Public Services Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/government/public-services/ Latest News & Press Releases Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:30:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png Public Services Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/category/all/government/public-services/ 32 32 TAUNG BULK WATER SUPPLY PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION https://news.media.co.za/taung-bulk-water-supply-project-nearing-completion/ Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:30:46 +0000 https://news.media.co.za/?p=8528 Taung Bulk Water Supply project particularly its phase 2C and phase 2D is expected to be completed by end of April 2021. It is funded by the Department of Water and Sanitation’s Regional Bulk Infrastructure Grant (RBIG), with approximately R1 billion allocated to the project. The project is one of the Department of Water and […]

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]]> Municipal manager in dock for illegal dealings worth R5 million https://news.media.co.za/municipal-manager-in-dock-for-illegal-dealings-worth-r5-million/ Tue, 22 Mar 2016 06:15:05 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4070 Pretoria – The Municipal Manager of Swellendam Local Municipality in the Western Cape, Mr Cecil Mark Africa (70) was released on warning when he appeared at the George Regional Court on Wednesday after he was arrested by the Hawks for illegal dealings amounting to R5 million. It is alleged that Africa, who was the Director […]

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]]> Waterkrisis dreig in Matlosana weens swak instandhouding https://news.media.co.za/waterkrisis-dreig-in-matlosana-weens-swak-instandhouding/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 13:42:05 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4038 Die Adamayview-waterpompstasie, wat krities is tot die verskaffing van water aan verskeie woongebiede, is tans onder groot druk omdat daar slegs een pomp van die drie pompe operasioneel is. Hierdie pompstasie voorsien water aan onder andere Dawkinsville, Klerksdorp-sentraal, Oudorp, Doringkruin, Alabama en Jouberton, sê rdl. Michal Groenewald, Vryheidsfront Plus-raadslid van Matlosana. Hy sê indien hierdie […]

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]]> Staatshospitale is nie voorbereid op groeiende aantal pasiënte nie https://news.media.co.za/staatshospitale-is-nie-voorbereid-op-groeiende-aantal-pasiente-nie/ Fri, 11 Mar 2016 12:38:13 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3996 Met mediese fondse en privaathospitale wat tans onder die soeklig is weens die astronomiese kostes van hul dienste, is die vloei van pasiënte na staatshospitale besig om ingrypend toe te neem, sê me. Amanda de Lange, nasionale voorsitter van die Vryheidsfront Plus se vrouekomitee. De Lange sê die komitee is besig om staatshospitale in al […]

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]]> Nersa moet verduidelik oor kragverhoging van 9,4% https://news.media.co.za/nersa-moet-verduidelik-oor-kragverhoging-van-94/ Tue, 01 Mar 2016 14:00:25 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3895 Dit was roekeloos en uiters teleurstellend van die Nasionale Energiereguleerder (Nersa) om Eskom se swak bestuur te kondoneer deur in te stem tot ʼn kragverhoging van 9,4%, sê adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor energie. Adv. Anton Alberts sê die VF Plus is sterk gekant teen die verhoging, veral aangesien Eskom […]

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]]> Doctors Fail To Treat Rape Victim https://news.media.co.za/doctors-fail-to-treat-rape-victim/ Wed, 17 Feb 2016 06:19:08 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3747 The IFP calls on the KZN MEC of Health, Dr Sbongiseni Dhlomo to urgently investigate and take severe action against the doctors who failed to treat a rape victim at the Vryheid Provincial Hospital. “The 6 year old victim was allegedly raped by her father. When she was taken to the Vryheid Provincial Hospital yesterday […]

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]]> IFP: The Lights Are Burning At Eskom https://news.media.co.za/ifp-the-lights-are-burning-at-eskom/ Fri, 13 Mar 2015 06:11:05 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2231 The Inkatha Freedom Party welcomes Eskom’s decision to suspend its CEO Mr Tshediso Matona and another three executive members of the parastatal. In a media briefing held at Megawat Park on Thursday, the power utility’s chairperson Mr Zola Tsotsi announced that this was to allow the Board of enquiry to look at the poor performance […]

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]]> No crisis at Eskom – CEO fiddles while Rome is burning https://news.media.co.za/no-crisis-eskom-ceo-fiddles-rome-burning/ Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:24:43 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2055 Even though internationally power utilities plan to exceed demand by 15% and in South Africa, the Government is by law the only legal supplier of electricity, and plans to even meet 95% of demand fails regularly, the CEO of the Government company, ESKOM, said that there is no crisis at ESKOM. “I don’t think there’s […]

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]]> Geen einde in sig met poskantoorstaking https://news.media.co.za/geen-einde-sig-met-poskantoorstaking/ Wed, 15 Oct 2014 09:59:26 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1840 Met die verlammende poskantoorstaking nou reeds in sy vyfde week, is daar steeds geen einde in sig nie en luidens ʼn skrywe van een van die betrokke vakbonde blyk dit dat die kritieke punt reeds bereik is waar alle poskantoor-werksaamhede tot ʼn stilstand kan kom, sê adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder […]

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]]> SA Poskantoor (Sapo) erken ‘desperate’ finansiële situasie in onderhandelinge met strydende vakbonde https://news.media.co.za/sa-poskantoor-sapo-erken-desperate-finansiele-situasie-onderhandelinge-met-strydende-vakbonde/ Fri, 10 Oct 2014 11:23:23 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1818 Onheilspellende selfoonboodskappe waarin stakende poskantoorwerkers aan Marikana herinner word en aangesê word om hulself te bewapen met ‘pangas en alle soorte wapens’ hang tans soos ʼn donker wolk oor die SA Poskantoor (Sapo)–staking en onderhandelinge, sê adv . Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor kommunikasie. Hy sê die VF Plus is ook […]

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]]> Staat moet nou ingryp by SA Poskantoor (Sapo)-staking voordat dit heeltemal handuit-ruk https://news.media.co.za/staat-moet-nou-ingryp-sa-poskantoor-sapo-staking-voordat-dit-heeltemal-handuit-ruk/ Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:33:30 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1794 Alles dui daarop dat die gewelddadige poskantoorstaking totaal buite beheer kan raak en die VF Plus doen ʼn beroep op die regering om sterk in te gryp voordat dit landwyd dieselfde vlakke van intensiteit en geweld bereik as in Gauteng. Adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus se parlementêre woordvoerder oor kommunikasie, sê inligting waaroor die […]

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]]> Inligting dui daarop dat poskantoor, nes alle ander staatsondernemings, bankrot is https://news.media.co.za/inligting-dui-daarop-dat-poskantoor-nes-alle-ander-staatsondernemings-bankrot/ Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:54:10 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=1729 Inligting wat nou in die VF Plus se besit gekom het, dui daarop dat die SA Poskantoor (Sapo), nes alle ander staatsinstellings, bankrot is, en dat dit die rede is waarom personeel van die poskantoor hierdie maand, vir ʼn heel eerste keer, nie op betaaldag betaal is nie, sê adv. Anton Alberts, die VF Plus […]

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]]> JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT: MINISTER OF TRANSPORT AND PUBLIC WORKS, DONALD GRANT, AND METRORAIL REGIONAL MANAGER RICHARD WALKER https://news.media.co.za/joint-media-statement-minister-transport-public-works-donald-grant-metrorail-regional-manager-richard-walker/ Thu, 10 Jul 2014 08:24:39 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=891 NEW HIGH MAST LIGHTS TO MAKE EIKENFONTEIN STATION SAFER FOR COMMUTERS This morning, Transport and Public Works Minister Donald Grant, and Metrorail Regional Manager Richard Walker, initiated the high mast lighting at the Eikenfontein train station. The high mast lighting is part of a joint initiative launched last year, in line with our ongoing efforts […]

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]]> Electricity demand to increase https://news.media.co.za/electricity-demand-increase/ Tue, 08 Jul 2014 13:47:21 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=845 While the system is stable, the demand for electricity is expected to increase due to cold weather predicted for Gauteng, says Eskom. “The system is stable, but still tight over the evening peak. The demand is expected to increase into the week, due to cold weather forecasted for Gauteng,” said the power utility in its […]

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]]> SABC – Dumping of Afrikaans programming not true https://news.media.co.za/sabc-dumping-afrikaans-programming-true/ Fri, 27 Jun 2014 05:23:52 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=223 SABC – Dumping of Afrikaans programming not true Johannesburg, 26 June 2014-The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) would like to express its misgivings on the article published today on TV with Thinus, an online publication, which claims to do news and analysis on South African Television. The Cape Town based self-proclaimed TV critic, Mr. Thinus […]

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