# Union federation Saftu has welcomed the decision by the minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, to withdraw the appointments of board chairpersons at the Sector Education and Training Authorities. The original appointees included minister Gwede Mantashe’s son, Buyambo Mantashe; former KwaZulu-Natal premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube; and ANC Johannesburg deputy regional secretary Loyiso Masuku. Saftu’s […]
# Rugby: Twenty-seven-year-old lock Anathi Qolo will lead the Springbok Women to Madagascar, where they will aim to defend their Rugby Africa Women’s Cup title next month. The three Tests will be against Uganda, Kenya and the hostesses at the Stade Makis in Antananarivo on 7, 11 and 15 June, respectively. Springbok Women performance coach […]
# Die minister van Water en Sanitasie, Pemmy Majodina, en haar adjunk, David Mahlobo, doen vandag inspeksiebesoeke by die Rooiwal-watersuiweringsaanleg en die Klipdrift-aanleg in Hammanskraal. Tshwane se burgemeester, Nasiphi Moya, sal ook teenwoordig wees. Die departement se woordvoerder, Wisane Mavasa, sê die doel van die besoek is om die vordering met die opknapping van Rooiwal […]
# The DA is calling on Water and Sanitation minister, Pemmy Majodina, to urgently task the Auditor General to investigate critical financial and environmental concerns surrounding the Lesotho Highlands Water Project Phase 2. Construction has again been halted due to a contractor polluting nearby rivers and the Katse Dam, contaminating crucial drinking water supplies with acidic wastewater. The […]
# The MK Party strongly condemns Higher Education and Training minister Nobuhle Pamela Nkabane’s initial decision to appoint a board of Sector Education and Training Authority members heavily aligned with the ANC. It says it is disingenuous that she revoked the appointments only when faced with huge backlash, rather than acknowledging the inherent ethical failings […]
# Soccer: At least 13 people were injured when a car drove into a crowd of supporters outside the RCDE Stadium in Spain, before the LaLiga match between Barcelona and Espanyol on Thursday evening. The driver was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and causing injury. The start of the match was delayed due to […]
# Die Tshwane Munisipaliteit het planne aangekondig om die Wonderboom-lughawe te laat herleef deur ‘n openbare-privaat vennootskap. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Finansies, Eugene Modise, sê ondanks jare se finansiële verliese, sal die metro nie bande met die lughawe verbreek nie, en sê dit het potensiaal as ‘n vragvervoersentrum. Fondse is opsy gesit as deel van Tshwane […]
# Gholf: Jhonattan Vegas van Venezuela het sewe onder 64 aangeteken in die eerste ronde van die Amerikaanse PGA-kampioenskap in Noord-Carolina – twee houe voor die Amerikaner Ryan Gerard en die Australiër Cam Davis. Die Meesterskampioen, Rory McIlroy van Noord-Ierland, het foute begaan en is tien houe agter die voorloper. Die Suid-Afrikaner Garrick Higgo, die […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof het dele van die Wet op Vlugtelinge ongrondwetlik verklaar en uitstel aan sommige asielsoekers gebied. Die uitspraak volg op ‘n twee jaar lange regsgeding deur die Scalabrini-sentrum, wat aangevoer het dat die deportasie van mense sonder om asielaansoeke te oorweeg, grondwetlike regte skend. Die hof het bevind die verbod op aansoeke […]
