# The University of Cape Town has partnered with Applied Higher Education to launch the all-Africa rankings initiative, aimed at creating an African-led framework for measuring university excellence. Universities across the continent have been invited to help shape the initiative during a conference in Cape Town later this month. The university’s Mosa Moshabela says the […]
# The Brakpan Magistrate’s Court has postponed the murder case against suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and four others to 13 August. Mkhwanazi will remain in custody after the state opposed bail. The five are accused of murdering businessman Emmanuel Mbense, whose body was found in a dam near Nigel. Mkhwanazi’s lawyer, […]
# The head of investigations at the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Matthews Sesoko, has told the Madlanga commission that past workplace victimisation and a suspected work-related kidnapping stopped him from challenging his exclusion from Crime Intelligence investigations. Sesoko said while there may have been a case against Crime Intelligence officials, IDAC failed to follow proper […]
# The state has told the Brakpan Magistrate’s Court that suspended Ekurhuleni Metro Police deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi and four co-accused agreed to keep silent after the alleged murder of businessman Emmanuel Mbense, and that anyone who spoke out would be killed. Mbense was assaulted, tortured and his body dumped in a dam near Nigel […]
# Investec economist Lara Hodes says South Africa’s mining sector remains a major contributor to economic growth, supported by the country’s rich mineral resources. According to Hodes, strong global demand for platinum group metals, gold, coal, iron ore, manganese and chrome continues to support exports. She added that fixing electricity and logistics problems could boost […]
# Die Universiteit van Kaapstad het saam met Applied Higher Education die Afrika-ranglysinisiatief begin, wat daarop gemik is om ‘n Afrika-geleide raamwerk te skep om universiteitsuitnemendheid te meet. Universiteite regoor die vasteland is genooi om later hierdie maand die inisiatief te help vorm tydens ‘n konferensie in Kaapstad. Mosa Moshabela van die universiteit sê die […]
# Twee Suid-Afrikaanse innoveerders is op die kortlys vir die 2026 Afrika-prys vir Ingenieursinnovering. Die chemiese ingenieur, professor Dyllon Randall, is erken vir die ontwikkeling van ‘n urien-tot-kunsmis-herwinningstelsel, terwyl biomediese navorser, Sincengile Ntshingila op die kortlys is vir die skep van ‘n virtuele weefselkultuuropleidingsplatform. Die finaliste sal in Oktober in Johannesburg meeding vir die eerste […]
# Die Brakpan-landdroshof het die moordsaak teen die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie, Julius Mkhwanazi, en vier ander tot 13 Augustus uitgestel. Mkhwanazi sal in aanhouding bly nadat die staat borgtog teengestaan het. Die vyf word daarvan beskuldig dat hulle die sakeman Emmanuel Mbense, wie se liggaam in ‘n dam naby Nigel gevind is, vermoor […]
# Die staat het die Brakpan-landdroshof meegedeel die geskorste adjunkhoof van die Ekurhuleni-metropolisie, Julius Mkhwanazi, en vier medebeskuldigdes het ooreengekom om stil te bly na die beweerde moord op die sakeman Emmanuel Mbense, en dat enigiemand wat sou praat, doodgemaak sou word. Mbense is in 2022 aangerand, gemartel en sy liggaam is in ‘n dam […]
