# Tshwane University of Technology’s Faculty of Economics and Finance, Asiphile Mabeka, has been honoured as the Class of 2025 Chancellor’s Award recipient. The award is bestowed upon students who have consistently demonstrated exceptional academic excellence, achieving the highest pass average in their respective faculties. Mabeka graduated Cum Laude for her Advanced Diploma in Financial […]
# Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko will today officially launch the 2025 African Vaccination Week in Soweto under the theme: Immunisation for All is Humanly Possible. The department fell short of achieving the fully immunised under 1 year target as well as the measles second dose target in the 2024/2025 financial year. The department’s spokesperson, […]
# The GOOD Party in Cape Town has rejected the metro’s 2024/25 adjustments budget, saying revenue-raising proposals are continuing to be imposed unfairly on residents by the DA. The budget is currently out for public comment. The GOOD’s, Axolile Notywala, says it is concerning that Cape Town’s infrastructure budget, which is the capital budget, is […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is concerned about the ongoing leadership crisis and the apparent lack of consequence management at the State Information and Technology Agency. The agency recorded irregular expenditure of 456-million-rand in 2022/2023 and 112.5-million-rand in 2023/2024, while also experiencing frequent leadership changes. The association’s Claude Naiker says recent revelations have […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions has condemned the ongoing war in Ukraine, saying this war is not being waged in the interests of democracy or peace. Russian president Vladimir Putin launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, and Moscow currently controls almost 20-percent of Ukrainian territory. Saftu says this war is […]
# The DA in Gauteng is demanding decisive action against the principal of Madisong High School in Hammanskraal, who is accused of implementing corporal punishment. The provincial Education Department has launched an investigation after pupils came forward with complaints against the principal. One learner reported hand pain allegedly sustained after being punished for missing a holiday […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it has proposed several changes to the City of Johannesburg’s draft budget for the 2025/2026 financial year, as it will not support it in its current form. The party’s Cor Boer says in a meeting with mayor Dada Morero, they proposed that property rates should not be increased, while […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on the government to explore more equitable and sustainable ways to address the country’s fiscal challenges. This follows Finance minister Enoch Godongwana’s scrapping of the 0.5-percent value-added tax hike. The association’s Claude Naiker says Godongwana must prioritise policies that promote economic growth and social justice, rather than measures […]
# The General Industries Workers Union of South Africa welcome the reported slowdown in inflation to 2.7-percent in March, the lowest in nearly five years. Giwusa leader, Mametlwe Sebei says however, the union cautions the working class against any illusions that this signals an end to the cost-of-living crisis. He says the slower rate of […]
