# The DA in the Western Cape says the approval of the National Health Insurance Bill, which was signed into law in May last year, was rushed. The provincial government has filed papers with the Constitutional Court to challenge the validity of the NHI. The DA’s Memory Booysen says the provincial government is defending the […]
# The National Council of SPCAs says it has lodged a detailed submission in opposition to the proposed regulations for the exportation of live animals by sea. The Department of Agriculture published the regulations for public comment in July. NSPCA’s Nazareth Appalsamy says in the regulations, there is no mandatory embargo on exports to the Middle East […]
# The Congress of the People says the ANC is to blame for the ongoing jobs bloodbath in the country. ArcellorMittal SA is set to shut down by the end of September, resulting in three-thousand-500 job losses. Ford Motor Company SA also plans to cut 474 jobs at its plants in Pretoria and Gqeberha. COPE’s […]
# The DA in Gauteng says learners remain at risk due to the shocking failure to vet teachers and staff in our schools. This comes as teachers have been implicated in allegations of sexual abuse and improper conduct involving learners at Bronkhorstspruit Primary School and Princehof School for the Blind and Visually Impaired. The DA’s Sergio Isa […]
# ActionSA says it is outraged that Parliament Ad Hoc Committee members have had to learn through media reports that witnesses have been improperly called to appear before the committee. The committee is tasked with investigating the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi of corruption in the criminal justice system. ActionSA’s Matthew George […]
# Sakeliga has demanded national executive intervention in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North West, due to persistent service delivery failures. Although Minister Hlabisa confirmed a cabinet proposal, no concrete action has occurred. Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux warns that continued inaction could result in personal cost orders against President Ramaphosa, Minister Hlabisa, and other officials. […]
# The Western Cape Education Department has urged learners to avoid disrupting school amid matric exam preparations. This follows incidents at Vista High School in Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap, where students damaged a newly installed fence yesterday. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond confirmed parents had been informed and stressed that such behaviour causes unnecessary disruption to teaching […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is calling on the DA to take immediate action against Stellenbosch Municipality’s Human Resources manager, Alexander Kannemeyer. This follows a video circulating on social media in which Kannemeyer allegedly suggests making life difficult for white employees until they resign. The FF Plus’ Gert van Niekerk says Kannemeyer further asserted that […]
# The Southern African Trees for Climate Adaptation and Resilience is building an open-access toolkit based on bioinformatics to guide smarter use of indigenous trees in Southern Africa. This is in partnership with Stellenbosch University. The university’s professor Guy Midgley says the digital toolkit will draw on climate, soil and environmental data, along with detailed […]
