# The Tshwane University of Technology, in collaboration with the University of Pretoria and the University of South Africa, have launched a research project. The project is to determine the feasibility and sustainability of establishing South African tax clinics to provide free tax education and support to unrepresented taxpayers. TUT says based at universities as […]
# The City of Tshwane has partnered with Johannesburg and Ekurhuleni to tackle the rehabilitation of the Kaalspruit Catchment. The metro says that over the years, with rapid urbanisation and the increasing number of informal settlements near embankments, the river stream from Kaalspruit has deteriorated in quality. Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya’s spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says illegal […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says it continues to support the use of small, medium, and micro enterprises in provincial infrastructure development, to promote inclusive economic growth. The provincial Department of Infrastructure has facilitated over 189-million-rand in direct benefits to SMMEs over the past 12 months. The DA’s, Dirk Wessels, says this investment enabled the implementation […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the case which was meant to serve as evidence of a deeply entrenched culture of racism at Stellenbosch University, has ended in the accused being found not guilty. Former student Theuns du Toit, who was charged after urinating on the belongings of a fellow student in 2022, has been […]
# The GOOD Party says the devolution of policing powers alone will not put an end to the bloodshed on the streets in the Western Cape. One-thousand-and-68 people were killed in the province between January and March this year, which is a four-percent drop from the same period last year. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, […]
# South African Federation of Trade Unions’ general secretary, Zwelinzima Vavi, says the country’s G20 Presidency must champion the interests of the global South. South Africa’s presidency, which ends on the 30th of November, is under three themes: Solidarity, Equality, and Sustainability. Vavi says as part of the G20 presidency, South Africa should also rebuild […]
# Cosatu in Gauteng has welcomed premier Panyaza Lesufi’s decision to revive the Nasi Ispani programme to benefit young people in the province. Thousands of people were left jobless when their temporary Nasi Ispani contracts abruptly ended due to budget constraints. Cosatu’s provincial chairperson, Amos Monyela, says they are mindful that these are not decent […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says after 31 years, there is still no end in sight to black economic empowerment, which it opposes. The party’s, Corne Mulder, says the ANC’s race-based policy has resulted in an unemployment rate of 32-percent. He says that after decades under ANC rule, it is evident that BEE only paves […]
# A total of 15-thousand-481 suspects were arrested for various offences during Operation Shanela across the country in a week. Police spokesperson, Amanda van Wyk says among these are 255 suspects arrested for rape, with the highest number of arrests with 116 recorded in KwaZulu-Natal. She says these arrests reaffirm the police’s unwavering commitment to […]
