# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has come under scrutiny for spending 18.6-million-rand over five-years to lease 140 parking bays at The Halyard building in Cape Town. This expenditure, according to News24, is averaging 3.72-million-rand annually. This has raised concerns amid ongoing student funding challenges. The Special Investigating Unit intends to apply to the […]
# The Humanity Foundation, in collaboration with Rise Against Hunger, have celebrated the packaging and distribution of over 27-thousand meals. The meals were donated to residents in need in Boksburg, Gauteng. The event at Hoërskool Voortrekker exceeded its target of 26-thousand meals, with 97 volunteers helping. The foundation supports Rise Against Hunger’s ECD Connect programme […]
# Tshwane’s Section 79 Oversight Committee is calling for improved cemetery security following a rise in vandalism. Committee chairperson, Hluphi Gafane, has criticised the metro’s reliance on contracted security and urged the installation of surveillance systems and smart technology. The committee also raised concerns about the exclusion of people with disabilities, the lack of public […]
# The South African National Parks’ biodiversity offset bank has been praised as a vital instrument for the country’s sustainable growth. It aims to expand protected areas while assisting developers in meeting their environmental, social and governance goals. Biodiversity offset banks operate by creating a supply of conservation and restoration projects. Developers can purchase biodiversity […]
# The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation is planning to revive the country’s first-ever nuclear reactor project that was halted in 2010, and take over the custodianship from Eskom. According to News24, Necsa wants to use the pebble bed modular reactor for nuclear fuel production and power production. Necsa CEO, Sengiphile Simelane, says the nuclear […]
# The North American Electric Reliability Corporation is warning that America faces a serious blackout threat this summer. This is due to rising electricity demand, sectors originally powered by fossil fuels becoming electrified, and widespread adoption of electric vehicles as well as heat pumps amongst other things. Midwest, Texas, New England, and parts of Canada are […]
# In commemoration of Africa month, the William Humphreys Art Gallery in Kimberley, Northern Cape, is showcasing two powerful exhibitions. Bongi Bengu’s My Cup Runneth Over, and Spirits and Souls by Osan Obert, works curated by the gallery’s Chepape Makgato, emphasise spiritual depth and culture. Speaking to the SABC, Makgato says the two exhibitions are more […]
# Former President Thabo Mbeki is in Tanzania for the annual Africa Day Lecture this weekend in Dar es Salaam. The event marks Africa Day and honours fallen freedom fighters. This year’s lecture focuses on Africa’s self-determination and the blue economy as critical to the continent’s future. Mbeki visited the Garden of Remembrance in Morogoro […]
# Fifty-two medical volunteers recently joined forces with the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital in Johannesburg and Operation Smile South Africa to perform 40 life-changing surgeries. The procedures included cleft lip and palate surgeries. The initiative, supported by Life Healthcare, aimed to reduce the surgical backlog affecting children nationwide. The programme offered screenings, surgeries, and post-operative […]
