# University of the Western Cape graduate, Sanelisiwe Qayi, says she is determined to make South Africa’s courtrooms more accessible to non-English speakers. The 22-year-old from Lower Cala in the Eastern Cape recently graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts Honours in isiXhosa. Qayi’s research explored the role of African languages in selected […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is calling on the National Department of Health to proactively develop and implement stronger regulations regarding the use of e-cigarettes among youth, particularly those aged 14 to 18. A recent study has highlighted that 17-percent of youth in this age group are using vapes, with 38-percent of them […]
# The George Municipality in the Western Cape has appointed Godfrey Louw as the new municipal manager. He has been acting in the position since Michele Gratz’s resignation in October last year, amid investigations into the George building collapse that killed 34 workers. The municipality’s spokesperson, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, says Louw, a highly experienced and respected […]
# The N3 Toll Concession has warned motorists to expect congested traffic conditions and slower travel times from today as the Easter long weekend starts. Traversing four provinces, Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal, the N3 Toll Route is an important transport and trade route. N3 Toll Concession’s spokesperson, Thania Dhoogra, says southbound traffic volumes […]
# The Limpopo Department of Transport and Community Safety says traffic volumes are expected to increase significantly on roads leading into the province from this afternoon, as people head to different destinations for the Easter weekend. The department’s spokesperson, Tidimalo Chuene, says law enforcement officials have been deployed to strategic locations along major routes. She […]
# The City of Cape Town says building a water resilient future, which includes investing in water and sanitation infrastructure and providing ongoing access to good quality drinking water, remains among its key priorities. Over the next three years 16.6-billion-rand is allocated to water and sanitation. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says […]
# Tshwane University of Technology’s third-year Integrated Communication Design student, Mufaro Ncube, has won ROTOCON Wine Label Design competition for 2025. The competition challenges students to develop innovative, cutting-edge wine label designs. Ncube’s winning design is called The Point, and is influenced by the topographical map of Cape Town, which is highlighted by the die-cut on the design. The 21-year-old […]
# The City of Tshwane says it has taken an important and long-overdue step toward building a more compassionate, inclusive and supportive workplace by adopting the HIV/AIDS Workplace Counselling Policy. The metro says through this policy, it will promote workplace counselling, voluntary testing, gender-based violence awareness and a healthier work-life balance. It adds that the […]
# The Freedom Front Plus State says the City Address by the Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya, was largely based on several unfounded assumptions and, consequently, empty promises that will affect basic service delivery. The party has already criticised the tabling of a funded budget, saying it primarily hinges on increasing revenue through raising the property tax. […]
