# The DA in Gauteng is demanding an opening date for the Women’s Living Heritage Monument in Pretoria. Spokesperson Leanne de Jager welcomes the issuing of the monument’s long-awaited occupancy certificate, but says the 200-million-rand facility must now open to the public. The monument has remained closed since 2018 amid construction and compliance problems. De […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Onderwysdepartement belê 44-miljoen-rand in sy Matriekskoolvakansieprogram voor die eindeksamen. Die fondse word verdeel oor herfs-, winter- en lenteskole. Die DA-lid, Peter Johnson, verwelkom die stap en sê ‘n verdere 25-miljoen-rand per jaar gaan aan wiskunde- en wetenskaps-ondersteuning:
# Die brandreaksie-onderneming Fire Ops SA waarsku oor ‘n skerp toename in struktuurbrande wat verbind word met sonkraginstallasies. Die uitvoerende hoof en adjunkbrandweerhoof, De Wet Engelbrecht, sê data van Fire Force toon een uit elke vier van hierdie brande word verbind met foutiewe sonkragstelsels. Hy sê batterye, kragomsetters en verwante toerusting is verantwoordelik vir bykans […]
# Fire response company Fire Ops SA is warning of a sharp rise in structural fires linked to solar power installations. CEO and Deputy Fire Chief De Wet Engelbrecht says data by Fire Force indicates that one in four structural fires in South Africa is related to malfunctioning solar power systems. Engelbrecht emphasised that batteries, […]
# The Western Cape Education Department is investing 44-million-rand in its Matric School Holiday Programme ahead of the 2026 National Senior Certificate exams. The funds are split across autumn, winter and spring schools . The DA’s Peter Johnson welcomed the move, saying a further 25-million-rand a year goes to maths and science support:
# Die waarnemende nasionale polisiekommissaris, Puleng Dimpane, het ‘n senior offisier aangewys om die besering van ‘n polisiehond in ‘n polisie-opleidings- en veeartsenykundige gerief in Limpopo te ondersoek. Die afgetrede Belgiese herdershond Sky, wat al voorheen weggeloop het, is daar aangehou wagtend op aanneming. Polisiewoordvoerder Athlenda Mathe sê ‘n veearts versorg haar tans. Sy sê […]
# Die Rethink Your Drink-veldtog vra ‘n gekoördineerde nasionale strategie om fetale alkohol-spektrumversteuring te voorkom. Vandag is Internasionale Fetale Alkohol-spektrumversteuring-bewustheidsdag, waartydens die gevare van drankgebruik tydens swangerskap uitgelig word. Daar word geraam dat sowat een uit elke tien Suid-Afrikaanse kinders met FASD saamleef. Woordvoerder Kashifa Ancer sê gefragmenteerde pogings deur gesondheids-, onderwys- en maatskaplike dienste […]
# Acting national police commissioner Puleng Dimpane has appointed a senior officer to investigate the injury of a police dog at a SAPS training and veterinary facility in Limpopo. The retired Belgian Shepherd, Sky, with a history of escaping, was housed there pending adoption. Spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says she is receiving veterinary care. She says […]
# The Rethink Your Drink is calling for the adoption of a coordinated national strategy to prevent Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder. International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Awareness Day, observed today, highlights the dangers of alcohol consumption during pregnancy. One in ten South African children is estimated to live with FASD. Spokesperson Kashifa Ancer says fragmented efforts […]
