Happening Now: The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster will lead a media briefing on the state of readiness for 2021 local government elections. #LGE2021
#LGE2021 | Defence Minister Thandi Modise says the cluster is ready to respond to any crime and threats of violence in and around voting stations.
#LGE2021 | Modise: SAPS and SANDF will be deployed accordingly.
"The country is stable and conditions are conducive for free and fair elections."
#LGE2021 | Modise: The task team investigating political killings has made headway in investigations since 2018.
"Many arrests have been made and many life sentences handed down."
#LGE2021 | Modise: Home Affairs will also be expanding its operating hours by 2 hours at 197 offices to deal wit issuing of IDs.
More than 370 000 IDs have not been collected.
#LGE2021 | Police Minister Bheki Cele says Gauteng, KZN, Eastern Cape and Western Cape have been identified as hotspots.
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#Tembisa10 Following months of speculations and questions regarding what would have been a world birth record, the Independent Media conducted an investigation into what happened to the Tembisa decuplets.
Chairperson Dr. Iqbal Surve is now presenting the report.
#Tembisa10 Surve says the story of the Tembisa 10 was meant to be a feel-good story, but the outcomes
couldn't have been predicted.
#Tembisa10 Surve says the investigation showed that
Gosiamo Sithole was indeed pregnant and was admitted to Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria.
#ANCBarometer We are live from Luthuli House where the ANC will launch the local government barometer. This takes place on the 104th anniversary of the birth of the party’s late President OR Tambo. Follow @JacaNews for the live updates.
DBE Minister Angie Motshekga, Gauteng Premier David Makhura and GDE MEC Panyaza Lesufi are at Noordwyk secondary school to monitor the national Senior Examinations (NSC)
Motshekga says some of the matrics here are anxious however she has been assured that all provinces are ready for these examinations
#Matrics2021 Motshekga says she is concerned about this cohort of grade 12 because they had to face Covid-19 and it’s changes and challenges
Happening Now: The IEC will the launch of the Results Operation Centre (ROC) ahead of the upcoming #LGE2021. The Commission will also announce on the state of readiness for November 1.
#LGE2021 | IEC officials in attendance include Chairperson Glen Mshinini, commissioners Janet Love and Judge Dhaya Pillay, as well as CEO Sy Mamabolo.
#LGE2021 | Mamabolo leads the briefing, noting these are the most highly contested local govt elections.
-95k candidates qualified to take part (60k in 2016), -1.5k independent candidates (800 in 2016),
-CoJ most contested municipality with 56 parties on proportional ballot
#HammanskraalWater
The SAHRC will host a launch of its report into the sewage pollution of the City of Tshwane’s rivers and the Roodeplaat Dam. Follow @JacaNews for the live updates.
#HammanskraalWater The SAHRC has found that the waste water treatment works in the City of Tshwane is malfunctioning.
#HammanskraalWater One of the recommendations made by the SAHRC is that national government take over the running of the waste water treatment works.
Johannesburg Mayor Mpho Moerane is today launching the City’s energy mix at the John Ware Substation in Fordsburg
MMC for environment and infrastructure services, Tania Oldjohn says today is about taking loadshedding and load reduction head on. “As government we have the responsibility to ensure citizens of this city have access to reliable electricity”
Oldjohn says the energy mix will reduce the city’s reliance on Eskom, mitigate loadshedding and ensure Johannesburg’s economy functions well.