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The Department of Cooperative Governance has decided to terminate contracts of Community Works Programme workers who are also getting old age grants. The department announced at the weekend that CWP workers who also receive old age grants would no longer be part of the programme, so that resources could be redirected to those who rely only on the CWP programme for a living. A verification exercise conducted with the SA Social Security Agency (SASSA) had found that about 35,000 people in the CWP … [Read more...] about Pensioners Dropped From Community Works Programme

Pretoria: 17 August 2024: Adverse weather conditions impacting South Africa this past week have led to yet another large container vessel losing as many as 99 containers off the east coast of South Africa, according to the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). In response, a navigational warning to sailing vessels has been issued and a public call made to report any sighting of the cargo containers possibly still floating at sea. In a statement at the weekend SAMSA confirmed … [Read more...] about Malta-flagged cargo vessel loses 99 containers at sea off South Africa east coast: SAMSA

The South African coastline stretches approximately 2,798 kilometers. This extensive coastline borders both the Atlantic Ocean to the west and the Indian Ocean to the east, featuring a diverse range of ecosystems, beaches, and marine life.In addition to the above South Africa is responsible for a substantial marine area, known as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The size of South Africa’s EEZ is approximately 1.5 million square kilometers.. This area extends 200 nautical miles from its … [Read more...] about The Unseen Unsung Heroes of our South African Coastline

You are here: Home / News / Search for seafarer fallen overboard a ship underway south of Cape Recife, Eastern Cape: SAMSA 20 August 2024 by Guest Pretoria: 19 August 2024: A search is currently underway for a seafarer who reportedly fell overboard a Liberian flagged cargo vessel, the MV Serenity Diva, 44 miles south of Cape Recife in the Eastern Cape on Monday, reports the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA). In a brief statement, the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) … [Read more...] about Search for seafarer fallen overboard a ship underway south of Cape Recife, Eastern Cape: SAMSA

Pretoria: 20 August 2024: More than 200 people are being drawn in to ramp up the clean-up of oil from the grounded MV Ultra Galaxy cargo vessel after the last few days’ wintry and stormy weather on South Africa’s west coast teared the wreck further into pieces, reports the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA).In a statement in Pretoria on Tuesday, SAMSA confirmed: “The grounded cargo ship, MV Ultra Galaxy, has sustained significant damage following the severe weather and high … [Read more...] about Grounded vessel on South Africa’s west coast tears further into pieces as wintry, stormy weather continues to wreck it: SAMSA

A taxi association in Kariega has launched a project to allow passengers easily to identify taxis involved in crime, with a sticker on the front and back of each vehicle. Each of the 460 taxis in the Uitenhage and District Taxi Association (UDTA) will have a number on stickers at the front and back of the vehicle, from 1 to 460. A third sticker, inside the taxi, includes a number to phone in case of trouble. The project was launched at the Kariega taxi rank in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality at … [Read more...] about UDTA Project to make taxi criminals easier to identify