# Die menseregte-voorstandersgroep Section27 het ‘n uitspraak van die Hooggeregshof in Polokwane verwelkom wat 50 voormalige matriekleerders van die Baphutheng Senior Secondary School in Limpopo vrygespreek het van bewerings van eksamen-onreëlmatighede. Die leerders is van groepafskryf beskuldig nadat ooreenkomste gevind is in hul antwoorde vir die 2024-eksamens in Besigheidstudies en Ekonomie. Thato Gaffane van die […]
# The government has welcomed the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights’ preliminary findings on migration in South Africa. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration says the commission recognised the country’s legal framework for protecting human rights, including refugees and asylum seekers. It also acknowledged challenges such as undocumented migration, unemployment, poverty, crime and hostility […]
# The DA says fuel prices can be reduced by replacing the Road Accident Fund and scrapping the levy that funds it. The party’s Chris Hunsinger says the RAF has about 450-billion-rand in outstanding claims, while its annual income is only 47-billion-rand. Hunsinger added motorists are paying more for fuel to fund a system that […]
# The DA has called for stronger action to tackle gender-based violence and femicide, amid growing concern over the murder of women. The party warns women remain at risk despite repeated government commitments, while social workers assisting victims also face growing safety risks. During a debate in the National Council of Provinces, the DA’s Wendy […]
# Limpopo Transport and Community Safety MEC Nakedi Kekana has sent condolences to the families of six people killed in a head-on collision on the R524, about five kilometres outside Louis Trichardt in Makhado. The crash involved five vehicles, including a police vehicle transporting two awaiting-trial prisoners. The department’s Dali Tshifhiwa has urged motorists to […]
# Union federation SAFTU says an emergency subsidy for illuminating paraffin is crucial to protect poor households from the sharp increase in fuel prices. The federation argues the three-rand-58-cents-a-litre increase will put further pressure on families who rely on paraffin for cooking, heating and lighting. SAFTU’s Asive Dyani condemned the latest fuel price increases, warning […]
# Section27 has welcomed a ruling by the High Court in Polokwane clearing 50 former matric learners from Baphutheng Senior Secondary School in Limpopo of examination irregularities. The learners had been accused of group copying after similarities were found in their 2024 Business Studies and Economics exam answers. The organisation’s Thato Gaffane says the provincial […]
# The South African Petroleum Retailers Association warns that this month’s fuel price increases will put further pressure on households and businesses. Petrol has risen by more than three-rand a litre, while diesel and illuminating paraffin have also increased sharply. SAPRA’s Vishal Premlall says the higher costs will affect food prices, transport and deliveries, and […]
# Rhodes-universiteit sê gesprekke met sy studenteraad het beduidende vordering gemaak oor die 2027-protokol vir die betaling van studentegelde vir 2027. Die visekanselier Sizwe Mabizela het gesê daar is ná gister se samesprekings ooreenstemming oor sekere aspekte bereik en verskeie toegewings is gemaak. Mabizela het beklemtoon sinvolle gesprekvoering het gehelp om praktiese oplossings te identifiseer, […]
