Postbank has announced it will increase the number of service points in the Western Cape for replacing SASSA Gold Cards with Postbank Black Cards from 16 to 70 over the next three weeks. This was the commitment they made during a presentation to the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on Thursday. Initially, Postbank had planned to have only 27 sites in the province, of which only 16 materialised. But all 16 sites
The much-anticipated publication of the National Register of Sex Offenders (NRSO) will be implemented in a phased approach, with spaces that children occupy prioritised, Justice Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has confirmed. While the commitment to public access was previously announced, Kubayi said that the process will not be as straightforward as an immediate public release. “You’re not going to wake up at the end of the month and have access to the
By Mia Malan Pepfar-funded HIV organisations in South Africa, who receive their funds through the United States Agency for International Development, USAID, woke up to letters that were sent overnight telling them their grants have been ended — permanently. The letters tell them that “your award is not aligned with Agency priorities” and that “continuing this program is not in the national interest”. The order is part of the terminations of 5 800 USAID-funded
Tiktok content creator and crimefighter join ties for anti-bullying campaign
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A well-known singer-songwriter and TikTok content creator Ashwin Martin has teamed up with crimefighter, Byron De Villiers to create awareness around the dangers of bullying amongst children. Earlier this month, Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube revealed that nearly 600 cases of bullying have been reported at schools, across the country, since the start of the academic year six weeks ago. For this reason, De Villiers and Martin teamed up as The
A Boerboel dog breeder from Hartenbos in the Western Cape has been sentenced after he was found guilty of cruelty and abuse to animals. Plaasweg Boerboels breeding farm owner, Lionel Marais, appeared in the Mossel Bay Magistrates Court on the 14th of February, after he was found guilty of three counts of cruelty and abuse to animals, as per the Animals Protection Act (APA) 71 of 1962 in July 2024. These included
