# Transnet says it welcomes the decision by the United National Transport Union to ballot its members, as this will serve as a true reflection of employees’ wishes. The union is set to approach its members for a strike balloting process after wage talks with the state-owned entity deadlocked on Monday. Transnet says the final offer […]
# The Walter Sisulu University says the person who was shot and killed during demonstrations at the Mthatha campus, Eastern Cape, on Tuesday was not a registered student or a staff member at the institution. The person was allegedly shot by the university’s residence manager and two students were wounded. WSU’s, Ndiyakholwa Ngqulu, told Newzroom Afrika […]
# Former US president Joe Biden says in fewer than 100 days, his successor Donald Trump’s administration has done so much damage. He addressed the national conference of Advocates, Counselors, and Representatives for the Disabled in Chicago on Tuesday, his first public speech since leaving office. Biden criticised the current administration’s efforts to cut Social […]
# Tennis: Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz is through to the round of 16 of the Barcelona Open. The 21-year-old Spaniard defeated American qualifier Ethan Quinn, 6-2, 7-6, to extend his winning streak in the tournament to eleven. Defending champion Norwegian world number ten, Casper Ruud, saw off Colombia’s Daniel Elahi Galan, 6-4, 6-3, while last year’s […]
# Government met with vice-chancellors of public universities on Tuesday, to discuss the impact of the US executive orders and tariffs on universities, particularly research funding. The meeting was led by the minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, and the Higher Education and Training minister, Nobuhle Nkabane. Government’s spokesperson, David Jacobs, says deputy minister of […]
# Olympic Games: The International Olympic Committee has released more information on the addition of a golf mixed-team event which will debut at the 2028 Los Angeles Games. There will be a maximum of one team per country, with teams comprised of one male and one female who have already qualified for the men’s and […]
# The DA is calling for a thorough investigation into the Walter Sisulu University deadly shooting. One person was shot and killed while two students were wounded at the Mthatha campus on Tuesday after a residence manager allegedly opened fire on students who had been protesting over unresolved residential campus issues. The DA’s, Yusuf Cassim, […]
# US president Donald Trump has suggested that Harvard University could lose its tax-exempt status and be taxed as a political entity. The university is exempt from federal income tax as an educational institution under the 1986 Internal Revenue Code. The Trump administration recently froze around 41.4-billion-rand in multi-year grants for the university. This is […]
# Solidarity says it is concerned about the employment equity regulations that have been published in the Government Gazette. The regulations among other things set out what an employer must look at when drawing up an affirmative action plan. Solidarity’s, Anton van der Bijl, says the regulations require an employer to comply with sectoral targets […]
