# AfriForum recently hosted a wildfire fighting training in the Wes-Moot in Pretoria, where almost 50 volunteers gained the necessary knowledge and skills to support their communities in times of need. The training consisted of theory and practical sessions, during which volunteers tested their new skills on more than five hectares of deliberately controlled fires. […]
# Dove, the Department of Basic Education and the Development Bank of Southern Africa have joined forces to launch the #ChangeTheCompliment campaign. As part of Dove’s global Self-Esteem Project, the campaign encourages parents, educators, and communities to shift praise from appearance-based compliments to celebrating girls’ courage, creativity, intelligence, and achievements. Over 80-percent of South African […]
# The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has completed the periodic maintenance project on three roads near Wellington and Malmesbury. The 16-month, 95.5-million-rand project included the re-gravelling of eroded road shoulders, remedial work to structures, and installation of subsoil drains. The department’s spokesperson, Jandré Bakker, says they created 15-thousand person-days of work against a target of six-thousand-425. […]
# Social Development minister, Nokuzola Sisisi Tolashe, has called for a reimagining of grants as strategic levers for social protection rather than being limited to poverty relief. More than 20-million South Africans depend on social grants as an income-generation measure to alleviate poverty, unemployment, and inequality. The minister has identified three pillars that would help […]
# Eight suspects were arrested after a shootout with security officers following a business robbery on the R55 near Raslouw in Centurion on Tuesday. It is reported that the armed suspects robbed a store in Sunderland Ridge, loaded the stock into a truck, and drove off, being escorted by a Kia vehicle. Police spokesperson, Dimakatso […]
# The Free Market Foundation has criticised the draft Business Licensing Bill, calling it unconstitutional and damaging to South Africa’s economy. The bill aims to amend the Business Act of 1991 and introduce a modern, efficient licensing framework that, amongst other things, boosts economic growth and improves regulatory efficiency. The Free Market Foundation’s Martin van Staden […]
# The Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit, with SAPS Bronkhorstpruit, have arrested the second suspect in the Bronkhorstpruit tavern shooting of 5 October, which left five people dead. Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili says he was arrested in Zithobeni with an unlicensed firearm. He joins the first suspect, Xlani Musawenkosi Xulu, who was arrested on […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says the provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism’s 2024/25 annual report provides clear evidence that clean governance and disciplined expenditure translate into real economic gains. The department secured another clean audit, spending 98.8-percent of its 501-million-rand budget, and achieving nearly 90-percent of its performance indicators. The DA’s […]
# The agricultural organisation TLU SA has launched its Plant for the Future project. This is a project aimed at involving the youth in the agricultural sector and encouraging them to consider agriculture as a career. TLU SA’s Bennie van Zyl says by connecting the youth to the agricultural industry, they hope not only to spark […]
