# The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has called for increased investment in disaster prevention and preparedness to protect communities from the growing impact of climate change and other hazards. South Africa’s government disaster preparedness plan is anchored by the Disaster Management Act and managed through a multi-tiered, cooperative governance framework. Addressing a […]
# Stellenbosch University is calling for a holistic approach to mental health support for elite athletes. Psychologist Leslie Swartz says elite athletes are expected to perform at their best while managing the intense demands of competing at the highest level. He says supporting their mental health requires more than addressing problems when they arise. Swartz […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Toerisme is bekommerd oor 201-miljoen-rand in die Departement van Toerisme se 2025/26-begroting wat nie bestee is nie. Die departement het 91,7-persent van sy toekenning van 2,43-miljard-rand gebruik. Vertraagde verkryging vir vaardigheids- en Uitgebreide Openbare Werkeprogram-projekte, stadige infrastruktuur-lewering, geskille oor omvang en vakante befondste poste het hiertoe bygedra. Voorsitter Ronalda Nalumango […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag sê die verhoor in die voortslepende wapen-korrupsiesaak teen oudpresident Jacob Zuma en die Franse wapenmaatskappy Thales begin op 1 Februarie volgende jaar. Dit volg nadat hulle versuim het om aansoek te doen om verlof tot appèl teen die uitspraak van die KwaZulu-Natalse Hooggeregshof dat die verhoor kan voortgaan. Die NVG sê […]
# The Department of Basic Education welcomes a positive start to the National Senior Certificate examinations. The exams started yesterday, with over 800-thousand full-time and part-time candidates writing. Spokesperson Terence Khala says the first papers were written without major incidents. He thanked teachers, parents and officials for ensuring a smooth start and wished the Class […]
# A criminal fraud complaint of more than 22-million-rand has been registered against ticket supplier Adriaan Pieterse after customers were allegedly left without tickets at several major sporting events. The complaint was lodged by hospitality agency Leisure Connexion and its owner, Adelbert Retief. News24 reports the alleged losses include about eleven-million-rand linked to UEFA Champions […]
# FNB has recorded a 47-percent increase in virtual card transaction values over the past financial year, reflecting growing customer adoption of secure digital payment solutions. It says the growth highlights changing payment habits across its digital ecosystem, which serves over 19-million regular platform users and over 12-million banking customers. Virtual cards are increasingly being […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Tourism is concern over 201-million-rand underspend in the Department of Tourism’s 2025/26 budget. The department spent 91.7-percent of its 2.43-billion-rand allocation. Delayed procurement for skills and Expanded Public Works Programme projects, slow infrastructure delivery, scope disputes, due diligence delays, and vacant funded posts contributed to the underspending. Chairperson Ronalda Nalumango […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority says the trial in the long-running arms deal corruption case of former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales will start on the first of February next year. This comes after they failed to file applications for leave to appeal the KwaZulu-Natal High Court’s ruling that the trial can […]
