The City of
Cape Town’s new neighbourhood safety team also known as (NST) had officially
deployed in Bonteheuwel on Tuesday. Ewn reports that, The team, that consists
of 100 law enforcement officers, which had started working in the gang-infested
suburb. This is At least 43 people that had been murdered in Bonteheuwel since
the start of this year. The officers and residents then made their way through
the community, cutting over parks and side alleys as they went on their first
patrol. Councillor Angus Mckenzie said
there had been 44 murders in Bonteheuwel this year.
The United
National Transport Union (Untu) will be calling its members to help support
protest action which is to ensure that President Cyril Ramaphosa will help to
assist with providing a safe and reliable passenger rail service for all. Cape
Argus reports that, Untu spokesperson Sonja Carstens said their nationwide
protest is set to resume on July 26.
Relief has
spread across those who are cash-strapped consumers with the price of fuel going
down noticeably by midnight. Ewn reports that, the price of Petrol dropped by
96 cents a litre while diesel now costs up to 75 cents less. Illuminating
paraffin has also come down by 57 cents a litre.
The N2 in
Plettenberg Bay remained closed on Wednesday morning following overnight
protests. News24 reports that, In a Bitou Municipality notice, motorists were
warned that the highway was closed between the Shell Ultra City and
Kwano-kuthu-lu due to the ongoing community protests that started in Qolweni on
Tuesday night. And in another protest taking place in hanover park About 70
people gathered on the streets of one of Cape Town's most notorious gang
suburbs before dawn on Wednesday to call for an end to bloodshed. Richard
coleman from City of cape town explains further about hanover park avenue being
closed at athwood road direction govan Mbeki road.
The Basic
Education Minister Angie Motshekga stated that her department have closely
monitored why South African teachers spent less time teaching when it comes to
comparing a percentage of other countries. EWN REPORTS THAT, a new survey that
has been done on the issue stated that the country's teachers only spend 66% of
classroom time teaching as opposed to an international average of 78%. This was
revealed in the TALIS report, which was made public on Tuesday. The survey investigated
the conditions of learning and teaching in schools across 48 countries.
Winter in
the province is now regarded as the burn season, at least as far as the
province’s informal settlements are concerned. Cape Argus reports that, During
the month of June, data which is from various hospitals across the province
that indicates 43 patients had been treated for various burn wounds. Mark van
der Heever, the deputy director of communications at the Western Cape Health
Department, stated that, it must be noted though that not all sustained burns
injuries from fires. Across the province last year, more than 120 people died
in fires, 26 as a result of candle fires, heating devices and "playing
with matches".
The Human
Rights Commission has taken the City of Cape Town to task over its policy on
the homeless. City officials have reportedly issued 199 fines to homeless
people for various by-law infractions. The clampdown came as winter reached its
peak and cold and rainy conditions looked set to continue. The city has
defended its policy, saying it was not being heartless.
The Gauteng
Health Department said an investigation was underway to determine who turned
away a pregnant woman when she sought help at a Mamelodi clinic. Ewn reports
that Staff at the Stanza Bopape Clinic allegedly told 45-year-old Elina Maseko,
who was already in labour, to go to a hospital claiming her pregnancy was high
risk because of her age.Maseko didn't make it to the hospital and gave birth a
short while later outside the clinic with the help of a family member. The
Health department’s Mothomone Pitsi said: “According to the woman after I spoke
with her, the staff on duty just perused over her record and said she must go
to the hospital without examining her and that’s a very disappointing incident
because that’s not how we manage patient
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