Mzansi crime decrease during lockdown
Presenting the crime statistics Police Minister, Bheki Cele, has attributed the decrease in criminal activities to the lockdown regulations.
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City gets good word from Auditor-General
The City of Ekurhuleni has recently received commendation from the Auditor-General on its performance in terms of good governance and sound fiscal management. This takes place on the backdrop of the Auditor-General (AG) having recently released the consolidated general report on local government audit outcomes for 2018-19. “While the City has not moved up from…
Minister Cele reveals Mzansi crime statistics
While South Africans recorded fewer violent crimes, murder remains reluctantly stubborn, the 2019/20 crime statistics have revealed. According to the annual crime statistics released by Police Minister Bheki Cele on Friday (July 31), violent crimes particularly murder have been slowing down in the past three years. The document reveals that between April 2019 and March…
SASSA changes disability grant payment dates
Disability grants will no longer be paid on the same date as the older persons grant, starting from August 2020. According to the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA), the Older Persons Grant will be paid from the 3rd August 2020 followed by Disability Grant on the 4th August 2020. Old Age Grant beneficiaries receiving Child Support…
SASSA pays some COVID-19 Grants Double
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has started with double payments for outstanding June and July accounts for the R350 special relief grant this week. “This meant to avoid a situation where beneficiaries of the COVID-19 grant have to make two trips to the post office and to eradicate the backlog of payments,” said…
Athletes and sport federations get COVID-19 relief funds
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture’s COVID-19 Relief Fund has come to the rescue of 293 financially distressed athletes, Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced on Monday (May 4). This comes after a R150 million Relief Fund was announced to assist artists, athletes, technical personnel and the core ecosystem of the sector. The sport adjudication process began…
New guidelines for school grounds amid COVID-19
When Grade 7 and 12 learners return to schools on the proposed date of 1 June 2020, school as they knew it, will be a thing of the past. As government sets out to curb the spread of the Coronavirus, school grounds and hallways will look very different, with learners donning compulsory face masks and…
Mzansi eases lockdown with alert-system
Life in South Africa will gradually begin to return to normal from next month, with government steadily easing the COVID-19 lockdown regulations, albeit under stringent stipulations. From 1 May, government will implement a risk-adjusted strategy aimed at easing the current lockdown restrictions. The decision was taken during a National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC) meeting on…
SASSA takes steps against COVID-19!
The South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) has sent a notice its clients and grant beneficiaries on the steps it will take to implement the recommended safety measures against COVID-19. These are implemented with the aim to curb the spread of the virus as well as to educate its beneficiaries as follows: Beneficiaries are to…
Coronavirus outbreak declared a national disaster!
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced a raft of unprecedented interventions to curb the spread of COVID-19 in South Africa, including closing schools from Wednesday, closing 35 ports of entry and imposing a travel ban on foreign nationals from countries hardest hit by the Coronavirus pandemic. The measures were the outcome of an emergency Cabinet meeting…