# The Freedom Front Plus says the case which was meant to serve as evidence of a deeply entrenched culture of racism at Stellenbosch University, has ended in the accused being found not guilty. Former student Theuns du Toit, who was charged after urinating on the belongings of a fellow student in 2022, has been […]
# Four people died when a light delivery vehicle and a sedan collided head-on on the R38 Road between Kaapmuide and Louws Creek in Mpumalanga on Tuesday evening. After colliding with a bakkie, the sedan was swung across the road and collided further with a heavy motor vehicle. Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison’s […]
# The GOOD Party says the devolution of policing powers alone will not put an end to the bloodshed on the streets in the Western Cape. One-thousand-and-68 people were killed in the province between January and March this year, which is a four-percent drop from the same period last year. GOOD’s secretary general, Brett Herron, […]
# Die Universiteit Stellenbosch-oudstudent, Theuns du Toit, wat aangekla is nadat hy in 2022 op ʼn medestudent se besittings geürineer het, oorweeg ʼn siviele eis teen die universiteit. Die Stellenbosch-landdroshof het hom onskuldig bevind aan crimen injuria en kwaadwillige saakbeskadiging. Du Toit is geskors nadat hy na ʼn tugverhoor skuldig bevind is aan oortreding van […]
# Cosatu in Gauteng has welcomed premier Panyaza Lesufi’s decision to revive the Nasi Ispani programme to benefit young people in the province. Thousands of people were left jobless when their temporary Nasi Ispani contracts abruptly ended due to budget constraints. Cosatu’s provincial chairperson, Amos Monyela, says they are mindful that these are not decent […]
# Former Stellenbosch University student, Theuns du Toit, who was charged for urinating on another student’s belongings in 2022, is considering instituting a civil claim against the institution. The Stellenbosch Magistrate’s Court has found him not guilty of crimen injuria and malicious damage to property. Du Toit was expelled after a disciplinary hearing found him […]
# Wetenskaplikes van die Afrika-Unie se Ontwikkelingsagentskap sê landbou-innovering is die sleutel tot die bekamping van wanvoeding. Navorser Ildephonse Musafiri het tydens die G20-vergadering van hooflandbouwetenskaplikes in Polokwane, Limpopo, die noodsaak beklemtoon om voedselstelsels regoor Afrika te transformeer. Besprekings het gefokus op die bevordering van produktiwiteit, die finansiering van landbou en betrokkenheid deur die jeug […]
# Scientists from the African Union Development Agency say agricultural innovation is key to tackling malnutrition. Speaking at the G20 meeting of chief agricultural scientists in Polokwane, Limpopo, researcher Ildephonse Musafiri stressed the need to transform food systems across Africa. Discussions focused on boosting productivity, financing agriculture, and involving youth and women. Musafiri highlighted that […]
# The Water and Sanitation Department has reported significant progress in tackling sewage pollution in Emfuleni. The department says that since invoking Section 63 of the Water Services Act in 2021, Rand Water has led major upgrades, including refurbishing pump stations and replacing sewer lines. The Sebokeng and Rietspruit treatment plants are partially upgraded. With […]
