# The University of Pretoria has been ranked as number one for artificial intelligence research in South Africa and second in Africa. This is according to the latest rankings of higher education institutions published by EduRank. The analysis is based on over 61-thousand-200 academic papers and 969-thousand citations from 24 South African universities. The university’s […]
# Gauteng MEC for Transport, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has condemned the attack on two e-hailing cars outside Maponya Mall in Soweto, describing the incident as barbaric. One person died while several others sustained injuries yesterday evening, after four assailants approached an e-hailing vehicle parked outside the mall’s entrance and opened fire, killing the driver. The MEC’s […]
# Green Connection has welcomed the Western Cape High Court’s overturning of the government’s approval of TotalEnergies’ Block offshore drilling plans. The exploration permission was granted in 2023, in an area known as Block 5/6/7, located between Cape Town and Cape Agulhas. The court ruled that the environmental impact assessment was deeply flawed, failing to […]
# The Eastern Cape Department of Education says it has launched an investigation into an alleged food poisoning incident at Gobisizwe Agricultural School in Mthatha. This comes after 131 learners were rushed to the hospital yesterday. The department’s spokesperson, Siyanda Manana, says no deaths were recorded, 128 learners have since been discharged, while three are still […]
# The GOOD Party says it notes the Gauteng High Court’s instruction that the Tshwane mayor, Nasiphi Moya, be sentenced to 30 days’ imprisonment, suspended for one year. This comes after the mayor and City Manager, Johann Mettler, were in contempt for failing to meet a 2022 court order regarding supplying the Tshwane Fresh Produce Market with […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is concerned about the safety measures at the Germiston Department of Home Affairs, following a fire that destroyed the facility on Tuesday. The incident occurred during violent protests linked to eviction operations at the nearby Pharoe Park flats, where residents had been occupying municipal housing without paying rent. […]
# Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, will engage with stakeholders in the faith-based sector in Melmoth in KwaZulu-Natal today on the National Health Insurance Act. This is part of an ongoing countrywide roadshow on NHI. The department’s spokesperson, Foster Mohale, says the roadshow aims to empower citizens to better understand how the implementation of this […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says minister Ronald Lamola will meet with South African National Defence Force Chief, General Rudzani Maphwanya, to seek clarity on comments he made in Iran. During a meeting in Tehran, Maphwanya and Iran’s army commander, Major General Amir Hatami, reportedly commended their countries’ common goal of fighting […]
# Cosatu says government needs to expand public employment programmes to provide a path for young people to find permanent jobs. This comes as the union federation has expressed concern about the increase in the official unemployment rate from 32.9-percent in the first quarter of this year to 33.2-percent in the second quarter. Cosatu’s spokesperson, […]
