# The MK Party strongly condemns Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane’s initial decision to appoint a board of Sector Education and Training Authority members heavily aligned with the ANC. It says it is disingenuous that she revoked the appointments only when faced with huge backlash, rather than acknowledging the inherent ethical failings […]
# The National Council of and for Persons with Disabilities has announced the theme for Casual Day 2025, Beyond the Label. This initiative encourages South Africans to recognise and celebrate persons with disabilities for their full humanity, moving past societal labels. Set for Friday, 5 September, participants can support the cause by purchasing a 20-rand […]
# Die Presidensie verwag volgende week se ontmoeting tussen president Cyril Ramaphosa en sy Amerikaanse ampsgenoot, Donald Trump, sal fatsoenlik verloop. Die ontmoeting sal ‘n platform wees om die strategiese verhouding tussen die twee lande te herstel. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, het aan die SABC gesê die president is bewus van wat kan gebeur […]
# The Presidency says it expects next week’s meeting between president Cyril Ramaphosa and his US counterpart, Donald Trump, to observe the right decorum. The meeting will be a platform to reset the strategic relationship between the two countries. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, told the SABC the president is mindful of what could happen, given […]
# Energiehandelaar Discovery Green en die petrochemiese reus Sasol het ‘n nuwe maatskappy genaamd Ampli Energy bekendgestel. Die maatskappy beoog om hernubare energie meer toeganklik en goedkoper vir klein, medium en mikro-ondernemings te maak. Sasol het 450 gigawatt-uur se elektrisiteit per jaar vir Ampli Energy-kliënte opsygesit as deel van die eerste fase. Discovery Green se […]
# ‘n Splinternuwe bloudiamant wat onlangs in die Cullinan-myn in Suid-Afrika ontgin is, Mediterranean Blue, is vir 383-miljoen-rand verkoop op Sotheby’s se veiling in Genève, Switserland. Die bod vir die diamant, wat 10,3 karaat weeg, het op 198-miljoen-rand begin. Sotheby’s se hoof van juweliersware, Quig Bruning, sê die edelsteen tel onder die top- bloudiamante wat […]
# A brand-new blue diamond recently mined from the Cullinan mines of South Africa, Mediterranean Blue, has sold for 383-million-rand at a Sotheby’s auction in Geneva, Switzerland. The bidding for the diamond, which weighs 10.3 carats, started at 198-million-rand. Sotheby’s head of jewels, Quig Bruning, says the gem ranks among the top blue diamonds they […]
# Cosatu verwelkom president Cyril Ramaphosa se komende besoek aan Amerika om president Donald Trump te ontmoet. Trump het sedert die begin van sy tweede termyn in Januarie Suid-Afrika beskuldig van volksmoord teen wit Afrikanerboere en dat hulle grond afgevat word. Amerika is Suid-Afrika se tweede grootste handelsvennoot na China. Matthew Parks van Cosatu sê […]
# Die GOOD-party sê hulle neem kennis van die skikking wat bereik is tussen die uitgesette voormalige DA-lid van die Parlement, Renaldo Gouws, en die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie. As deel van die skikking het Gouws om verskoning gevra vir ‘n 15-jaar-oue rassistiese video wat na vore gekom het nadat hy verlede jaar as ‘n lid van […]