# The City of Tshwane has approved a special leave policy for employees to undergo Ukuthwasa, the sacred initiation journey into becoming a traditional healer. The metro says for many years, public servants have had to choose between their calling and their careers. It says the initiation journey is a profound spiritual transformation that requires […]
# ‘n Konsortium wat ‘n hoofondersoeker van die Universiteit van Pretoria insluit, het befondsing ontvang vir ‘n navorsingsprojek oor die koloniale geskiedenis van Europese universiteite en hoe dit aangepak en gekureer moet word. Die projek, Koloniale Nalatenskap van Universiteite: Wesenlikhede en Nuwe Samewerking, bring nege akademici en kultuurorganisasies in agt lande byeen. Die universiteit sê […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya and mayoral committee members will be updating the media today on the metro’s service delivery achievements. This forms part of the 100-Day Action Plan, which was launched in October last year, to improve the metro’s finances, revitalise the economy, and prioritise service delivery. The multi-party coalition government will be updating on […]
# The University of Johannesburg is considering taking legal action against Joel Sangweni, who has claimed to be a lecturer at the institution. On social media he boasted about intentionally failing South African students while favouring foreigners. UJ says Sangweni is not employed by the university in any capacity, however he briefly served as a tutor in […]
# Residents of Johannesburg’s Wards 82 and 99 will today participate in municipal by-elections. The councillor of Ward 82, which encompasses areas such as Westbury and Newclare, has passed away. Ward 99, which includes suburbs such as Cresta and Blairgowrie, was left without representation after the councillor’s resignation. Candidates from various political parties are contesting […]
# A consortium that includes a principal investigator from the University of Pretoria has been awarded funding. This is for a project that will research the colonial history of European universities, and explore how these legacies and heritage can be addressed and curated. The Colonial Legacies of Universities: Materialities and New Collaborations project brings together nine […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus in Ekurhuleni sê die metro se finansiële posisie het só versleg dat hy nie ‘n deposito van 177-milljoen-rand aan Eskom kan betaal vir die opknapping van vier mini-substasies in Chloorkop nie. Die metro skuld die kragvoorsiener nagenoeg twee-miljard-rand. Die VF Plus sê dit blyk dat Ekurhuleni toenemend op buite-instansies moet staatmaak […]
# Ses verdagtes is gister in twee afsonderlike skietgevegte met die polisie in Soweto, Gauteng, doodgeskiet. Twee vermeende geldwa-rowers is in Dobsonville doodgeskiet en vyf ander is gearresteer, terwyl daar ook op vuurwapens en ammunisie beslag gelê is. Die Polisieministerie se woordvoerder, Kamogelo Mogotsi, sê in die twee voorval in Moletsane, het ʼn span gereageer […]
# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni says the metro’s financial position has deteriorated to such an extent that it is unable to pay Eskom a deposit of 177-million-rand for upgrading four mini-substations in Chloorkop. The metro currently owes the power utility around two-billion-rand. The FF Plus says it appears that Ekurhuleni may have to […]
