# The South African Medical Research Council welcomes Science, Technology, and Innovation minister, Blade Nzimande’s plan, to set up a science and innovation funding group after the US government pulled out major health research programmes. The council states this sudden funding loss threatens vital work on diseases like HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases. The council’s […]
# Premier Soccer League general manager and former FIFA referee Ace Ncobo and his wife, Salomie, have been granted bail after appearing in the Bellville Magistrate’s Court in the Western Cape on charges of fraud and money laundering. The pair are accused of misusing over 15-million-rand donated by PetroSA for school infrastructure projects in the […]
# Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment minister, Dion George, says 103 rhinos were poached between January and March this year. Most rhinos were killed in South African National Parks reserves, with KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo also recording notable losses. No rhinos were killed in Gauteng, Eastern Cape, Western Cape, or Northern Cape. George has welcomed the […]
# The DA says the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education is in financial collapse, putting over two-million learners at risk. This after service providers for the school nutrition programme went unpaid. The party says the department made financial promises it cannot keep and misled the public. The DA’s Sakhile Mngadi blames the department for poor financial […]
# AfriForum urges the Independent Police Investigative Directorate to urgently investigate the theft of 17 firearms from the Humansdorp traffic department in the Eastern Cape. According to the organisation, the guns were stolen in a break-in last week, despite claims of tight security. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says this is part of a broader pattern of […]
# The South African Weather Service has dismissed a viral message warning of an extremely cold winter due to the so-called Aphelion phenomenon as false and misleading. The hoax, widely circulated on social media, claims the Earth’s distance from the sun will cause a colder-than-usual season. Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela clarified that the Aphelion, expected on […]
# Energy regulator, Nersa, has approved the formation of an Electricity Market Advisory Forum. The forum will guide the regulator as the country prepares to open a competitive electricity market over the next five years. It will help finalise key rules and codes and ensure all stakeholders are ready for the changes. Nersa’s Charles Hlebela […]
# The Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources has announced a decrease in fuel prices, effective from Wednesday. Both grades of petrol will go down by 22-cents per litre, and diesel will drop by up to 42-cents per litre, while illuminating paraffin will be 31-cents cheaper. However, the department’s Robert Maake says LP gas will […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says all government reports into the George building collapse will face continued oversight. The party has accused Human Settlements minister Thembi Simelane of backtracking on her public statement that the National Home Builders Registration Council report into last year’s tragedy that claimed 34 lives was final. The DA’s […]
