# The deputy director of Investigations of KwaZulu-Natal’s Independent Police Investigative Directorate, Len John, has told the Madlanga commission some police officials are closely linked to the tow-truck industry, describing it as a free rein to crime. He alleges tow trucks are being used to transport drugs, with police members involved in the operation. John […]
# Build One South Africa sê die regering bestee miljarde aan kolleges vir Tegniese en Beroeps-onderwys en -opleiding sonder om te weet hoeveel studente gradueer. BOSA se leier, Mmusi Maimane, sê die minister van Hoër Onderwys, Buti Manamela, het erken die departement beskik nie oor voldoende betroubare nasionale data oor programvoltooiing en uitvalkoerse nie. Hy […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA het ‘n nasionale veldtog geloods teen voorgestelde wysigings aan die Wet op Vuurwapenbeheer. Woordvoerder Caria van der Merwe sê die veranderings kan verreikende gevolge hê vir boere, landelike gemeenskappe en wettige vuurwapeneienaars. Die veldtog het ten doel om te verseker die landbougemeenskap se bekommernisse word gehoor. Van der Merwe sê […]
# The SKA Observatory has released a new book outlining the scientific research expected from the Square Kilometre Array as construction progresses. The book titled, “Advancing Astrophysics II,” contains 221 peer-reviewed papers from more than one-thousand-500 scientists in 51 countries. South Africa hosts the SKA-Mid instrument, which will eventually comprise 197 dishes, including MeerKAT. Australia […]
# Die Benchmarks-stigting sê voorgestelde veranderings aan Suid-Afrika se mynbouwette sal moontlik nie die steutelfigure in onwettige mynbousindikate teiken nie. Die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Algemene Mynbouwette stel voor onwettige mynbedrywighede en verwante bedrywighede moet tot misdade verklaar word, met boetes van tot 100-miljoen-rand en tronkstraf van tot 30-jaar. ‘n Navorser, David van Wyk, sê die owerhede […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi to immediately withdraw the charges against the suspended National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. The Forum’s Dennis Bloem says Mothibi told the Madlanga Commission that the charges would be reviewed. Bloem questions the delay, saying Masemola should not continue facing […]
# COPE accuses president Cyril Ramaphosa and the Economic Cluster ministers of abandoning unemployed South Africans, particularly the youth. COPE’s Pakes Dikgetsi says the government’s silence on worsening unemployment reflects political failure and years of poor policy and implementation. The party is calling for an Emergency National Summit on Youth Unemployment, bringing together churches, business […]
# MANCOSA is warning that South Africa’s tertiary education system may not have enough capacity to accommodate growing numbers of qualifying matric learners. MANCOSA’s Director and Chief Academic Officer, Zaheer Hamid, says public institutions are receiving applications that exceed available places, leaving some academically eligible students without opportunities to study. He says accredited private institutions […]
# The FF Plus says an alleged arson incident at the Blood River heritage site in KwaZulu-Natal highlights the importance of mutual recognition between communities. According to the Heritage Foundation, oil was set alight near the site manager’s home, injuring a camper who helped fight the blaze and electrical infrastructure and part of the campsite […]
