# The Western Cape government has welcomed Minister of Agriculture Willie Aucamp’s proposal to allow qualifying private sector companies access to the Agricultural Research Council’s intellectual property relating to foot-and-mouth disease vaccines. The ARC vaccine is a very effective defence against the domestic FMD strains; however, due to manufacturing constraints, the research council is currently […]
# North-West University has partnered with the South African Institute of Professional Accountants and an accredited training centre to give three top graduates a direct path into the accounting profession. The graduates will receive three-year contracts with Danie Rothman Accountants in Potchefstroom to complete their articles and gain practical workplace experience. The graduates are Asenathi […]
# Trade union Solidarity says many Mangaung Correctional Centre employees in the Free State who reported for duty on 1 July are still waiting for their employment to be recognised, as well as regular pay and benefits. The union has approached the Labour Court in an urgent application against the Department of Correctional Services. Solidarity’s […]
# The City of Cape Town says its electricity wheeling programme has reached a milestone, with about 3.1 gigawatt-hours of power supplied from private generators to customers using the city’s grid. The city also aims to increase the programme’s capacity to 200 megawatts over the next few years. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, […]
# The South African Rooibos Council says this year’s World Koesister Day Competition shows how local ingredients can be used in new ways. Cape Town chef Huwitt Strydom won the competition at Makers Landing at the V&A Waterfront for using Rooibos in the traditional Cape Malay koesister. Rooibos was this year’s featured heritage ingredient, following […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê sy program vir die deurstroming van elektrisiteit, bekend as wheeling, het ‘n mylpaal bereik, met ongeveer 3,1-gigawatt-uur elektrisiteit wat deur privaat kragopwekkers aan kliënte te verskaf wat van die stad se netwerk gebruik maak. Die stad beoog ook om die program se kapasiteit oor die volgende aantal jare tot 200-megawatt […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit sê talle werknemers van die Mangaung-gevangenissentrum in die Vrystaat, wat op 1 Julie vir diens aangemeld het, wag steeds vir erkenning van hul indiensneming, asook vir gereelde betaling en voordele. Die vakbond het die Arbeidshof genader met ‘n dringende aansoek teen die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste. Theunis van Staden van Solidariteit […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Rooibosraad sê vanjaar se Wêreld-koesisterdagkompetisie toon hoe plaaslike bestanddele op nuwe maniere gebruik kan word. Die Kaapstadse sjef Huwitt Strydom het die kompetisie by Makers Landing in die V&A Waterfront gewen deur Rooibos in die tradisionele Kaaps-Maleise koesister te gebruik. Rooibos was vanjaar se erfenisbestanddeel, ná spekboom verlede jaar. Adele du Toit […]
# Die Twee Oseane-akwarium in Kaapstad nooi gesinne uit om Suid-Afrika se mariene-erfenis tydens die skoolvakansie te verken. Die “Sea Local, Love Local“-veldtog duur van Donderdag tot 5 Oktober en sluit voersessies, kinderaktiwiteite en verlengde openingstye in. Besoekers kan meer leer oor plaaslike spesies, insluitend die galjoen, rooistompneus, Afrika-pikkewyn en swartmosselkraker. Besoekers kan ‘n pikkewynervaring […]
