# Since 2012, University of the Western Cape professor, Marichen van der Westhuizen, has explored how music, dance, photography, and storytelling can serve as tools for social cohesion and inclusion. She is set to deliver her inaugural UWC lecture next week, which is dubbed the celebration of academic achievement. Van der Westhuizen says that her […]
# The Rand Mutual Assurance says it is committed to strengthening healthcare infrastructure, delivering modern patient-centred care, and bridging the gap between underserved communities and quality healthcare. It has completed the extensive 30-million-rand upgrade to the Welkom Sub-Acute Rehabilitation Hospital in the Free State. RMA’s Group CEO, Mandla Shezi, says the upgrades made to the state-of-the-art […]
# The City of Cape Town has recognised learners from Red River Primary, Floreat Primary, and Ysterplaat Primary, who are participating in the recently launched Junior River Warden Programme. The programme is an innovative environmental education initiative for learners in Grades 5 and 6, which introduces them to the importance of rivers, wetlands and freshwater […]
# The DA has criticised Johannesburg mayor, Dada Morero, for postponing another meeting with residents from Coronationville, Selby and Marshalltown, who have been without water for weeks. The party’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says Selby and Marshalltown factory owners are now without water for nine weeks, which could lead to nearly four-thousand job losses. She adds that […]
# The Public Servants Association has expressed concern at the Auditor-General’s findings on the Department of Higher Education and Training’s 2024/2025 annual performance report. Auditor-General, Tsakani Maluleke, identified material misstatements in key areas including planning, policy and strategy, skills development, and Technical and Vocational Education and Training. PSA’s Claude Naicker says it is alarming that […]
# Police arrested 15-thousand-350 suspected criminals as part of nationwide Shanela operations in the past week. Among the arrests are 176 murder suspects and 155 for attempted murder. The Eastern Cape saw the highest number of murder arrests, at 60, followed by KwaZulu-Natal, at 43. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk, says nationally, contraband goods to […]
# SECTION27, representing the Teddy Bear Foundation, has approached the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria seeking an order against several departments to maintain and implement the National Child Protection Register. This matter stems from a 2022 case involving a learner who was raped by a caretaker at a school in the North West. SECTION27’s Zeenat Sujee […]
# Foreign truck drivers have been charged, and several trucks with worn-out tyres have been impounded following road safety inspections in KwaZulu-Natal. Authorities say the action targets unsafe vehicles that endanger lives on South Africa’s roads. Department spokesperson Ndabezinhle Sibiya says the drivers face legal action, while the impounded trucks will not return to the […]
# The Gauteng Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety condemns the deadly shooting at the Qedukoma Tavern in Bronkhorstspruit on Sunday, which left five dead and six injured. Chairperson Thebe Khumalo says the committee calls for stricter firearm control, the development of gun-specific crime statistics, and targeted interventions to curb violence in social spaces. Khumalo […]
