Recently, the world commemorated International Nurses Day under the theme Our Nurses. Our Future to celebrate the role nurses play in society. The nursing vocation holds a special place in my heart as I am a career nurse by profession. I have had man ...
City of Tshwane looking to recruit qualified and fit-for-purpose senior managers
The City of Tshwane has opened applications for the recruitment of senior Section 56 managers. This set of managers will report to the City Manager to build a City that works for all its residents by improving the culture of high performance in the City. ...
MMC Kingsley Wakelin and MMC Grandi Theunissen lead service delivery and by-law enforcement operations in Region 6 around Menlyn area
Yesterday, myself and the MMC for Community Safety, Ald Grandi Theunissen, visited Menlyn in Ward 83 in Region 6 to address issues around taxis, informal traders, drug dealing and other matters related to service delivery in the area. This comes after ...
City of Tshwane bids farewell to legendary football administrator, Mr Alex Shakoane
Today, I joined thousands of mourners to bid farewell to one the most prominent personalities ever to be known in Tshwane, Mr Alex Shakoane. Affectionately known as Mr Gold Fingers, Shakoane became synonymous with the Mamelodi Sundowns Football Club, whic ...
City of Tshwane remains alert to outbreak of mumps in Gauteng
Over the past few days, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases (NICD) has confirmed an outbreak of mumps in South Africa. Three provinces, notably Gauteng, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, have registered the majority of cases. From March 2023 to d ...
City of Tshwane initiates training for community patrollers on drug and substance abuse
During December 2022 and January 2023, 100 Drug and Substance Abuse (DSA) Marshals (community patrollers) from Sector 1, 2 and 3 of Region 1 in Tshwane received training on basic first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), situational awareness, crime ...
Phase 2 of the Tshwane Townlands Social Housing Project is now open for applications
The City of Tshwane through its social housing entity, Housing Company Tshwane, wishes to inform residents that applications for Phase 2 of the Tshwane Townlands Social Housing Project are officially open as of today. The application submission period ...
Urgent repair of Laudium Reservoir main feeder pipe
Yesterday afternoon, 9 May 2023, the outgoing pipe of Laudium Reservoir was badly damaged by the contractor responsible for upgrading work at the reservoir. Unfortunately, the operational team cannot isolate the pipe at the reservoir because of technical ...
Executive Mayor of Tshwane conducts oversight visit to Mamelodi to assess basic service delivery
Earlier today, I conducted a service delivery oversight visit to various parts of Mamelodi, including the very busy Tsamaya Avenue, Nelson Mandela Park and Solomon Mahlangu Square. During the oversight visit I was joined by MMC Grandi Theunissen, City ...
Eskom load-shedding has a damaging impact on our electricity infrastructure and this can lead to prolonged power outages
Eskom has again announced that it would raise load-shedding to Stage 6 this week until further notice. Raised levels of load-shedding are a crisis for our municipality, affecting both the condition of our electricity network as well as our ability to atte ...