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The National Health Department announced on Thursday that it will deploy 1 350 ambulances across the country’s major high-traffic volume routes during the festive season.“The department has been inundated with media and public enquiries in the past few days about the emergency medical services and capacity, especially as the country enters the festive season, which is … [Read more...] about 1 350 ambulances to be deployed across SA during festive season

The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) will implement a comprehensive plan that seeks to tackle ill-discipline on the roads which drives fatalities during the festive season, says Minister of Transport Fikile Mbalula. Addressing the launch of the 2022 Festive Season Road Safety campaign, the Minister said all traffic law enforcement authorities across spheres of … [Read more...] about Comprehensive plan to curb fatalities on the roads this festive season

Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has called on the board of Eskom to “act with urgency” on Eskom management’s handling of load shedding.The power utility announced on Thursday that the country will be going into stage six load shedding until Friday morning with stage five implemented from then on until Saturday morning. “I met with the board of Eskom yesterday. I … [Read more...] about Gordhan calls for urgent action amid load shedding

President Cyril Ramaphosa says people with disabilities must be involved in conceptualising, developing, implementing and monitoring economic development policies and programmes.The President was speaking at the Summit on Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities, held in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, on Thursday. Delivering the keynote address, President Ramaphosa … [Read more...] about Include people with disabilities in implementation of economic development policies

The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) says it will probe allegations of corruption and maladministration at the Department of Water and Sanitation in relation to contracts tendered for the Grootfontein Pump Station and the Packaged Water Treatment Plant at Grootdraai Pump Station.This after President Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation authorising the unit to conduct the … [Read more...] about SIU to probe pump station tenders