# University of KwaZulu-Natal Bachelor of Arts student, Anelisa Ngubane, is encouraging students to embrace the opportunity of studying abroad with an open heart and mind. The 23-year-old recently spent a semester abroad at the University of Tours in Tours, France. Ngubane, who is majoring in Digital Art and French, says the experience significantly enhanced […]
# In the past week, the City of Cape Town’s enforcement agencies made 273 arrests, down from the previous Easter period. The Public Emergency Communication Centre recorded two-thousand-and-86 incidents over the long weekend, a 23-percent drop from last year. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says he is grateful for the decline in cases […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate says that with winter approaching, work is being done to prepare infrastructure for the anticipated rains. More than 78-million-rand has been allocated to proactively maintain sewer systems. The metro has also invested in 23 new sewer response jet-vac trucks, valued at 53-million-rand. The metro says […]
# Cosatu says it will be joining its affiliate, the South African Democratic Teachers Union’s march against austerity, to several government departments in Tshwane today. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says the action is part of Sadtu’s ongoing resistance against neo-liberal budget cuts, which are negatively impacting the education sector and other public services. She says […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Gauteng says there seems to be no end to the financial woes of the Emfuleni Municipality, as it is now unable to pay its electricity contractors and suppliers. An area of Vanderbijlpark has been without power for 18 days, because electricity contractors are refusing to work on the power […]
# The DA in the Western Cape says it will continue to exercise oversight over the provincial department of Mobility’s proactive road safety initiatives. A total of 22 fatalities were recorded over the Easter long weekend, down from 26 last year. The DA’s, Nomafrench Mbombo, says this notable reduction in fatalities is only possible through collective efforts by all road […]
# Tshwane deputy mayor Eugene Modise says the metro is entering a phase of potential recovery, with positive indicators in its fiscal position and liquidity metrics. This as the Global Credit Rating has affirmed Tshwane’s unsolicited long-term rating at CCC, and revised its outlook to positive on easing liquidity risks and improving fiscal position. Deputy mayor’s […]
# The Public Servants Association says it is outraged by the continued negligence and inaction by the management of Tembisa Hospital in Gauteng. This is in the wake of a fire at the hospital’s accident and emergency unit on Saturday after a section of the building collapsed. PSA’s, Claude Naiker, says they have consistently raised […]
# The North-West University says its soon-to-be-established medical school will be honorifically named the NWU Desmond Tutu School of Medicine. This decision was taken in consultation with and received the approval of the Archbishop Desmond Tutu IP Trust. The official naming ceremony took place on Tuesday with deputy Health minister, Joe Phaahla, present. The university’s […]
