# University of Cape Town Emerita professor Sue Harrison has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, recognising her contribution to engineering research, innovation and capacity development. Harrison, now Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Queensland in Australia, spent 30 years at UCT, where she built a […]
# The DA welcomes the Special Investigating Unit’s recovery of 42-million-rand linked to the Tembisa Hospital corruption scandal. However, the party argues recovering public money is not enough, calling for the entire corruption network to be investigated, with those found responsible facing disciplinary or criminal action. The DA’s Madeleine Hicklin has urged the Gauteng Health […]
# Civil society groups are calling for the reversal of the government’s approval of Israeli company Navitas Petroleum’s involvement in offshore oil exploration in the Orange Basin. The South African Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Coalition, Masifundise Development Trust, Natural Justice and the Climate Justice Coalition are among the groups raising concerns about the deal’s environmental […]
# The DA says it’s concerned about contraceptive shortages at several health facilities, just as the Department of Health prepares to switch to a new national supply contract on the first of next month. According to the party, commonly used contraceptives, including daily pills like Triphasil and Nordette, are unavailable at several clinics. The DA’s […]
# The Public Servants Association says teachers in North West have the right to work in a safe environment. This follows the stabbing of a deputy principal at Mammutla Secondary School last week. The union urges the provincial Education Department to strengthen security, including controlled access, more security personnel and faster responses to threats. PSA’s […]
# Soccer: The Johannesburg Metro Police Department warns motorists of significant traffic disruptions in Orlando, Soweto, today, ahead of the Bafana Bafana match against Guinea at the Orlando Arena. Road closures will start from 10 am, affecting routes including the N17, Soweto Highway, Klipspruit Valley Road, Martha Louw Street and Mooki Street. JMPD’s Xolani Fihla […]
# The government and the New Development Bank have signed a loan agreement worth about three-billion-rand to support a bulk water supply project in Limpopo. The funding will go towards the first stage of the Olifants Management Model Programme. The project will provide water to communities and industrial users in Mogalakwena Municipality, using water from […]
# The GOOD Party opposes the DA’s Electoral Court application challenging its candidate lists for the local government elections on 4 November. GOOD argues its single-candidate proportional representation lists were certified by the Electoral Commission and comply with the law. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says the party’s legal team is also checking whether DA mayoral […]
# Cupcakes of Hope is calling on South Africans to become Cupcake Angels for National Cupcake Day today. More than 80 shopping centres, as well as schools, workplaces and communities, will take part by baking and selling cupcakes to raise funds for children with cancer and their families. The organisation’s founder Sandy Cipriano says last […]
