# South African engineering and contracting group of companies, Murray and Roberts Holdings Limited’s business rescue practitioners have secured an additional 80-million-rand in post-commencement finance. The group entered into voluntary business rescue in November 2024. Practitioner Josh Cunliffe says funding to date has been instrumental in stabilising Murray and Roberts’ business rescue proceedings. He adds […]
# The George Municipality in the Western Cape has launched its 24-hour law enforcement pilot service, aimed at strengthening the municipality’s safety capacity. The new 24-Hour Law Enforcement Rapid Response Units feature a contingent of 29 dedicated officers, strategically deployed across four key operational areas. The municipality’s spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says the areas are emergency […]
# The Soil of Africa Civic Movement is calling on Gauteng Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, to urgently address allegations of sexual assault at Tiyelelani Secondary School in Soshanguve, Tshwane. An educator allegedly sexually assaulted a learner, while a bus driver has been accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a school girl. Soil of Africa chairperson, […]
# The City of Cape Town says the Productivity Efficiency Programme has supported 28 businesses and saved 776 jobs since its establishment over two-years ago. The programme assists small, medium and micro enterprises that are in distress or need guidance on improving their operations. The businesses are assessed and then given a detailed strategy on […]
# The African People’s Convention in Gauteng is calling for the selection process of the Nasi iSpani applications to be open and transparent. Nasi iSpani seeks to combat unemployment, build state capacity and deter crime through job creation and skills development training in 72 technical schools across the province. Premier Panyaza Lesufi is set to […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has congratulated teachers and learners who won the Education Department’s Provincial Skills Competition. The party says this initiative, which began in 2018 with only two subjects, has grown into a flagship annual event that now includes a wide range of technical subjects. The DA’s Peter Johnson says the winners will […]
# The South African Weather Service says the extremely dangerous veld fire conditions being experienced in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng are expected to continue. It says conditions are such that the Fire Danger Index is above 75. The Tshwane Emergency Services spokesperson, Lindsay Mnguni, says the very hot and windy conditions may result in the […]
# University of the Free State research associate in the Department of Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French, professor Naòmi Morgan, has received the UJ Prize for Translation. The award recognises outstanding translations from any language into one of South Africa’s official languages. Professor Morgan was honoured with this award for her translation Ons wag vir […]
# The Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Information and Communication Technology has launched the Mpumalanga Artificial Intelligence Student Hackathon 2025 activation. Now in its third year, the initiative is fast becoming a flagship platform for ICT students to explore real-world applications of Artificial Intelligence. This year’s hackathon will see teams of ten competing during […]
