# South African scientists, engineers and innovators are competing for top national recognition after the National Science and Technology Forum announced the finalists for the 2025/2026 NSTF-South32 Awards. The awards, known as the Science Oscars, honour outstanding work in science, engineering, technology and innovation across 16 categories. This year’s theme focuses on healthy ageing, with […]
# ANC Veterans’ League has vowed to intensify its door-to-door campaign and community outreach ahead of the upcoming local government elections. The veterans’ Snuki Zikalala says members will be actively involved in mobilising voters and engaging communities, particularly the elderly, as part of efforts to rebuild trust and improve the party’s electoral performance. Zikalala added […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says local government reform is making residents pay for municipal failure. The organisation has submitted its final comments on the revised draft white paper on local government. It wants councillors to meet basic competency standards and for political leaders to face consequences for corruption, interference and poor performance. OUTA’s […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association rejects any talk of job cuts in the fuel retail sector following the latest petrol price increase of one-rand-43-cents per litre. The union argues it’s premature and irresponsible to consider retrenchments when workers are already under pressure from high living costs, debt and unemployment. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola warns […]
# Liam Jacobs is weer terug by die DA nadat hy minder as ‘n jaar gelede by die Patriotic Alliance aangesluit het. Die DA-leier Geordin Hill-Lewis het Jacobs se terugkeer gister tydens ‘n aanlyn vergadering ondersteun. Hill-Lewis sê Jacobs het die DA in Junie verlede jaar verlaat en gesê hy is “uiteindelik vry” en “uiteindelik […]
# Die Afrika Mayibuye Beweging se burgemeesterskandidaat vir Giyani, Papa Penny, sê hy het die MK-party verlaat en uit die Parlement bedank om te fokus op die uitdagings van inwoners van Giyani in Limpopo. Papa Penny het in ‘n onderhoud met MDN News gesê binnegevegte in die MK-party het sy besluit beïnvloed. Papa Penny sê […]
# Makashule Gana van Rise Mzansi is verkies as voorsitter van die Parlement se ampsklagkomitee nadat hy 19 stemme teen 12 ontvang het. Die komitee het sy eerste sitting gehou om leierskap te kies, met die ANC en DA wat Gana se nominasie ondersteun het. Die EFF het United Africans Transformation se Wonderboy Mahlatsi genomineer. […]
# Die Suider-Afrikaanse Landbou-inisiatief sê die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, stel ‘n uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria wat privaat inenting teen bek-en-klouseer toelaat, verkeerd voor. Die organisasie beskuldig Steenhuisen hy skep verwarring en vertraag samewerking tydens ‘n veesiektekrisis. Die hof het bevind daar is geen wettige verbod op boere en privaat eienaars wat […]
# KwaZulu-Natal Hawks Warrant Officer Karl Sander has denied any involvement in alleged drug thefts, telling the Madlanga Commission he was on leave when both the drug seizure and subsequent theft occurred in Port Shepstone. He also revealed that he had previously undergone a polygraph test during an investigation into the alleged theft of his […]
