# The Higher Education Department is taking action against unregistered institutions exploiting students seeking affordable education nationwide. Speaking at an awareness campaign in eThekwini, KwaZulu-Natal, Higher Education deputy minister Mimmy Gondwe urged the public to verify institutions before enrolling. Gondwe warned that fraudulent colleges jeopardise students’ futures and called for stricter enforcement. She emphasised that […]
# Die Hillcrest-Vigs-sentrumtrust het sy liefdadigheidswinkel, iThemba’s Closet, in Durban geopen om sy hospitium en palliatiewe sorg-sentrums te ondersteun. Die winkel verkoop gebruikte klere en word deur toegewyde vrywilligers beman. Die opbrengs word alles gebruik tot voordeel van pasiënte met terminale siektes. Die trust sê die winkel sal na ‘n groter perseel moet verskuif weens […]
# The Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust has opened a charity thrift store, iThemba’s Closet, in Durban to support its hospice and palliative care services. The store offers used clothing and is run by dedicated volunteers. All proceeds directly benefit patients facing life-limiting illnesses. With a growing demand, HACT says it plans to secure a larger […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee vir Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging sê hy is bekommerd oor die sluiting van ArcelorMittal Suid-Afrika se langstaal-onderneming. Die komitee het ʼn geslote vergadering met die staalmaker se bestuur gehad. Die maatskappy wil sy langstaalbedrywighede in Newcastle en Vereeniging sluit omdat dit ʼn verlies toon, maar die regering hoop om hierdie week […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry, and Competition says it is concerned about the closure of ArcelorMittal South Africa’s long steel business. The committee had a closed meeting with the management of the steelmaker. The company is planning to close its loss-making long steel operations in Newcastle and Vereeniging, however government is hoping to […]
# Die Instituut vir Rasseverhoudinge vra die Parlement om ‘n wetsontwerp te aanvaar waarvolgens rassewette afgeskaf word, of die apartheid-era se Wet op Bevolkingsregistrasie weer in te stel. Hy het reeds begin steun werf onder parlementslede en ‘n openbare versoekskrif van stapel gestuur ter ondersteuning van die wetsontwerp. Hermann Pretorius van die instituut voer aan […]
# The Institute of Race Relations urges Parliament to either adopt the No More Race Laws Bill or reenact the apartheid-era Population Registration Act. They have begun lobbying members of Parliament to pass the bill and launched a public petition in support. The institute’s Hermann Pretorius argues that despite the repeal of the act in […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile versoek Suid-Afrikaners om saam te staan in die stryd teen tuberkulose. Hy het op die herdenking van Wêreld-TB-dag in Gamalakhe, KwaZulu-Natal, die hoë TB-syfers in die land uitgelig, met 270-duisend gevalle en 56-duisend sterftes in 2023. Mashatile het vandag die Beëindig TB-veldtog van stapel gestuur, wat ten doel het om teen […]
# Deputy President Paul Mashatile urges South Africans to unite in the fight against tuberculosis. Speaking at the World TB Day commemoration in Gamalakhe, in KwaZulu-Natal, he highlighted the country’s high TB burden, with 270-thousand cases and 56-thousand deaths in 2023. Mashatile today launched the End TB campaign, aiming to test five-million people by next […]
