# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Service and Administration has expressed concern that hundreds of public servants remain suspended with full pay, costing the state about 800-million-rand a year. According to a report by the Public Service Commission, 674 provincial and national officials are currently suspended, 516 of them for longer than the legally prescribed […]
# Golf: United States Golf Association chief executive Mike Whan says it is highly unlikely that 15-time major champion, Tiger Woods, will play at either the US Open or US Senior Open. The 50-year-old is reportedly receiving treatment in Switzerland after being charged with driving under the influence following a car crash in Florida in […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Rampbestuursentrum het die provinsie op ʼn hoë gereedheid-basis geplaas ná ʼn oranje vlak 8-weerskawing vir ontwrigtende reën uitgereik is. ʼn Sterk afsny-laagdrukstelsel sal die provinsie na verwagting teen vanmiddag tref. Die sentrum se woordvoerder, Colin Deiner, sê volgens die voorspelling sal die Tuinroete die swaarste getref word met reënval van 150 tot […]
# Die vakbond Nehawu het skok uitgespreek oor die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, se besluit om die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente onder administrasie te plaas. Nehawu se woordvoerder, Lwazi Nkolonzi, sê dis onaanvaarbaar dat die minister nie met die vakbond beraadslaag het voor hy die groot besluit geneem het nie. […]
# Die DA glo die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela se besluit om die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente onder administrasie te plaas, sal onsuksesvol wees. Die besluit volg nadat verskeie raadslede bedank het en kommer oor bestuur en bestendigheid. Die skema is in 2020 en 2024 ook onder administrasie geplaas. Delmaine […]
# A parade of stars including Beyoncé, Nicole Kidman, Madonna, Anna Wintour and Serena Williams ascended the steps of New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art for the Met Gala. This year theme is “Fashion is Art,” tied to the exhibition titled “Costume Art” at the Met’s Costume Institute, for which the gala is a major […]
# Soccer: The pendulum has swung Arsenal’s way in the race for the Premier League title after Manchester City played to a 3-3 draw against Everton yesterday evening. Pep Guardiola’s side led 1-0 at halftime through Jérémy Doku. In the second half, Everton fought back with substitute Thierno Barry scoring twice, either side of a […]
# AfriForum says the recent theft of military weapons at the Lyttelton Military Base in Pretoria has once again highlighted the failure of state institutions to secure weapons. At least three R4 rifles and a grenade launcher were stolen when criminals gained entrance to the premises by cutting a hole in the perimeter fence. AfriForum’s […]
# The EFF says it rejects the decision by minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under administration. The decision comes after a series of resignations, including those of former chairperson, doctor Karen Stander, and interim chairperson, doctor Mugwena Maluleke. The EFF says this latest development is […]
