# More than 300 inmates are taking part in the annual Funda Mzantsi Championship in George, Western Cape. The inmates are competing alongside students and community book clubs in reading, debating, spelling and book reviews. Organised by the Department of Correctional Services and the National Library of South Africa, the competition features 12 official languages, […]
# Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi has welcomed progress made by the UN General Assembly as it celebrates 25-years since the adoption of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action. The framework emerged from the 2001 World Conference Against Racism in Durban. Today’s meeting assessed progress against racism, and xenophobia, with renewed commitments. […]
# South Africa has made history by securing a silver medal in Aircraft Maintenance at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China. Twenty-nine students represented the country across 27 skills, competing against approximately one-thousand-400 young professionals from more than 90 countries. The competition promotes excellence in technical and vocational education and training. Team South Africa, supported […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa vra Suid-Afrikaners om waaksaam te bly teenoor diegene wat nasionale eenheid wil ondermyn en burgers teen mekaar wil ophits. Hy skryf in sy weeklikse nuusbrief terwyl werkloosheid hoog is en ’n behoefte bestaan om beleggings te lok, is dit onverantwoordelik en onpatrioties om na die buiteland te reis om die valsheid […]
# Forum for South Africa sê gemeenskappe kan nie voortgaan om onder die bedreiging van geweldsmisdaad te leef nie. Dit volg op die naweek se massaskietvoorvalle in Gauteng en die Wes-Kaap wat die lewens van meer as 30 mense geëis het. Die forum se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê die aanvalle beklemtoon die behoefte aan beter […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa is calling on South Africans to remain vigilant against those who seek to undermine national unity and turn citizens against one another. In his weekly newsletter, he says at a time when unemployment is high and there is a need to attract investment, travelling to foreign capitals to spread the falsehood of […]
# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, sê Suid-Afrika moet aandag gee aan die nalatenskap van apartheid se ruimtelike beplanning wat baie lae-inkomstehuishoudings ver van indiensnemingsgeleenthede, gehalte-dienste en doeltreffende vervoer laat. Sy sê goed geleë grond, digter en gemengde gebruik-ontwikkelings, opknapping van townships, middestad-herlewing en vervoer is belangrike aspekte van ruimtelike hervorming. Simelane sê […]
# Forum for South Africa says communities cannot continue living under the threat of violent crime. This follows the mass shootings that claimed over 30 lives in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend. Forum leader Tebogo Mashilompane says the attacks highlight the need for stronger crime prevention, increased police visibility and effective investigations […]
# The Alliance of Citizens for Change has condemned the deadly mass shootings in Gauteng and the Western Cape over the weekend. Eighteen people were shot dead when eight gunmen opened fire at patrons at a tavern in Wedela on Gauteng’s West Rand. Ten people were killed in Lwandle, Cape Town, yesterday morning. The alliance’s […]
