# Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau is expected to appoint a new National Lotteries Commission chairperson soon, following the resignation of Barney Pityana. The 80-year-old stepped down with two years left in his five-year term, after being appointed in 2022 to replace scandal-hit Alfred Nevhutanda. Tau who recently returned from the Ninth Tokyo […]
# Special Investigating Unit head Andy Mothibi has confirmed action to cancel unlawfully obtained contracts at Tembisa Hospital. Mothibi confirmed that 111 officials are implicated in four corruption syndicates, with disciplinary processes underway and some already dismissed. He also confirmed that assets worth billions will be seized and recovered:
# The Steel Tube Export Association of South Africa will take part in an outward selling mission to Nigeria and Ghana from today to Saturday. Facilitated by the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, the mission aims to boost industrialisation, exports, and job creation. Steasa CEO Keitumetse Moumakoe says the initiative will expand the industry’s […]
# The MK Party has strongly condemned Higher Education and Training minister Buti Manamela’s appointment of Oupa Nkoane, Leholonolo Masoga and Zukile Mvalo as administrators of three Sector Education and Training Authorities. The party says the trio have tainted records of financial mismanagement and corruption, warning their appointments amount to state capture of the SETAs. […]
# A 33-year-old man arrested by the Hawks in connection with the murder of State Prosecutor Tracy Brown is expected to make his first court appearance today on murder charges. The 42-year-old was gunned down outside her Gqeberha home on 31 July. The suspect, who had fled to Gauteng, was nabbed at a coordinated roadblock […]
# The Western Cape Education MEC David Maynier says one-thousand-355 Grade 4 and 7 teachers are enrolled in the accredited Back-On-Track training programme. Teachers receive intensive sessions every ten days, earning up to 40 South African Council for Educators points. The MEC says the programme, which also targets 15-thousand-450 learners from 223 schools, helps close […]
# The minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube and deputy minister Reginah Mhaule, will host the G20 National Education Indaba at Century City in Cape Town today. Under the theme ‘Taking the G20 to the People,’ the Indaba will focus on quality foundational learning through Early Childhood Care and Education and teacher professional development. Insights […]
# Cricket: The Proteas Women will convene in Durban for a week-long camp starting today, fine-tuning ahead of next month’s ICC Women’s World Cup in India. Veteran wicket-keeper Sinalo Jafta says the Durban conditions mirror those in the subcontinent, helping the team adjust. Having last played competitively in the Caribbean, they now aim to sharpen […]
# Athletics: Short distance sprinter Bayanda Walaza’s coach Thabo Matebedi has told SABC Sport that Walaza’s nomination for the Youth-Junior Sport Star of the Year award reflects his remarkable consistency over the past three years. The 19-year-old sprint sensation has clocked multiple sub-ten-seconds, qualified for the World Senior Championships in the 100-metres and 200-metres, and […]
