# FNB has announced the enhancement of its virtual assistant platform, NAVi, as part of a broader move to strengthen advisor-led banking and improve how customers experience servicing in real time. It says NAVi was launched as a virtual assistant on the FNB banking app late last year, to enhance everyday banking for customers. The Bank […]
# Die beroemde Suid-Afrikaanse opera-sopraan Mimi Coertse het in die ouderdom van 93 gesterf. Sy het haar Suid‑Afrikaanse buiging in 1951 gemaak in die Messias van Handel in die Johannesburgse Stadsaal en twee jaar later die land verlaat. Sy het uiteindelik in Wenen, Oostenryk, beland, waar sy internasionale erkenning verwerf het met verskynings in operas […]
# Famous South African opera soprano Mimi Coertse has died at the age of 93. She made her South African debut in Handel’s Messiah at the Johannesburg City Hall in 1951, and left the country two years later. She eventually landed in Vienna, Austria, where she gained international recognition with appearances in operas such as […]
# A study has raised concern over increased vaping among South African high school learners. Research led by the University of Cape Town’s professor Richard Van Zyl-Smith shows e-cigarettes are now the most commonly used inhaled substance among learners. The study also links vaping patterns to the use of tobacco and cannabis, raising fears of […]
# ‘n Studie dui kommer aan oor die toenemende gebruik van e-sigarette onder Suid-Afrikaanse hoërskool-leerders. Navorsing, gelei deur professor Richard Van Zyl-Smith van die Universiteit van Kaapstad, toon e‑sigarette is nou die algemeenste inasemings-middel onder leerders. Die studie verbind ook e-sigaret-patrone met die gebruik van tabak en dagga, wat vrese oor vroeë nikotienverslawing en langtermyn-gesondheidsgevare […]
# NotInMyName International sê Vryheidsdagvierings moet gepaardgaan met eerlike besinning aangesien die land hulde bring aan mense wat teen apartheid geveg het en dié wat die reg op waardigheid en vryheid vier. Die organisasie waarsku ekonomiese ongelykheid, werkloosheid en misdaad ondermyn steeds bevryding. NotInMyName beklemtoon voortdurende armoede, kommer oor staatskaping en toenemende geslagsgeweld. Die groep […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Plaaslike Regeringsorganisasie moedig gesinne aan om hulle kinders op Vryheidsdag deur storievertelling te leer van demokrasie. SALGA sê ouers en versorgers moet jong burgers help om hulle regte, verantwoordelikheid en die regsorde te verstaan omdat kinders noodsaaklik is om demokrasie te bewaar. Woordvoerder Motalatale Modiba sê SALGA se programme sluilt ‘n e-boek […]
# NotInMyName International says Freedom Day celebrations must be matched with honest reflection as the country honours those who fought against apartheid and celebrates the right to dignity and freedom. The organisation warns economic inequality, unemployment, and crime continue to undermine the promise of liberation. It highlights ongoing poverty, state capture concerns, and rising gender-based […]
# The South African Local Government Association is urging families to use Freedom Day to teach children about democracy through storytelling. SALGA says parents and caregivers must help young citizens understand rights, responsibilities and the rule of law as children are key to safeguarding democracy. Spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says their initiative includes an e-book explaining […]
