# A pioneering solar power solution co-developed with the University of Witwatersrand is transforming access to energy in underserved communities. At the heart of the system is the Power Brick, a robust 12-volt lithium-ion unit that is solar-ready and grid-compatible. Peco Power CEO Dorian Wrigley says designed for flexibility and durability, the bricks range from 30 to 200 watts […]
# University of Fort Hare Faculty of Agriculture and Science alumnus, Wandile Nikelo, is changing lives in the Eastern Cape through his Sakhikamva Agricultural Training and Development Institute. He is tackling youth unemployment and food insecurity by equipping young people with practical agricultural and entrepreneurial skills. The institute was registered in 2021 and has since […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng will today lead an oversight visit to various healthcare facilities in Ekurhuleni. The party’s Tumelo Tshabalala says this follows growing concerns from healthcare staff and residents about the deteriorating state of public clinics in the metro. He says the situation has been worsened by the influx of undocumented foreign nationals seeking […]
# The Gauteng Health Department says Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital and Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital are currently experiencing technical difficulties with their telephone systems. This is suspected to be linked to damaged optical fibre cables. The department’s spokesperson, Motalatale Modiba, says cases have been logged with Telkom, and technicians are actively working to […]
# The Viewing Room Art Gallery in Brooklyn, Pretoria, is this month presenting Hardware/Softwear. This is an innovative exhibition showcasing contemporary jewellery crafted through cutting-edge 3D printing techniques. It features the work of Tshwane University of Technology’s part-time lecturer, Hesti Wade. TUT says the collection explores themes of materiality and corporeality, and the intersection of digital […]
# Soil of Africa says it is concerned that health facilities like the 61-million-rand Lusaka Clinic in Mamelodi East have remained incomplete, even as the demand for healthcare has surged. The City of Tshwane has already spent 38-million-rand on the project, which started in July 2020 and was set to be completed at the end of […]
# The GOOD Party says the explosive allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal’s Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, demand immediate and independent investigation by senior officials within SAPS and the National Prosecuting Authority. Mkhwanazi has made allegations of political interference in high-profile cases and corruption. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the commissioner must be protected as a […]
# The GOOD Party in the Western Cape is calling on Public Works and Infrastructure minister, Dean Macpherson, to release the Council for the Built Environment’s final report into the George building collapse immediately. Thirty-four people died when a five-storey residential property development collapsed in May last year. GOOD’s Chantelle Kyd says this tragedy cannot […]
# ActionSA has written to the Speaker of Parliament, Thoko Didiza, to request an urgent debate on the deepening crisis within the South African Police Service and the broader criminal justice system. This follows damning allegations by made KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. He claims political interference, including from Police minister Senzo Mchunu, in some […]
