# The University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate on one of South Africa’s greatest living artists, Diane Victor. She has received multiple awards, and her work is part of several important collections, including at the Javett Art Centre at UP and London’s Victoria and Albert Museum. One of her recent shows, was titled Folly, […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Public Works and Infrastructure has welcomed ongoing efforts to reform the Expanded Public Works Programme into a more viable and sustainable job creation initiative. This government programme focuses on skills development and providing work opportunities. The committee says it is, however, concerned that service providers delivering training appear to be […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê hy is optimisties dat sy Amerikaanse eweknie, Donald Trump, November die G20-beraad in Johannesburg sal bywoon. Die VSA sal op dan die groep se presidentskap in 2026 oorneem. Suid-Afrika se G20-presidentskap het hom daartoe verbind om solidariteit, gelykheid en volhoubaarheid te bevorder. Ramaphosa het die media ingelig oor die gesprekke […]
# President Donald Trump sê die G20-leiersberaad wat in November in Johannesburg plaasvind, sal betekenisloos wees as Amerika nie deelneem nie. Hy het in April gesê daar kan nie verwag word dat hy die beraad bywoon terwyl die Suid-Afrikaanse regering volgens hom grond in wit besit onteien en die nasate van wit setlaars vervolg nie. […]
# Kay Mason Foundation has raised 12.5-million-rand at its recent inaugural Hummingbird Ball hosted in London. The funds will help young underprivileged South African children gain life-changing access to education, mentorship, and leadership development. The foundation’s CEO, Noëline de Goede, says they work to bridge the quality education opportunity gap by empowering young scholars from underserved […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he is optimistic that his US counterpart, Donald Trump, will attend the G20 Summit in Johannesburg this November. The summit is where the US is due to take over the group’s presidency in 2026. South Africa’s G20 presidency has committed to championing solidarity, equality and sustainability. Briefing the media on […]
# US president Donald Trump says the G20 leaders’ summit in Johannesburg in November will be meaningless without the participation of America. In April, he said could not be expected to attend the summit while the South African government, he claims, was expropriating white-owned land and persecuting the descendants of white settlers. Speaking during the […]
# Die vakbondfederasie, Saftu, sê die begroting bevat wel ʼn geringe styging van 0,8-persent in rentevrye staatsbesteding, maar dit keer nie die streng besnoeiings van die afgelope dekade om nie. Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het gister die nasionale begroting in die Parlement voorgelê. Saftu-woordvoerder, Newton Masuku, sê uitgawepatrone van 2008 tot 2025 toon […]
# Cosatu sê al verwelkom hy die belangrike progressiewe toewysings in die nasionale begroting, bly daar kommer dat dit nie die nodige stimulerende uitwerking sal hê wat die ekonomie dringend nodig het nie. Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het gister ‘n minder omstrede begroting gelewer. ‘n Woordvoerder van Cosatu, Matthew Parks, sê hulle waardeer […]
