The Department of Water and Sanitation would like to caution people of faith to steer clear of water bodies during the coming Easter weekend. During Easter holidays, people of different faiths traditionally go to rivers to perform their religious activities such as baptism amongst others.…
Every year, 12 million girls around the world get married, adding to an estimated 650 million child brides, and in East and Southern Africa, 31 per cent of girls are married as children before they turn 18, signalling an unabated violation of girls’ human rights.…
The upcoming summer season is the time to relax, go on holidays and even entertain ourselves near local dams. It is also the time where swimming is the main delight; unfortunately our society does not have the swimming skills and even if they have, they…
The Department of Water and Sanitation in North West together with JB Marks Local Municipality, has recently completed the construction of a Sewer Rising Main Bulk line which connects the Toevlug sewer main bulk line to the R30 Tshing Sewer Pump Station. This project is…
Celebrating Woman's day with the Nursing staff. We also have to have some "de-stressing and de-briefing time" with our staff, says Neil. We work in an environment with lots of emotional stress and we also feel it. The staff are "real people with real emotions"…
Pretoria, 15 July 2021: The South African Police Service (SAPS) Vaccination Drive has surpassed the 20 000 mark with the prioritisation of operationally exposed members, including cleaners and security personnel. With the planned vaccination rollout currently underway since last week, interventions are in progress to…
The South African Police Service (SAPS) in the province noted with concern message doing the rounds on various social media platforms notifying Mahikeng community about the so called "Mahikeng Total Shutdown" on Wednesday, 7 July 2021. Members of the community are urged to ignore this…
DURBAN: 28 June 2021 - The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi has expressed his concern that a large number of citizens in the province have been arrested on a daily basis for not conforming with the adjusted alert Level 3 Lockdown regulations despite…
DURBAN: 28 June 2021– Police received information about a suspect who was in possession of and distributing child pornography. On 12 May 2021, an undercover agent based in USA informed police about the suspect that was distributing child pornography on social media. The Provincial Family…
The Department of Water and Sanitation is encouraging the public to maximize water conservation during this winter season. Due to lack of rains during winter season, dam levels in North West Province will be affected and are expected to fluctuate and drop. As of 07…