Hammanskraal
Inquiry: City of Tshwane dismally failed to supply Hammanskraal with safe water
The inquiry was commissioned by new kid on the block Action SA, which held hearings in April about the state of water in that community.
Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation Blade Nzimande said that feasibility studies towards building two new universities were currently under way. Nzimande said the new institutions would be situated in the Ekurhuleni Metro and Hammanskraal. Nzimande was delivering his department’s budget during a mini plenary session in Parliament on 13 May 2021.
One incident took place at the Sekanontoane Secondary School in Soweto, where an 18-year-old learner passed away on Tuesday after suddenly battling to breathe.
The SAHRC said on Monday the aim of the visit was also to assess progress made by the City of Tshwane in implementing remedial action to ensure that treatment plants produce water that is safe and portable for human consumption.
Tshiamo Hlenza died this week after falling into a trench covered in water at a construction site in Hammanskraal.
Tshiamo Hlenza died on Monday after falling into a trench covered in water at a construction site in Hammanskraal.
The children, two 10-year-olds and one nine-year-old, were found on Saturday by bystanders.
The children, two 10-year-olds and one nine-year-old, were found on Saturday by bystanders amid sustained downpours in Gauteng.
It is understood the children, two 10-year-olds and one nine-year-old, were found in the trench which had accumulated water due to heavy rains that lashed parts of Gauteng over the past 48 hours.
The provincial government invoked Section 193, following weeks of failed motions of no confidence against Democratic Alliance (DA) office bearers by the African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF).
In his fourth Sona, Cyril Ramaphosa announced that a Crime Detection University would be established in Hammanskraal to 'improve the quality of general and specialised police investigations'.
Lethabo Nkoana was shot and killed during a meeting over the weekend.
Police say preliminary reports show that an argument broke out between delegates at the rally before the shooting that claimed the life of ANCYL member, Lethabo Nkoana.
Police say the deceased was trying to resolve a fight between delegates at a rally when the unknown man fired shots at him.
Jubilee Hospital has been left reeling after not having a water supply for three weeks, forcing it to close down theatres for surgery due to hygiene concerns.
Most residents of Stinkwater relied on underground water due to a shortage of taps in the area.
The lobby group gave the city 48 hours to act after it found the drinking water was contaminated with Escherichia coli, also known as E. coli.
Back in February this year, police received information of a plot to kill a woman from Hammanskraal, where the alleged plan was to set her house alight at night while she and her family would be asleep.
Following a day of protest action in at least three areas in the north of Gauteng, police were forced to use rubber bullets, stun grenades and tear gas to disperse crowds and contain unrest.