# Durban University of Technology postgraduate librarian, Nonsikelelo Patricia Badenhorst, has been named as the Research Support Librarian of the Year by the Library and Information Association of South Africa. This prestigious national award recognises librarians who go above and beyond in advancing research support, empowering researchers, curating knowledge, and integrating innovation within academic library […]
# The Department of Transport has confirmed it issued a flight permit to a Russian aircraft operator, Abakan Air, last month. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Abakan Air for sanctions in June 2024, citing the company’s role in transporting Russian military equipment. The Russian IIyushin IL-76 cargo aircraft landed in Upington […]
# In the past week, the City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies made 197 arrests, including a near three-fold increase in arrests for drunk driving. Traffic officers arrested 38 motorists for driving under the influence, compared to 13 the previous week. A total of 183 public transport vehicles were impounded and one-thousand-159 warrants of arrest […]
# The People’s Movement for Change says ahead of the local government elections, it will put forward community-rooted candidates. The party contested its first municipal election in Theewaterskloof, Western Cape, in February 2024, finishing sixth out of six parties, with two-percent of the vote. The party’s spokesperson, Grant Harmse, says their 2026 local government elections […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s case in defence of workers’ inalienable right to strike. The ICJ opened hearings on Monday to determine whether the right to strike is protected under international law. This is the first time the world’s top court has been asked to […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng is demanding a comprehensive plan of action to address the escalating violent crime in the province, including improved intelligence gathering and visible policing operations in high-risk areas. This follows the killing of five people at a tavern in Zithobeni, Bronkhorstspruit, on Sunday. ActionSA’s Zwelithini Mtshali says this latest tragedy once again exposes […]
# The Gauteng government has denounced a News24 article suggesting that premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recently announced 64-million-rand energy project forms part of the Hawks’ corruption investigation. The article indicates that Lesufi’s transformer replacement project, introduced on the eve of the May 2024 elections to electrify townships and urban areas, is now shrouded in controversy. Provincial […]
# The City of Johannesburg has welcomed the decision by Global Credit Rating Company Limited to revise its outlook from negative to stable. The city’s spokesperson, Nkosana Lekotjolo says in July 2023, the city’s outlook was downgraded to negative, following subdued income growth, rising expenditure, and relatively weak collection rates. He says the latest revision marks […]
# COSATU says it will lead various activities across provinces to mark International Day for Decent Work tomorrow. COSATU’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela says in its 40 years of existence, the federation has been at the forefront of advancing, defending and protecting the rights and interests of workers with the aim of improving their working and […]
