# The University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate in Education on South Africa’s most celebrated and multi-award-winning editorial cartoonist, Jonathan Shapiro, better known as Zapiro. The university says over the past four decades, Shapiro’s cartoons have held up a compelling, insightful mirror to events taking place in South Africa. Shapiro says it’s pleasing for […]
# AfriForum het die Stad Tshwane beskuldig dat hy die organisasie se plan om substasies in die metro te beveilig, verhinder. Talle gebiede in Centurion en Pretoria-Oos was gister sonder krag ná ʼn ontploffing by die Zwartkop-substasie. Verlede maand het ʼn transformator by die Waltloo-substasie aan die brand geraak. Arno Roodt van AfriForum sê verouderde […]
# AfriForum has criticised the City of Tshwane for thwarting the implementation of the organisation’s plan for safeguarding substations in the metro. Several parts of Centurion and Pretoria East were without power on Tuesday due to an explosion at the Zwartkop substation. Last month, a transformer at the Waltloo substation caught fire. AfriForum’s Arno Roodt […]
# Die Gautengse Onderwysdepartement veroordeel die aanranding van leerders by die Soshanguve South Secondary School deur gemeenskapslede wat na bewering kwaad was omdat hulle laat was. Die voorval het gister plaasgevind toe die groep na bewering skolierpatrollies oorrompel, die skoolterrein betree en die leerders aangerand het. Die departement se woordvoerder, Steve Mabona, sê laatkom is […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education has condemned the assault of learners at Soshanguve South Secondary School by community members allegedly angry over late-coming. The incident occurred yesterday, when the group reportedly overpowered scholar patrols, entered the school premises, and physically attacked the learners. The department’s Steve Mabona says while late-coming is a concern, violence […]
# Die koukusleier van die DA in Tshwane, Cilliers Brink, het alarm gemaak oor die gereelde brande by Tshwane-substasies, insluitend die onlangse voorval by Swartkop. Hy het die afwesigheid van kragstuwing- en brandbeskermingstelsels bevraagteken en opgemerk substasies moet tydens spanningsverhogings afgeskakel word om brande te voorkom. Brink vermoed opsetlike verwaarlosing van hierdie stelsels, wat kontrakteurs […]
# DA Tshwane Caucus Leader Cilliers Brink, has raised alarms over the recurring fires at Tshwane substations, including the recent Swartkop incident. He questioned the absence of surge and fire protection systems, noting that substations should shut down during voltage surges to prevent fires. Brink suspects deliberate neglect of these systems, potentially benefiting contractors through […]
# Die burgemeester van Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya sê hulle gaan twee onwettige woonstelblokke in Pretoria voor die einde van die week sloop. Die Pretoriase Hooggeregshof het verlede maand ‘n appèl deur ‘n eiendomsontwikkelaar van Pretoria, George Asaba, van die hand gewys om die metro te keer om die woonstelblokke te sloop, wat sonder goedgekeurde bouplanne […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya says they are planning to demolish two illegal block of flats in Pretoria West before the end of this week. Last month, the High Court in Pretoria dismissed an appeal by Pretoria property developer George Asaba to stop the metro from demolishing the block of flats, which were built without […]
