# 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 […]
# Die Presidensie nooi Suid-Afrikaners uit om mense wat buitengewone bydraes tot hul gemeenskappe of die nasie gelewer het, vir Nasionale Ordes te benoem. Dit is die land se hoogste eerbewyse, wat uitnemendheid op gebiede soos wetenskap, kultuur, sport, gemeenskapsdiens en dapperheid erken. Die kanselier van Nasionale Ordes, Phindile Baleni, moedig burgers van alle agtergronde […]
# The Presidency is inviting South Africans to nominate people who have made exceptional contributions to their communities or the nation for National Orders. The awards are the country’s highest honours, recognising excellence in areas including science, culture, sport, community service and bravery. Chancellor of National Orders Phindile Baleni is urging citizens from all backgrounds […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het as voorsitter van die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap sy meegevoel betuig met Tanzanië se president, Samia Suluhu Hassan, ná die dood van haar man, Hafidh Ameir Hassan. Die 71-jarige is gister dood terwyl hy behandeling vir ‘n hartkwaal ontvang het. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê Hassan het ‘n uitsonderlike loopbaan as […]
