# The Public Servants Association says on this Public Service Day, it recognises and celebrates the commitment, resilience, and tireless efforts of South Africa’s public servants. This year’s theme is Working Together to Create Jobs and Fight Poverty. PSA’s spokesperson, Claude Naiker, says public servants are more than employees, they are nation builders who are […]
# Rhodes University has honoured associate professor, Lausanne Olvitt, with the Vice-Chancellor’s Distinguished Senior Teaching Award. This is for her contributions to the institution’s Environmental Learning Research Centre. The university says Olvitt’s approach to education, characterised by reflexivity and a commitment to meaningful engagement, emphasises the qualities celebrated by this award. It adds that her […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, says the Kgodumodumo Dinosaur Interpretation Centre in the Free State is a powerful tool for environmental education and community pride. The minister, together with Tourism minister Patricia de Lille, officially launched this world-class cultural and scientific attraction at Golden Gate Highlands Park on Sunday. Minister […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions Special National Executive Committee has resolved to participate critically and reluctantly in the National Dialogue process. It says this is based on a clearly defined class perspective and an unwavering commitment to the working-class cause. The dialogue is set to address a wide range of the country’s pressing […]
# The DA is calling for the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition to speed up the legislative and regulatory reforms needed, to urgently address South Africa’s historical uncompetitiveness. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s latest report on SA has found that the regulatory environment is the most restrictive of the countries surveyed. The […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it is time for the City of Cape Town to take over supplying electricity to certain areas in the metro from Eskom. The metro currently supplies power to 75-percent of Cape Town, while the power utility supplies the other 25-percent directly. FF Plus’, Emre Uygun, says the areas supplied […]
# The Workers and Socialist Party has condemned the US military strikes on Iran, saying this marks a catastrophic escalation of imperialist aggression. America bombed three nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend, claiming it has obliterated the country’s nuclear ambitions. The Workers and Socialist Party’s Mametlwe Sebei says this war is not about security, […]
# The GOOD Party says the US and other global powers have a moral and legal obligation to uphold international law, not to apply it selectively based on strategic interests. This comes after America bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities over the weekend. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the party echoes president Cyril Ramaphosa’s call […]
# The civil organisation Soil of Africa will picket at Tsebe-Ntlha Primary School in Hammanskraal today, demanding immediate action against alleged corruption and mismanagement at the school. Earlier this year, parents alleged that the principal and the school management had been colluding to steal money, and they also complained about poor infrastructure and sanitation. The […]
