# Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has ordered Higher Education minister Buti Manamela to submit an implementation plan by November first, for remedial action at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. An investigation by the Public Protector found approximately 40-thousand students across 76 higher education institutions were improperly funded at an estimated cost of 5.1-billion-rand. This […]
# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones says both the Boks and All Blacks will be equally prepared going into the opening Test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. New Zealand have won all three games played so far against the Stormers, Sharks and the Bulls. South Africa have had a full-out international run-up […]
# The Gauteng Education Department has suspended a male teacher from Minerva Secondary School in Alexandra, following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment by several learners. The allegations relate to inappropriate communication between the educator and several learners, which reportedly began in June and continued through WhatsApp and other interactions. The department’s spokesperson, Onwabile Lubhelwane, […]
# The death toll from Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry disaster has risen to 93, as divers continue search and recovery efforts. The ferry, which had a capacity to carry 90 passengers, but at least 168 people were actually on board, capsized last week. Seventy-seven people were rescued in the country’s deadliest transport disaster. Zimbabwe’s minister […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Minerale en Petroleumbronne sê Suid-Afrika benodig ‘n regulatoriese raamwerk wat die omgewing en gemeenskappe se regte beskerm, terwyl dit beleggers voldoende sekerheid bied om verantwoordelike olie- en gas-verkenning te onderneem. Die Konstitusionele Hof het Shell en Impact Africa se verkennings-bedrywighede langs die Wildekus verbied. Die komitee is bekommerd oor […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens het sy raadplegings-dokument oor die vernuwing van BTW bekendgestel en ‘n openbare raadplegingsproses begin om die land oor te skakel na ‘n digitale BTW-administrasiestelsel met bykans onmiddellike verwerking. Die diens stel ‘n aanlyn BTW-model voor wat e-fakturering en e-rapportering integreer om BTW-administrasie te herposisioneer, nakoming te vergemaklik en toesig te versterk. […]
# Iran’s Foreign Ministry says talks with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz are continuing, but are prolonged due to the complexity of the issues and efforts by some actors to undermine the process. This comes as US president Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it interferes with efforts by his country in […]
# US envoy Jared Kushner says Hamas could disarm soon, but warns America would support further Israeli military action in Gaza if the militant group does not. He met with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, where they agreed to establish two working groups – one on disarmament and the demilitarisation of Gaza, and another […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse polisie het ʼn 16-jarige tiener van Malmesbury aangekeer in verband met ʼn internasionale netwerk wat kinders seksueel misbruik. Dit volg op ʼn gesamentlike operasie deur die Amerikaanse Federale Ondersoekburo, die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens se nasionale ondersoekspan vir Elektroniese en Reeksmisdade, die Amerikaanse ambassade en die nasionale sentrum vir vermiste en uitgebuite kinders. Polisiewoordvoerder […]
