# ActionSA in Limpopo says it will request the Special Investigating Unit to probe potential links between the founders of Makoro Foundation, and companies allegedly benefiting from tender contracts within Polokwane Municipality. The investigation is to determine whether the foundation’s activities are connected to any wrongdoing in the awarding of municipal contracts. ActionSA’s, Victor Mothemela, […]
# Nedbank recently extended a helping hand to the University of Venda’s Thoho Ya Nzie Social Welfare Project with another generous donation, with the amount not disclosed. Last year, the bank donated 6.6-million-rand to address student challenges, including food insecurity. The university’s, doctor Takalani Dzaga, says the Thoho Ya Nzie Social Welfare Project now stands better equipped […]
# Two University of Fort Hare researchers, doctor Leocadia Zhou, and doctor Shadreck Muchaku, have garnered international recognition for their latest research. They won the first runner-up Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Green and Sustainable Development in Rwanda. Their research investigated water and sanitation challenges in Nompumelelo Township in Beacon Bay, East […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has tabled an electricity grid stability plan which will be implemented in the next two weeks to stabilise the power supply in Soshanguve. For years residents have struggled with sporadic outages due to aging substation infrastructure. Moya spokesperson, Zintle Mahlati, says the first part of stabilising the power supply is […]
# University of Pretoria’s professor, Adekeye Adebajo, has launched his latest book titled, The Splendid Tapestry of African Life: Essays on a Resilient Continent, its Diaspora, and the World. The book contains a collection of 145 of his essays, reflecting his thinking about African politics, African international relations, and the world in general. He says […]
# The GOOD Party in Cape Town says despite the metro having the largest capital budget, the administration has every year failed to spend it. In the previous financial year 2024/2025, the metro underspent 1.6-billion-rand of the capital budget. Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis will table Cape Town’s draft budget for 2025/2026 on Thursday. GOOD’s spokesperson, Samantha […]
# The Gauteng Department of e-Government has installed an additional 193 CCTV cameras in townships, informal settlements, and hostel areas. This expansion follows the success of the first two phases, which saw 300 cameras deployed. The department’s spokesperson, Sithembiso Ndlovu, says the continuous efforts to enhance surveillance are part of a broader strategy to create a […]
# ROTOCON has kicked off its third annual student wine label design competition in partnership with the Tshwane University of Technology. Sixty undergraduate students from the Department of Visual Communication, and Faculty of Arts and Design are participating in the competition. Students are challenged to develop innovative, cutting-edge wine label designs. ROTOCON’s Banie Stafford says […]
# The GOOD Party says the Western Cape budget needs to deliver on promises to drive economic growth while safeguarding critical frontline services such as health and education. Finance MEC Deidré Baartman is set to deliver the provincial budget on Thursday. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, says the budget must be more than an exercise […]
