# Landwye Operasie Shanela-bedrywighede het die afgelope week tot die inhegtenisneming van 14-duisend-773 verdagtes gelei. Onder dié wat vasgetrek is, was drie-duisend-51 gesoekte persone wat in verskillende dele van die land opgespoor is. Hulle is gesoek weens moord, verkragting en aanranding met die doel om ernstig te beseer. Altesaam 119 moordverdagtes is vasgetrek, die meeste […]
# The University of the Witwatersrand’s Machine Intelligence and Neural Discovery Institute has been awarded 17.6-million-rand in funding by Google.org. The institute, which was launched in November 2024, is home to some of Africa’s leading fundamental artificial intelligence researchers. It is led by professor Benjamin Rosman, who has been named in the ‘Thinkers’ category of TIME […]
# Die Universiteit van Pretoria gaan dié week 169 doktorsgrade toeken tydens sy Lente-gradeplegtigheid op die Hillcrest-kampus. Meer as twee-duisend-100 studente sal grade ontvang. Benewens die doktorale gegradueerdes, sal 494 meestersgrade, 460 honneursgrade, 392 nagraadse diplomas, 355 BA-grade en 237 gevorderde diplomas en sertifikate toegeken word. Die kanselier, regter Sisi Khampepe, sê graduerings is ‘n […]
# Die vakbond Numsa sê hy beskou die afleggings by die Ford Motormaatskappy as ʼn aanval op die werkersklas. Die maatskappy beplan om minstens 470 werkers af te lê by sy aanlegte in Pretoria en die Oos-Kaap om aan te pas by veranderende eise in die mark. Numsa-woordvoerder Phakamile Hlubi-Majola sê die regering moet sy […]
# The City of Cape Town says the Tourism Development Framework, which will be published soon, is the metro’s action plan to grow and strengthen the visitor economy. According to the latest Economic Value of Tourism Report, Cape Town welcomed 2.4-million, overnight visitors in 2024, who spent 24.5-billion-rand directly in the economy, and supported over […]
# The Freedom Front Plus is calling for the immediate removal of the City of Tshwane’s mayoral committee member for Human Settlements, Aaron Maluleka. This follows an oversight report, which has highlighted serious mismanagement, the squandering of funds and gross violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act within the department. The FF Plus’ Lenor Janse […]
# The Western Cape government is urging the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association and the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association to return to negotiations. This is to address the recent violence and disruptions on the M18 route to Somerset West. Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku says the ongoing stalemate has far-reaching implications for the industry’s growth, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the City of Tshwane’s proposed policy framework for the remuneration of members of the metro’s Valuation Appeal Board is flawed. The board is tasked with, amongst other things of adjudicating appeals of property valuations by property owners. The FF Plus’ Mark Surgeon says critical aspects, such as the number […]
# The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters says Agriculture minister, John Steenhuisen, recognises that the foot-and-mouth disease is a national emergency, and the progress made in resolving the outbreak is encouraging. There are currently 274 unresolved outbreaks in five provinces, of which 180 are in KwaZulu-Natal. AMIE CEO Imameleng Mothebe welcomes the minister’s procurement […]
