# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta is concerned about reports that more than four-thousand students are still waiting for final National Student Aid Scheme funding decisions, months after the academic year began. He says there can be no justification for administrative delays that leave students in prolonged uncertainty and place their education at risk. Makaneta says […]
# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta is bekommerd oor berigte dat meer as vierduisend studente steeds wag vir finale befondsingsbesluite deur die Nasionale Studentehulpskema, maande nadat die akademiese jaar begin het. Hy sê daar kan geen regverdiging wees vir administratiewe vertragings wat studente in langdurige onsekerheid laat en hul onderwys in gevaar stel nie. Makaneta sê […]
# The Department of Home Affairs has urged qualifying couples to register their customary marriages before the special registration period closes at the end of this month. The special registration window, which runs from 1 September 2024 to 31 August this year, was introduced by the Minister of Home Affairs to allow couples to regularise […]
# Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake vra kwalifiserende egpare om hul gebruiklike huwelike te registreer voor die spesiale registrasietydperk aan die einde van die maand sluit. Die minister van Binnelandse Sake het die spesiale registrasievenster van 1 September 2024 tot 31 Augustus vanjaar ingestel om egpare toe te laat om hul huwelikstatus te bevestig. Die […]
# The federation Cosatu says inequality remains the major contributor to the painful sufferings and experiences of millions of South Africans. Cosatu spokesperson, Nonzuzo Dlamini, says the wealthy are immune to the everyday economic struggles endured by many. She says the working and middle classes battle to survive a stagnant economy, 43.7-percent unemployment, endemic crime and […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu sê ongelykheid bly die grootste bydraer tot die pynlike lyding en ervarings van miljoene Suid-Afrikaners. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Nonzuzo Dlamini, sê welgestelde mense is afgesonder van die daaglikse ekonomiese uitdagings waarmee baie Suid-Afrikaners worstel. Sy sê die werkers- en middelklas sukkel om te oorleef in ‘n swak ekonomie, met 43,7-persent werkloosheid, […]
# Deputy Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Nomalungelo Gina, says South Africa has adopted a new National Open Science Policy as a watershed moment in the country’s science and innovation landscape. The policy aligns closely with the UNESCO recommendation on open science and supports wider access to publicly funded research. The department’s spokesperson, Veronica Mohapeloa, […]
# Die adjunkminister vir Wetenskap, Tegnologie en Innovering, Nomalungelo Gina, sê die nuwe Nasionale Oop Wetenskapbeleid wat Suid-Afrika aangeneem het, is ‘n deurslaggewende oomblik vir die land se wetenskap- en innoveringslandskap. Die beleid stem nou ooreen met die UNESCO-aanbeveling oor oop wetenskap en ondersteun wyer toegang tot navorsing wat openbaar befonds word. Die departement se […]
# The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration has reaffirmed government’s commitment to providing humanitarian assistance to vulnerable foreign nationals affected by ongoing anti-migrant protests. This comes after the Siyafana Sonke Action Campaign raised issues about the treatment of migrants and foreign nationals in South Africa, including calls for greater humanitarian support, protection for vulnerable people and […]
