# The African Christian Democratic Party is calling on government to urgently prioritise the fight against anti-gang violence in communities across the country. The party’s Palesa Yates says the recent senseless killings in Reiger Park, Gauteng, of two young women and two police officers are a case in point. She argues that standard police deployments […]
# COSATU in Gauteng ondersteun die Onderwysdepartement se besluit om veiligheidspersoneel te ontplooi na 245 skole wat as hoërisiko bestempel word. Cosatu se voorsitter, Amos Monyela, sê egter die sukses van hierdie projek sal afhang van doeltreffende implementering, voldoende hulpbronne, betekenisvolle toesig en die voortgesette samewerking tussen skoolbeheerliggame, ouers, opvoeders, leerders en gemeenskappe. Hy sê […]
# COSATU Gauteng supports the Education Department’s decision to deploy security personnel to 245 schools labeled as high-risk across the province. However, Cosatu chairperson, Amos Monyela says the success of this initiative will depend on effective implementation, sufficient resources, meaningful oversight and an ongoing collaboration between school governing bodies, parents, educators, learners and communities. He […]
# Hurricane Lala is battering Hawaii with strong winds and heavy rain, leaving more than 89-thousand households without power. The Category One storm has brought flooding and dangerous conditions, with the National Hurricane Center warning of life-threatening floods and mudslides. Hawaii Governor Josh Green says some areas have received more than 33 centimetres of rain. […]
# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, sê die regering beplan ‘n beleidsverklaring om prioriteitstoegang tot gesubsidieerde behuising uit te brei vir oorlewendes van geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord. Simelane het gepraat by die Ministriële Leierskapbetrokkenheid-vergadering vir Vroue van Menslike Nedersettings by Vryheidspark in Pretoria. Sy sê die aanbeveling sal geslagsgeweld-voorkoming integreer in stedelike behuisingsbeplanning, maatskaplik-ekonomiese […]
# Moroccan authorities have detained more than 100 migrants attempting to reach Spain’s North African exclave of Ceuta. Security sources say 111 people were detained in and around Fnideq, near the border, with most from sub-Saharan Africa. Police, including officers in riot gear, used tear gas to disperse groups gathering on nearby hills. Security was […]
# Die onderwysaktivis, Hendrick Makaneta, doen ‘n beroep op die raad van die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente om nie die goeie werk wat deur die administrateur, Hlengani Mathebulain, gedoen is, ongeldig te maak in ‘n poging om die uitdagings wat die skema in die gesig staar, op te los nie. Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria […]
# Saftu has joined the families, survivors, mineworkers and the entire working class in commemorating the 14th anniversary of the Marikana Massacre today. In August 2012, police opened fire on striking mineworkers at Lonmin’s platinum mine in Marikana, North West, killing 34 workers. The workers were engaged in a struggle for a living wage, centred […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Paaie en Vervoer het 211 geldige bedryfslisensies oorhandig aan operateurs wat aan die vereistes voldoen as deel van sy spesiale lisensie-oorhandigingsgeleenthede. Die woordvoerder, Lesiba Mpya, sê die geleenthede het operateurs die kans gegun om hul goedgekeurde bedryfslisensies voor die sperdatum af te haal. Hy sê die 108 lisensies wat nie […]
