# Cape Town’s grassroots launchpad for high-performance sports, Connect Academy, has achieved several major successes in the past month. Four of the academy’s players have been taken up in provincial Currie Cup squads. The Connect franchise also made history together with Edwin Doran Sports Tours by hosting the largest ever school sports event in the Mother […]
# SANParks, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, launched a new lion research project in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape, which also extends into Botswana. SANParks’ JP Louw says over the next few months, teams will be out in the field using cameras, tracks, sightings, and other safe, non-invasive methods to […]
# The Pretoria Magistrate’s Court has amended bail conditions for seven senior Crime Intelligence officers, including boss Dumisani Khumalo, to protect witnesses in the ongoing fraud and corruption case. Khumalo and six co-accused face charges stemming from the alleged irregular appointment of Brigadier Dineo Mokwele to a senior position within Crime Intelligence, allegedly bypassing required […]
# The National Shelter Movement of South Africa condemns the ongoing practice by some police officials of encouraging or permitting the withdrawal of gender-based violence and femicide cases. A Human Sciences Research Council report has revealed that 33.1-percent of women aged 18 and older have endured physical violence in their lifetime. NSMSA’s Anisa Moosa says […]
# The DA says the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure, under minister Dean Macpherson’s leadership, is yielding the results of a focus on jobs, lower living costs, and ethical governance. The latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey shows that the construction sector added 20-thousand jobs between April and July this year, and 55-thousand jobs over […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has requested Finance minister Enoch Godongwana and the Auditor General, advocate Tsakane Maluleke, to investigate allegations of fraud, corruption, and governance failures at the Johannesburg Roads Agency. The party has flagged several contracts for investigation, citing concerns over possible inflated contract values and irregular procurement processes. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku […]
# The Referendum Party says the DA’s new economic plan is credible but believes it won’t be implemented nationally while the ANC controls the government of national unity. The plan outlines a set of non-negotiable demands for reform, which will kickstart the economy and create jobs. These include removing job-killing policies and laws and fixing the energy […]
# The National Union of Mine Workers says it supports Eskom’s legal challenge against the energy regulator Nersa’s decision to grant five electricity trading licences and one import/export licence. The power utility argues that traders will target the large power users that are the best-paying clients of both Eskom and the municipal distributors, thereby undermining […]
# The Universities South Africa has commended Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela’s comprehensive plan to address the challenges in the post-school education and training sector. The minister has promised to stabilise the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and craft a new funding model for the sector. USAf’s Phethiwe Matutu says minister Manamela’s plans […]
