# AfriForum says government should prioritise the maintenance of existing World Heritage Sites before nominating new ones. This follows a call by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment for proposals to add more sites to the list. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal says sites like Robben Island in the Western Cape and Mapungubwe in […]
# The DA in Limpopo is demanding the urgent release of the investigation report into the Bloemfontein athletics fiasco in the Free State, where learners were forced to sleep on buses and went without food during the SA Schools Athletics Championships in April. Despite a public apology and a one-month deadline promised by premier Phophi […]
# Die DA het die sluiting van die Hans Masibe Primary School in die Mapela-nedersetting in die Mokgalakwena-munisipaliteit, sterk gekritiseer. Die skool is gesluit oor ‘n geskeduleerde vergadering van die Suid-Afrikaanse Demokratiese Onderwysersunie. Die DA se provinsiale woordvoerder vir Onderwys, Jacques Smalle, het gesê om ‘n skool te sluit vir ‘n vakbondvergadering maak inbreuk op […]
# The DA has strongly criticised the closure of Hans Masibe Primary School in Mapela Village, Mokgalakwena Municipality, due to a scheduled meeting by the South African Democratic Teachers Union. DA provincial spokesperson for Education, Jacques Smalle, stated that shutting down the school for a union meeting infringes upon learners’ constitutional right to basic education, […]
# Boere reg oor Suid-Afrika pas vee aan by klimaatuiterstes deur versigtige teling, herskeppende praktyke en waterslim stelsels. Volgens die Journal of Animal Breeding verbeter die teling doeltreffendheid en veerkragtigheid. In Limpopo kruisteel telers inheemse skape vir veerkragtigheid, terwyl bokboere klem plaas op siekteweerstand en vleisopbrengs. In die Karoo verminder boere die grootte van kuddes […]
# Farmers across South Africa are adapting livestock to climate extremes through selective breeding, regenerative practices, and water-smart systems. According to the Journal of Animal Breeding, selective breeding improves efficiency and resilience. In Limpopo, breeders cross indigenous sheep for resilience, while goat farmers focus on disease resistance and meat yield. In the Karoo, farmers reduce […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid sê voedselveiligheidstandaarde sal nou strenger toegepas word na Tiger Brands se besluit om die listeriose-groepsgeding te skik. Die uitbraak in 2017 is veroorsaak deur besmette produkte uit die maatskappy se aanleg in Polokwane, Limpopo. Dit het meer as 200 lewens geëis en meer as ‘n duisend mense geraak. Foster Mohale […]
# The Department of Health says food safety standards will now face greater scrutiny following Tiger Brands’ decision to settle the listeriosis class action. The 2017 outbreak, traced to contaminated products from the company’s Polokwane facility in Limpopo, claimed over 200 lives and affected more than one-thousand people. The department’s Foster Mohale urged affected families […]
# Leiers in die toerismebedryf verwelkom die regering se belegging van sewe-miljoen-rand om lugtoegang te verbeter, maar waarsku dat die voordele regoor alle provinsies gedeel moet word. Afrika se Reis-indaba vind hierdie week in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal plaas, waar daar toenemende oproepe is vir ’n meer gebalanseerde toerismeplan. Anthony Moskovitch van ANEW Hotels and Resorts sê […]