# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department is working to reduce the administrative burden on school principals and teachers while investing in literacy and numeracy. Speaking at the South African Principals’ Association National Conference in Polokwane, Limpopo, Gwarube stressed that reforms must prioritise learning outcomes. The minister says strong school leadership and better […]
# Die Kongres van Demokratiese Taxiverenigings en die Kaapse Geamalgameerde Taxivereniging het ‘n vredes- en skietstilstandooreenkoms onderteken om geskille tussen die twee verenigings te beëindig. Die ooreenkoms volg na regeringsgeleide bemiddeling, met albei partye wat onderneem om toekomstige geskille deur gevestigde kanale op te los. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Taxiraad in die Wes-Kaap het die ooreenkoms […]
# Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat vir Emfuleni, Kingsol Chabalala, sê inwoners het te lank gely onder mislukte munisipale dienste. Chabalala sê die munisipaliteit beleef steeds langdurige kragonderbrekings, wateronderbrekings, slaggate in paaie en onwettige storting. Hy het belowe om Emfuleni vir alle inwoners te laat werk, met sy veldtog wat fokus op die herstel van basiese […]
# Die polisie in die Noord-Kaap sê seksuele oortredings het tussen April en Junie met 32,5-persent toegeneem, terwyl verkragtingsake wat met 43,4-persent gestyg het. Provinsiale polisiekommissaris Koliswa Otola sê baie slagoffers ken hul beweerde oortreders, by sommige verkragtingsake is kinders van dieselfde ouderdom betrokke, terwyl ander ouer oortreders betrek. Sy doen ‘n beroep op gemeenskappe […]
# Transnet sê die herstel van die Kaapse Hooflyn-spoorverbinding is voltooi na stormskade in Mei. Swaar reënval, sterk wind en oorstromings op 11 en 12 Mei het tot omvattende skade gelei met dele van die lyn wat vir meer as twee maande gesluit was. Die vragkorridor verbind Kaapstad met Suid-Afrika se binnelandse spoorwegnetwerk, vir die […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg het uitspraak voorbehou in die moordverhoor van Bafana Mahungela, wat daarvan beskuldig word dat hy die Sandton-onderwyseres Kirsten Kluyts vermoor het. Kluyts is in Oktober 2023 vermoor terwyl sy aan ‘n atletiekbyeenkoms deelgeneem het. Die staat beweer sy is met ‘n stomp voorwerp aangeval en verwurg. Mahungela staan tereg op […]
# DA Emfuleni mayoral candidate Kingsol Chabalala says residents have suffered for too long under failing municipal services. Chabalala says the municipality continues to face prolonged power outages, water cuts, pothole-ridden roads and illegal dumping. He has pledged to get Emfuleni working for all residents, with his campaign focusing on restoring basic services, improving infrastructure […]
# The Congress of Democratic Taxi Associations and the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association have signed a peace and ceasefire agreement aimed at ending disputes between the two taxi associations. The deal follows government-led mediation, with both parties committing to resolve future disagreements through established channels. The South African National Taxi Council Western Cape has welcomed […]
# Northern Cape police say sexual offences increased by 32-point-five percent between April and June, with rape cases rising by 43.4-percent. Provincial Police Commissioner Koliswa Otola says many victims know their alleged perpetrators, some rape cases involve children of the same age, while others involve older offenders. She is urging communities to work closely with […]
