# South Africans are being encouraged to reuse their Rooibos tea leaves as part of efforts to reduce waste this World Environment Day. The South African Rooibos Council says over 3.5-billion cups of Rooibos are consumed each year, offering an opportunity to repurpose used tea into compost, natural scrubs, or moth repellents. The council’s Adele […]
# AfriForum het die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag gekritiseer omdat hulle die moordsaak van die 81-jarige Hendrik Venter van die hofrol verwyder het, hangende verdere ondersoeke. Venter is verlede jaar op sy plaas in Kuruman vermoor. Jacques Broodryk van AfriForum sê die vrylating van die beskuldigde is ‘n skandelike mislukking van geregtigheid. Hy blameer vervolgingvertragings en forensiese […]
# AfriForum has slammed the NPA for removing 81-year-old Hendrik Venter’s murder case from the court roll, pending further investigations. Venter was killed on his Kuruman farm last year. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk says the release of the accused is a disgraceful failure of justice. Broodryk blames prosecutorial delays and forensic backlogs, demanding urgent corrective action. […]
# Die Vereniging van Vleis-In- en -Uitvoerders doen ‘n beroep op die regering om pluimvee-invoere uit lande wat vry van voëlgriep verklaar is, te heropen. Dit sluit Frankryk, Swede, Denemarke en België in. Invoere uit Brasilië bly opgeskort weens ‘n uitbredking in Rio Grande do Sul, maar ‘n gedeeltelike opheffing van die verbod word binnekort […]
# The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters urges the government to reopen poultry imports from countries declared free of bird flu. These include France, Sweden, Denmark and Belgium. Imports from Brazil remain suspended due to an outbreak in Rio Grande do Sul, but a partial lifting of the ban is expected soon. The association’s […]
# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta doen ‘n beroep op kalmte en die terugkeer na vreedsame dialoog na gewelddadige proteste by die Walter Sisulu-universiteit in die Oos-Kaap. Makaneta het gister se betogings oor die borgtog van die waarnemende koshuisbestuurder Manelisi Mampana, wat daarvan beskuldig word dat hy ‘n student noodlottig geskiet het, as onwettig en gevaarlik […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta calls for calm and a return to peaceful dialogue following violent protests at the Walter Sisulu University in the Eastern Cape. Makaneta condemned yesterday’s demonstrations over the bail of the acting residence manager Manelisi Mampana, accused in a student’s fatal shooting, as unlawful and dangerous. Makaneta says while students may […]
# Die direkteur-generaal van die Departement van Water en Sanitasie, Sean Phillips, sê Suid-Afrika staan op die rand van ‘n ernstige waterkrisis, met verouderde infrastruktuur, swak regering en onderbelegging wat kommer wek. Inwoners verduur steeds landwyd droë krane en onbetroubare watertoevoer. Phillips waarsku dat dringende optrede nodig is om ‘n volskaalse krisis te voorkom met […]
# The director-general in the Department of Water and Sanitation, Sean Phillips, says South Africa is on the brink of a severe water crisis, with ageing infrastructure, weak governance, and underinvestment fueling concerns. This comes as residents nationwide are experiencing dry taps and unreliable water supplies. He warns that urgent action is needed to prevent […]
