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Fire destroys 15 hectares of durum wheat in Jendouba

JENDOUBA: A fire, which broke out, on Wednesday evening, at a farm in the Hamam area, part of the Balta Bouaoune delegation of Jendouba governorate, ravaged nearly 15 hectares of durum wheat.

Civil protection units have contained the blaze, which was…

Dept committed to implementing NHI in phases

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has emphasised the department’s commitment to forge ahead with implementing the National Health Insurance (NHI) in phases in his Budget Vote Speech.

‘We will have to start implementing NHI in phases, as we are al…

Fire in Louta, Bizerte, subdued

Tunis: A fire that broke out Wednesday in an uncontrolled scrap storage site over an area of more than one hectare in Louata, Bizerte, was largely subdued, Regional Director of Civil Protection Kamal Melliti said.

The nearby residential area was secu…

Cape Winelands, Overberg schools to remain closed on Friday

The Western Cape Education Department has announced its decision to extend the closure of schools in the Cape Winelands and Overberg districts to Friday, following a meeting with the Provincial Disaster Risk Management (PDRM).

However, all schools in…

More National Assembly committees elect chairpersons

Thirteen more National Assembly committees have elected their respective chairpersons on Wednesday.

This followed Tuesday’s committee meetings where 16 committees elected their chairpersons.

The members elected to serve as committee chairpersons inc…