# SA Sport Awards: Proteas cricket captain Temba Bavuma, Springbok hooker Malcolm Marx and Olympic silver medallist sprinter Akani Simbine were nominated for Sport Star of the Year at the South African Sport Awards. Laura Wolvaardt, Kira Bester and Prudence Sekgodiso are up for Sportswoman, and Christiaan Maas, Pieter Coetzee and Kevin Lerena for Sportsman. The […]
# Minister of Higher Education, Buti Manamela, says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s missing-middle loan scheme requires urgent improvement, including simplifying the eligibility and application process. Over 53-thousand students applied for loans this year, but only three-thousand-102 have been assessed as eligible. Manamela says the increase in applications is encouraging, but the conversion of […]
# Die Tshwane Metropolisiediens het hierdie week tydens die afdwing van verordeninge 48 ongedokumenteerde buitelanders in Pretoria-Noord, Centurion, Sinoville en Cullinan in hegtenis geneem. Dit het deel uitgemaak van voortgesette optredes om verordeninge af te dwing, openbare veiligheid te bevorder en te verseker daar word aan nasionale wetgewing voldoen. Die woordvoerder van die Metropolisie in […]
# Die Nasionale Dobbelraad maan landsburgers om hul huishoudelike finansies te beskerm en versigtig te wees wanneer hulle dobbel. Volgens Ou Mutual se jongste spaar- en beleggingsmonitor dobbel 53-persent werkende Suid-Afrikaners terwyl 42-persent sê hulle dobbel dikwels om uitgawes of skuld te dek. Sportweddenskappe is die algemeenste dobbelgewoonte, gevolg deur slotmasjiene en die Lotto. Waarnemende […]
# At least four people have died after record-breaking torrential rain triggered massive floods in Japan’s Chiba region. Five people have been injured, and one is missing, while more than 400-thousand people have been urged to evacuate. More than 45-thousand homes have lost power, as the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued the highest level five […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu sê hulp is dringend nodig om skole toe te rus met hulpmiddels, insluitend onderwysers, om oorvol klaskamers en uitgeputte onderwysers te voorkom. Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, het onlangs bekend gemaak daar is meer as 27-duisend vakante onderwysposte. Die Oos-Kaap het die meeste, naamlik vyf-duisend-730. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Nonzuzo […]
# Rugby: All Blacks coach Dave Rennie says players could still force their way into the squad for the first Test against the Springboks with their performance against the Bulls. He has named a strong squad for tomorrow’s match at Loftus Versfeld, but insists it’s quite different to the team for next Saturday’s Test at […]
# Die DA doen ʼn beroep op die Suid-Afrikaanse Toerismeraad om die voortslepende saak waarby die geskorste uitvoerende hoof, Nombulelo Guliwe, betrokke is, vinnig af te handel. Guliwe het 2,3-miljoen-rand se salaris en voordele ontvang terwyl sy sedert Augustus verlede jaar tot op hede voorlopig geskors is. Haseena Ismail van die DA sê Guliwe kan […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die Stad Ekurhuleni se jaarlikse skuldinvorderingskoers van 90,38-persent lyk goed op papier, maar dis in werklikheid ʼn rookskerm wat die ware stand van sake verbloem. Die syfer word aangehaal in die jongste verslag wat aan die oorsigkomitee vir finansies voorgelê is, maar die party beweer daar is enorme teenstrydighede. Denise […]
