# Die Wes-Kaapse Onderwysdepartement herinner ouers vandag is die laaste dag om skoolplasings van Graad R-, 1- en 8-leerders vir die 2027-akademiese jaar te bevestig. Die woordvoerder Bronagh Hammond sê die toelatingstelsel sal leerders om middernag self plaas volgens hul hoogste beskikbare keuse indien aanbiedings nie bevestig word nie. Sy sê meer as 46-duisend leerders […]
# Die Wits-debatvereniging vra realistiese en volhoubare oplossings vir Suid-Afrika se maatskaplik-ekonomiese uitdagings terwyl die land môre Jeugdag herdenk. Die voorsitter, Thandolwethu France, het aan SABC News gesê baie jongmense het vertroue verloor omdat regeringsingrypings dikwels nie die oorsake van werkloosheid en ekonomiese uitsluiting aanspreek nie. France voer aan korttermyn-werksprogramme is onvoldoende en bepleit meer […]
# The Road Traffic Management Corporation says South Africa’s vehicle licensing system could shift to a fully digital model, removing the need for windscreen licence discs. Spokesperson Simon Zwane says the system would allow traffic officers to access vehicle and compliance data electronically through number-plate recognition tools. He says the move aims to curb fraud […]
# The Electoral Commission has reiterated calls for young South Africans to register to vote ahead of the upcoming local government elections. Civic and Democracy Education general manager Moagisi Letlhaku says voting is an important rite of passage and a key responsibility in strengthening democracy. Letlhaku says the IEC is expanding civic education programmes in […]
# The Wits Debating Union has called for realistic and sustainable solutions to South Africa’s socio-economic challenges as the country marks Youth Day. The union’s chairperson, Thandolwethu France, told SABC News that many young people have lost confidence because government interventions often fail to address the root causes of unemployment and economic exclusion. France argues […]
# South Africa’s renewable energy producers are facing mounting financial pressure as Eskom instructs wind and solar projects to reduce power generation. Energy analyst Chris Yelland says intentional reduction levels in 2026 have risen sharply, with some projects reporting revenue losses of up to nine-percent. Independent power producers claim reimbursement delays have created a cash-flow crisis, […]
# Nine people were killed and several others injured in a wave of Russian strikes on Ukraine, with a major religious landmark in the capital Kyiv catching fire. The 11th Century Dormition Cathedral was significantly damaged in what Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Svyrydenko called a brutal assault on the people and heritage of the country. […]
# Leiers van die Groep van Sewe-lande, die grootste, gevorderde ekonomieë, sal binnekort by die Franse oord Evian‑les‑Bains vergader, nadat Amerika en Iran aangekondig het ‘n voorlopige ooreenkoms om die oorlog te beëindig is bereik. Die vergadering sal fokus op die volgende stappe oor Iran, asook pogings om gemeenskaplike standpunte te vind oor die oorlog […]
# ‘n 28-jarige man sal na verwagting vandag in die Bellville-landdroshof verskyn nadat hy met 150 lewende, giftige skerpioene versteek in sy bagasie, by Kaapstad Internasionale Lughawe in hegtenis geneem is. Die polisie sê die verdagte is onderskep na intelligensie-geleide operasies deur die Kuilsrivier Veediefstal- en Bedreigde Spesies-eenheid, in samewerking met CapeNature. Die skerpioene, wat […]
