# The Eastern Cape Transport Department says the Lootsberg Pass on the N9 between Graaff Reinet and Middelburg has been closed to traffic as the snow continues to fall in the province. The South African Weather Service issued a warning of snowfalls that will be disruptive, affecting traffic flow over mountain passes. The department’s spokesperson, […]
# The DA in Gauteng says learners are being denied the opportunity to learn Coding and Robotics, Computer Applications Technology and Information Technology due to a massive shortage of teachers. The DA’s Michael Waters says according to Education MEC, Matome Chiloane, there is a shortage of 300 Coding and Robotics teachers, 36 teachers for Information […]
# FNB senior economist, Siphamandla Mkhwanazi, says sentiment in the building sector has dropped to 36 in the second quarter of this year, from 41 in first quarter of 2025. He says the lower composite sentiment reading was largely due to a 24-index-point fall in the confidence of hardware retailers. Mkhwanazi says however, the business […]
# The DA says it has written to the Social Development minister, Sisisi Tolashe, and the South African Social Security Agency CEO, Themba Matlou, to ensure that beneficiaries going through the biometric verification process are not left without their grants. The party’s, Bridget Masango, says they have received complaints that beneficiaries are struggling to verify […]
# Numsa general secretary, Irvin Jim, has welcomed the signing of the above inflation increase agreement of 2.8-percent as part of the Plastic Industry Main Collective Agreement. The sector represents approximately 34-thousand workers nationally, and it’s a sub-sector of the Metals Engineering Industries Bargaining Council. Jim says the agreement, which expires on the 30th of […]
# Rhodes University recently launched the 120th Anniversary Merit Scholarship, a prestigious new award aimed at recognising and empowering top-performing learners from the Makana Municipality. The scholarship has been established through a joint agreement between Rhodes University and leading Makhanda independent schools: Diocesan School for Girls, St Andrew’s College, and Kingswood College. The Scholarship covers […]
# The Eastern Cape Transport Department is urging road users to exercise caution on the roads today as the province is currently experiencing cold, rainy and snowy conditions. The province has an 80-percent chance of rain. The department’s spokesperson, Unathi Binqose, says Wapadsberg Pass on the R61 between Nxuba and Graaff Reinet is experiencing snowfall, […]
# Congolese refugee children attending schools in Maitland and Parow, Cape Town, face relentless bullying rooted in xenophobia, racism, and cultural differences. This is according to a study by the University of the Western Cape Master’s student, Adelina Nakatya Ntagerwa. Twenty parents of adolescent refugees from the war-torn Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero and Tshwane mayor, Nasiphi Moya, will unveil full details of the forthcoming Africa Mayors Assembly and U20 Sherpa Meeting in Pretoria today. Starting from Thursday until Saturday, Tshwane will host the U20 Sherpa Meeting, which will help shape G20 recommendations. The cycle will culminate in the Johannesburg Mayors Summit, which […]
