# Die Wits-universiteit het 22-miljoen-rand se noodbefondsing onmiddellik beskikbaar gestel om nagraadse studente en belangrike navorsingspersoneel in die Fakulteit Gesondheidswetenskappe te ondersteun. Dit volg nadat die Amerikaanse regering internasionale navorsingsbefondsing vir die mediese veld onverwags gestaak het. Wits sê hierdie fondse sal sowat 75 nagraadse studente in staat stel om hul graad te voltooi, en […]
# The Public Service Commission has recommended that all government departments audit sick leave records annually, to identify incidents of excessive use and misuse by employees. According to a report by the commission, sick leave in the public sector skyrocketed from eight-billion-rand in 2020 to 10.1-billion-rand in 2023. Gauteng had the largest sick leave costs […]
# Die Universiteit van Pretoria se visekanselier en rektor, professor Francis Petersen, sê Suid-Afrika se konstante hoë werkloosheidsyfer is ʼn uitdaging wat in alle sektore dringend moet aandag kry. Die land het in 2024 die hoogste werkloosheidsyfer van 32-persent uit al die G20-lande gehad. In die vierde kwartaal verlede jaar was gegradueerdes se werkloosheidskoers laer op […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê ‘n nuwe hoofstuk het aangebreek in samewerkende waterbestuur. Dit volg op die bekendstelling van die Bestuursforum vir die Vygekraal-opvangsgebied wat onder leiding van die gemeenskap praktiese oplossings wil vind vir uitdagings met watergehalte wat dié noodsaaklike stedelike rivierstelsel raak. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, sê die forum […]
# The leaders of the G7 nations have affirmed their unified support for Israel and have called for a de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East. This comes as Israel and Iran are trading strikes on a fifth day of conflict. In Iran, at least 224 people have been killed since hostilities began, while in Israel, […]
# Die Tshwane-metropolisie het die naweek 48 mense vir dronkbestuur in Soshanguve en Centurion vasgetrek. Tydens die operasie is 108 Aarto-boetes vir verskeie verkeersoortredings uitgereik. Die departement sê hy is vasbeslote om lewens te red deur roekelose en nalatige bestuur weens dronkbestuur te bekamp. Hy sê padveiligheid is almal se verantwoordelikheid.
# Golf: Five-time major champion, Rory McIlroy, has become the first player to automatically earn a spot in captain Luke Donald’s Team Europe for the Ryder Cup. The Northern Irishman locked up his spot as a result of securing four wins since the European points list began last August. McIlroy will make his eighth consecutive Ryder […]
# Gauteng se LUR vir Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Faith Mazibuko, het kinder- en jeugsentrums in die provinsie se werk geloof. Daar is 150 geakkrediteerde sentrums waarvan 141 deur organisasies sonder winsbejag en nege deur die regering bedryf word en sorg en emosionele ondersteuning bied. Sy loof die sentrums se rol om kwesbare kinders wat aan mishandeling, […]
# The City of Cape Town says the number of libraries taking part in this year’s round of chess tournaments has more than doubled, with 66 already signed up, compared to last year’s 32. The annual event is known as chess@libraries, with mini-tournaments leading up to the finals taking place in October. Mayoral committee member […]
