# South African National Parks has reported an eleven-percent revenue increase from 3.67-billion-rand to 4.1-billion-rand for the 2024/25 financial year. This marks the first time is surpasses four-billion-rand. CEO Hapiloe Sello says 75-percent of revenue came from commercial activities, reflecting effective business strategies. SANParks also earned an unqualified audit and achieved 86-percent of its performance […]
# The Western Cape Education Department has launched a pilot programme to improve early-grade numeracy outcomes. Education MEC David Maynier says the initiative follows the success of early-grade reading interventions. Seventy schools are participating, with 225 Grade 1 teachers trained this month. Maynier says the full rollout over three years will reach about ten-thousand teachers […]
# United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa is expected to testify in the reopened inquest into the 1985 killings of the Cradock Four, running from today to the 24th at the High Court in Gqeberha in the Eastern Cape. He appears as former chairperson of the Transkei Military Council, with testimonies also expected from former […]
# The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation says the National Prosecuting Authority will only regain public trust once prominent figures implicated in corruption are jailed. This follows an Special Investigating Unit an earlier raid at businessman Hangwani Maumela’s Sandton home, linked to the Tembisa Hospital multi-billion-rand tender scandal. Executive director Neeshan Bolton warned that politicians associating with […]
# A group of committed individuals are preparing to walk 700 kilometres from Greenfields in Ekurhuleni to Durban next Wednesday, to raise funds for the Pariio Community Skills Centre. The centre will provide practical skills training and work opportunities for young people in South Africa, responding to high unemployment rates. The skills centre will start with […]
# BRICS Plus will host the 2025 BRICS Astronomy Meeting from Monday to Thursday next week in São José dos Campos, Brazil, under the theme “Multi-messenger and Multi-wavelength Transients.” Organised by Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research, the event will gather scientists, educators, and policymakers from eleven-member countries. Activities include workshops, outreach events, and a […]
# The Gauteng Environment Department, led by MEC Ewan Botha, has dismantled an illegal tyre burning and waste storage site in Ward 82, Geluksdal, Brakpan. Over 400 tyres were being burned to extract metal for scrap without authorisation. Authorities confiscated the tyres and impounded a delivery truck. Botha also found an abandoned business park with […]
# The Road Freight Association has endorsed the proposed 50-billion-rand Port of Gauteng project to revitalise South Africa’s logistics network. The association says the project could ease pressure on Durban’s congested port and improve road–rail integration but warns success depends on real private-sector participation. It supports plans for smart trucks and multimodal hubs while urging […]
# The City of Cape Town is urging motorists to renew their vehicle licence discs early to avoid long queues during November and December. The city’s mayoral committee member for Finance, Siseko Mbandezi, says residents can easily book online appointments to save time. He also confirmed the introduction of a drive-through licence renewal facility in […]
