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa appeared unfazed by efforts to remove him from the ruling party’s next National General Council (NGC). Ramaphosa spoke after laying wreaths on the graves of fighting stalwart Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and her daughter, Zindzi Mandela, …
Read More »ANC ‘has been turbocharged’: Ramaphosa denies party is in danger of collapse
[ad_1] Cyril Ramaphosa. Photo: Gianluigi Guercia / AFP President Cyril Ramaphosa says the ANC has been “turbocharged” after a tense week for the decades-long party. He spoke after paying tribute to the late icon of the struggle Winnie Madikizela-Mandela at a wreath ceremony to mark the third anniversary of his …
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[ad_1] Kevin Quinn and Bailee Madison on A Week Away. MOVIE: A week away WHERE TO SEE: Netflix OUR RATING: 2.5 stars WHAT IS IT ABOUT: Troubled teenager Will Hawkins (Kevin Quinn) has a choice to make: go to a juvenile detention center or attend Christian summer camp. While at …
Read More »Higher than expected fuel price increases
[ad_1] By Staff reporter 8h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town – Minister Gwede Mantashe’s Department of Mineral Resources and Energy beat projections by announcing steep increases in fuel prices Thursday night. The Automobile Association expected a record increase (of 73 cents a liter), due to a 27 cents …
Read More »SAHPRA Authorizes Commercial Use of J&J COVID-19 Vaccine
[ad_1] The single-dose jab is currently being administered to healthcare workers as part of the country’s Phase 1 vaccination rollout. FILE: Image: AFP. JOHANNESBURG – The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has licensed the commercial use of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. SAHPRA registered the vaccine with conditions …
Read More »Placing new cases of Covid-19 in SA
[ad_1] By IOL reporter 6h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town – A total of 1,294 new Covid-19-related cases have been identified in South Africa. As of Thursday, the cumulative number of Covid-19 cases in South Africa stands at 1,549,451, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement. Yesterday …
Read More »Winde concerned about the increase in new Covid-19 infections in the Cape Town metro
[ad_1] By IOL reporter 3h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town – Western Cape Prime Minister Alan Winde is concerned that there has been a slight increase in new Covid-19 infections, particularly in the Cape Town metro. However, it said in a statement Thursday that this has been largely …
Read More »Tensions continue to boil between CPUT, students and workers
[ad_1] Tensions are boiling between CPUT and its staff. shraf Hendricks, GroundUp, file Tensions continue to boil between CPUT, students and workers. A union has proposed a strike that will close the university. The Higher Education and Training Portfolio Committee has several concerns. A meeting of the Portfolio Committee on …
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