Tauhierah Salie

By Tauhierah Salie Measures to mitigate the high fuel price for the months of April and May are expected to be announced in the next few weeks. Speaking during a Parliamentary question-and-answer session with the economic cluster ministers on Wednesday, Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana said the matter is being given urgent attention. It comes amid discussions between various governmental departments, over how best to navigate the impact of the Russia […]

Cape Town Taxi commuters are advised that associations CATA and CODETA will not be operating today. The associations will be marching from Hanover Street to the Western Cape premiers' office in Wale Street to hand over a memorandum of grievances, including the impounding of their taxi's. Their vehicles will not be operating and commuters are advised to use alternative means of transport and practice caution on the roads. GABS spokesperson […]

By Tauhierah Salie The human rights of foreign nationals in South Africa came under the spotlight during Human Rights day on Monday. Tensions have arisen following the re-emergence of Operation Dudula, which targeted Daveyton in Ekurhuleni last week. The movement had reportedly begun in Soweto last year and spread to central Johannesburg and Hillbrow. Comments by head of the Ekurhuleni operation Dennis Molefe, urges SARS and Metro police to intervene […]

By Tauhierah Salie E-hailing commuters will have to call a friend or hop into public transport mediums until Thursday. Drivers and operators including- Uber, Bolt, In-driver and DiDi- have embarked on a three-day, nationwide strike over regulation and safety concerns. Uber Eats and Mr D are likewise affected. On Tuesday, several affected groups submitted a memorandum of demands to Parliament in Cape Town and the Union Buildings in Pretoria, holding […]

By Tauhierah Salie The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) says it has attended to the technical glitches on the online application platform, Oracle. Amid ongoing placement backlogs, the department opted for digital enrolments which opened on Monday 14th March 2022 and is expected to close on Friday, April 15th 2022. According to spokesperson Milicent Merton, at least 47 370 unique learner applications were received by last Thursday, of which 22 […]

By Tauhierah Salie The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Land Reform and Agriculture will today be engaging claimants and beneficiaries in District Six. The department’s spokesperson, Reggie Ngcobo, says Deputy president David Mabuza will be joining a walk-about aimed at assessing progress on the District Six Development Project, in his capacity as the chairperson of the committee. Tens of thousands of families were removed in 1966 when the then-apartheid government declared it […]