# Climate change has become a major driver of the Earth’s rotational behaviour, driven by melting glaciers, retreating polar ice, and shifting water levels. This is according to a new study by researchers from ETH Zurich, a public university in Switzerland. The study combined historical data and future projections to explore how climate-related mass shifts […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde’s office says making the provincial investigation report into the George building collapse public could jeopardise ongoing police work. Following the five-storey building collapse, which killed 34 people in May last year, the province commissioned an independent investigation into the tragedy. Winde’s office says it understands that there is huge […]
# Four Gauteng Department of Economic Development employees have been paid 7.1-million-rand while suspended for up to five years. The charges included fraud, bribery, and misuse of petrol cards. According to the DA, only two cases have been finalised, resulting in dismissals, while two others remain unresolved. The party has criticised the delays, calling them […]
# A new alumni survey from the Ikusasa Student Financial Aid Programme has shown that 67-percent of funded graduates are employed or in internships, while 13-percent remain unemployed. Most jobs are concentrated in Gauteng, with 59-percent of graduates working there, compared to just seven-percent in the Western Cape. CEO Werner Abrahams says geography, market saturation, […]
# Sixty-four-year-old Tania Morkel has surpassed her 64-thousand-rand fundraising goal after completing 38 of 64 planned Table Mountain climbs. The challenge honours the Wilderness Search And Rescue team who saved her life following a near-fatal fall in 2023. Despite setbacks, including illness and personal strain, Morkel says her determination remains strong. She aims to continue […]
# The Western Cape Government has begun presenting its New Provincial Roads Delivery Model to district municipalities. The model offers a shift toward better governance, financial accountability, and excellent service delivery. Infrastructure MEC Tertuis Simmers started engagements in the Garden Route District Municipality on Tuesday. The MEC says with this new delivery model, financial oversight […]
# US biologist Camille Parmesan has won the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change for revealing how climate change is displacing species. Her pioneering research has been able to establish that rising temperatures have left a globally coherent fingerprint on biodiversity. The Climate Change and Environmental Sciences committee says Parmesan’s work has […]
# The public has until May 7th to comment on the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s draft document for a proposed 100-billion-rand Transformation Fund. The fund will support firms that are majority owned and controlled by black people as defined in the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Act. The National Empowerment Fund’s acting CEO, Mziwabantu […]
# The 45th Southern Africa Telecommunications Association Annual Conference is set to get underway at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg today. Hosted by Openserve, the conference’s theme is, ICT Connectivity and Service Delivery for the Benefit of All: Transforming Our Society Through Broadband and ICT Development. The Southern Africa Telecommunication Association’s secretary general, Jacob […]
