Ward 60 Councillor Fakazi Mdletshe during a site visit to the Redcliffe Housing Project to inspect progress made thus far. The R84 million housing project will change the lives of 600 families once it is complete. Picture: THEMBA KHUMALO

WORK to build more than 600 houses in Ward 60 has begun. The R84 million Redcliff Housing Project began last month following the introduction of the contractor to the community by Ward 60 Councillor Fakazi Mdletshe. He said following the introduction of the contractor, the infrastructure for services including water, sanitation and electricity was being implemented before construction started.

Councillor Mdletshe said the project will also bring the development of roads, passages, infrastructure upgrades and other developments. “Several people will also benefit from short-term employment. We also have many local companies who will be subcontracting in various stages of the project.”

The SA Reserve Bank’s Prudential Authority has filed papers in the Pietermaritzburg High Court for the provisional liquidation of Ithala SOC Limited. This comes after the authority appointed a repayment administrator responsible for the repayment of deposits.

Although commonly referred to as a bank, Ithala was never granted a banking licence. However, the Minister of Finance granted an exemption to Ithala allowing the entity to receive deposits while it regularised its operations.

According to the SA Reserve Bank, the repayment administrator has established that Ithala is technically and legally insolvent, exposing depositors to potential loss of their deposits.

MAHIKENG – North West Premier Lazarus Kagiso Mokgosi has applauded Harmony Gold for
an investment of one-point five billion rand at its Stilfontein operations in the City of Matlosana
Local Municipality.
The investment is a culmination of ongoing efforts by Premier Mokgosi to lure investments and
address the scourge of unemployment afflicting the province.
Earlier this year Premier Mokgosi met with the company’s Executive Management on the sidelines of the Africa Mining Indaba to discuss a number of issues relating to diversification,
localization and SMME Development.
The initiative which will create several jobs opportunities for the people of the province adds to
seven-billion-rand worth of investment by the mine in 2022, which includes an extension of
Moab-Khotsong operations at Stilfontein.
Premier Mokgosi says the investment gives credence to government’s efforts of fostering
partnerships with the various stakeholders to create an enabling environment for investment
and job creation.
“This forms part of a broader strategy by government to encourage investments in the
province. I have no doubt that as more investments trickle in, several more job and business
opportunities will be created and this will help reduce the high unemployment figures afflicting
the province” Premier Mokgosi said.
Newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Mr Beyers Nel maintains, the renewable energy
investment forms part of its long-term investment and diversification strategy.
“Through our seven-billion-rand investment in 2022, we managed to preserve six thousand
jobs for locals, extending the mines lifespan by twenty years. In 2020, we acquired Mine
Waste Solutions leading to an investment of over two billion rand and we have created close
to two thousand five hundred jobs, seventy percent of which are locals”.
Premier Mokgosi who was accompanied by the MEC for Finance, Kenetswe Mosenogi and
Acting Director General, Ndlela Kunene lauded the mine for their investment initiatives and
have urged them to support the Province’s Development Fund, which is primarily aimed at
addressing infrastructure backlogs in the province.

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Midlands EMS spokesperson, Ronald Robertson, said they were alerted to the incident, and an advanced life support team was dispatched to the scene to provide urgent medical assistance.



"On arrival, our team found one person who had sustained serious injuries and was in critical condition. Immediate advanced life support treatment was initiated to stabilise the patient," Robertson said.

He said rescue teams had to use specialised rescue equipment to ensure safe and effective care in a challenging environment.

After stabilisation at the scene, the patient was transported to a local trauma hospital for further treatment, Robertson said the patient was taken to a local trauma hospital for further treatment.

In a separate incident, also involving an animal, a young child was seriously injured while out horse riding.

Robertson said emergency teams raced to the scene in Howick, also in the KZN Midlands on Monday afternoon to find the injured child.

"Upon arrival, it was determined that a child had sustained serious injuries and required urgent advanced life support treatment.


"The child was stabilized on scene using specialised rescue equipment before being transported to a nearby hospital for further care," Robertson said.

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