# The Western Cape Education Department is warning teachers about a scam offering fake teaching posts in exchange for money. Scammers use WhatsApp messages impersonating school principals or district officials, promising permanent positions and requesting an approximately two-thousand-800-rand authorisation fee. The WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond says legitimate appointments never require payment emphasising that permanent posts […]
# Rugby: Die Mededingings-kommissie het ‘n ondersoek teen die Suid-Afrikaanse Rugby-unie begin na klagtes oor die verkoop van kaartjies vir losies. SARU en sommige van sy geaffilieerde agentskappe word beskuldig van onregverdige sakegebruike deur gasvryheids-losiepakkette net beskikbaar te stel vir aangestelde handelsregte-agentskappe soos Megapro en Sail. The Citizen berig die klaers eis volle deursigtigheid van […]
# Tennis: World number three Carlos Alcaraz plans to take longer breaks between tournaments to avoid a repetition of his four-month injury lay-off. The defending champion is still on course for a third US Open title after reaching the third round. The 23-year-old Spaniard says the current demands are impossible to keep up with. He […]
# European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen condemns a Russian drone sabotage plot at Germany’s Leipzig/Halle Airport, calling it a new escalation on European Union soil. Speaking alongside NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, Von der Leyen declared Russian intimidation would not work. She warns the EU will not tolerate attacks on critical infrastructure, and […]
# The National Council of SPCAs has been admitted as a “friend of the court” in a Supreme Court of Appeal case concerning the export of horn from captive-bred rhinos. The case could have wider implications for protected species and captive-bred specimens. The NSPCA argues overall animal welfare must be considered and prioritised when authorities […]
# Die Instituut vir Internasionale Finansies sê Afrika het te kampe met ‘n moontlik ernstige El Niño te midde van ‘n swakker ekonomiese posisie as ‘n dekade terug. Hoër oliepryse, ‘n sterker Amerikaanse dollar en strenger befondsingsvoorwaardes plaas verdere druk op ekonomieë. Weervoorspellers waarsku die klimaatsverskynsel kan lei tot droogtetoestande in Suider-Afrika en oorstromings in […]
# Survivors and descendants of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre have filed a landmark case in the High Court in Pretoria against the government. Supported by Lawyers for Human Rights and Leigh Day, they want the court to overturn the 1961 Indemnity Act, which protected apartheid officials from liability. The families seek compensation and possible criminal […]
# Die vakbond Solidariteit het ‘n ondersoek van stapel gestuur na die Amerikaanse onderneming Amazon oor bewerings dat ondernemings in Suid-Afrika op grond van die eienaars se ras uitgesluit word van ‘n sakeontwikkelingsprogram. Amazon Web Services se beleggingsprogram vir ekonomiese bemagtiging, wat gelyke deelname en insluiting bevorder, aanvaar volgens berigte slegs ondernemings in swart besit. […]
# The United Nations says global warming is likely to surpass the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold within the next few years, with warming potentially peaking at 1.8-degrees under the best-case scenario. The UN report says current policies could result in warming of around 2.6-degrees. Scientists warn every additional fraction of warming increases climate risks. They […]
