# South Africa is hosting the first G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group meeting in Somerset West, Western Cape, from today. Led by Public Service and Administration minister, Mzamo Buthelezi, the Special Investigating Unit, and the Department of Justice, the three-day meeting aims to enhance transparency and accountability. Key discussions will focus on strengthening public institutions, asset […]
# The Department of Women, Youth and Persons With Disabilities says it is important to raise awareness about deafness and hearing loss and to promote access to ear and hearing care. Today is World Hearing Day, which is being commemorated under the theme, Changing mindsets: Empower yourself. Make ear and hearing care a reality for […]
# Die Grensbestuursowerheid het tydelik bedrywighede opgeskort by vyf grensposte weens ernstige oorstromings wat deur swaar reën veroorsaak is. Die poste wat geraak word is Stockpoort, Makgobistad, Bray, Groblersbrug en Pontdrift. Die woordvoerder Mmemme Mogotsi sê reisigers en handelsoperateurs word aangeraai om die Ramatlabama-, Kopfontein-, Beitbrug- en Skilpadshekposte as alternatiewe te gebruik vir oorgrensbewegings:
# The Border Management Authority has temporarily suspended operations at five ports of entry due to severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall. The affected ports are Stockpoort, Makgobistad, Bray, Groblersbridge, and Pontdrift. BMA’s, Mmemme Mogotsi, says travelers and commercial operators are advised to use Ramatlabama, Kopfontein, Beitbridge, and Skilpadshek ports of entry as alternatives for […]
# Die Tshwane Universiteit vir Tegnologie sê daar is ʼn verskuiwing van tradisionele fossielbrandstof na skoner energiebronne. Navorsing toon ʼn sterk verband tussen toenemende kweekhuisgasse in die atmosfeer en uiterste weerstoestande. Professor Mandla Msimanga sê die probleem oor hernubare energie in Afrika, is die gaping tussen die hoeveelheid energie wat nodig is om fabrieke aan […]
# The Tshwane University of Technology says there is an urgent need to shift from traditional fossil fuel energy sources to cleaner sources of energy. Research suggests a strong link between increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and extreme weather events. Professor Mandla Msimanga says the conundrum that Africa faces regarding renewable energy is […]
# Navorsing in die Wes-Kaap het bevind die uitskakeling van huiswerk in die laerskool verbeter leerdermotivering en -welstand. Nog ‘n studie wat agt staats-laerskole in Johannesburg betrek het, het onthul dat terwyl huiswerkopdragte die klaskamer steun, het teenstrydige beleid en wisselende vlakke van ouerbetrokkenheid die doeltreffendheid geskaad. ‘n Professor aan die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap, […]
# Research in the Western Cape found that eliminating homework in a primary school improved learner motivation and well-being. Another study involving eight public primary school principals in Johannesburg revealed that while homework supported classroom instruction, inconsistent policies and varying levels of parental involvement hindered its effectiveness. University of the Western Cape professor, Rouaan Maarman, […]
# Die landbou-organisasie, TLU SA, waarsku daar is tans ʼn groot moontlikheid dat voëlgriep in Suid-Afrika kan uitbreek. Die hoogsaansteeklike voëlgriepvirus, H5N1, het miljoene vrektes onder wilde voëls veroorsaak en handelspluimvee moes dringend uitgedun word. Bennie Van Zyl van TLU SA sê die vorige groot voëlgriep-uitbreking in Suid-Afrika het tot verliese van sowat 9,5-miljard-rand gelei:
