# The 11th African Women Writers’ Symposium at the Soweto Theatre has emphasised more reading and creative writing especially for women. Funded by the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture and produced by Afro Arts SA, the event celebrated women’s voices in literature. Highlights included author Alexandra Fuller’s “No Voice No Choice” lecture, poetry and […]
# The University of the Free State says academic activities will resume today following recent disruptions. The university’s executive committee and student bodies have agreed on how the new system will be implemented. The academic calendar has been adjusted to ensure completion of the 2025 academic year. Its QwaQwa campus, closed after protests over the […]
# Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has condemned patients exploiting the public healthcare system by collecting duplicate medications from multiple clinics. Motsoaledi says the practice undermines healthcare integrity and diverts resources from those in need. His remarks follow a Limpopo bus crash where bottles of medication were found, prompting investigations into their origin and legality. The […]
# DA leader John Steenhuisen will unveil proposed reforms to the Black Economic Empowerment and Employment Equity, and the Expropriation Acts today. The party argues these laws have entrenched elite enrichment and blocked small businesses. The DA’s six-point plan focuses on need-based policies, job creation, and supporting small enterprises rather than race-based targets. The announcement […]
# AfriForum sê president Cyril Ramaphosa het onder eed erken dat Artikels 19(2), (3) en (4) van die Onteieningswet ongrondwetlik is, wat onteiening toelaat voordat grondeienaars dit in die hof kan betwis. AfriForum se uitvoerende hoof, Kallie Kriel, verwelkom die erkenning, maar voer aan dat slegs die Parlement die wet kan wysig. Hy doen ‘n […]
# The Standing Committee on Public Accounts has resolved to send a final letter to former Road Accident Fund CEO Collins Letsoalo, urging him to appear as a witness in its oversight enquiry. Letsoalo has repeatedly challenged SCOPA’s authority, arguing the matter falls under the Transport Committee. SCOPA maintains its mandate to probe RAF’s financial […]
# Die portefeuljekomitee oor Elektrisiteit en Energie het die Suid-Afrikaanse Kernenergiekorporasie geprys nadat vier van sy maatskappye skoon oudits behaal het. Tydens ‘n toesigbesoek aan Pelindaba het voorsitter Nonkosi Mvana die belangrikheid beklemtoon van die monitering van vordering in energie-infrastruktuur. NECSA se uitvoerende hoof, Loyiso Tyabashe, het groot verbeterings aan bestuur en ses skoon oudits […]
# Die Staande Komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge het besluit om ‘n finale brief aan die voormalige uitvoerende hoof van die Padongelukkefonds, Collins Letsoalo, te stuur, waarin hy aangespoor word om as getuie in hul toesigondersoek te verskyn. Letsoalo het SKOOR se gesag herhaaldelik betwis en aangevoer die saak val onder die Vervoerkomitee. SKOOR handhaaf sy […]
# Padwedlope: Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Kultuursake en Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, het sy teleurstelling uitgespreek oor die kansellasie van 2025 se Kaapstadse marathon weens erge weer. Mackenzie sê die besluit, wat saam met veiligheidsowerhede geneem is, het die welstand van hardlopers, vrywilligers en toeskouers eerste gestel. Mackenzie, wat aan die wedloop oor 42-kilometer sou deelneem, […]
