# Mining Affected Communities United in Action says proposed changes to the Geoscience Act are a threat to land rights and amount to land grabs in disguise. They warn that the amendments would let state agencies access land for geological mapping without community consent. The advocacy group’s Magnificent Mndebele says this undermines constitutional rights and […]
# ‘n Vrou wat daarvan aangekla word dat sy die informele woning afgebrand het van ‘n ma van die Weskus wat skuldig bevind is aan die ontvoering en mensehandel van haar eie dogter, verskyn Maandag weer in die Landdroshof in Vredenburg vir haar borgtogverhoor. Monique Kekana woon ook in die Middelpos-nedersetting in Saldanhabaai waar Kelly […]
# A woman accused of torching the informal dwelling of a West Coast mother convicted of the kidnapping and trafficking of her own daughter, will return to court for a bail hearing on Monday. Monique Kekana is also a resident of the Middelpos settlement in Saldanha Bay where Kelly Smith lived before her arrest for […]
# Die Transnet Nasionale Haweowerheid het ’n Versoek om Voorstelle uitgereik om ’n terminaaloperateur aan te stel vir ’n veeldoelige terminaal by die Maydon Kaap in Durban. Die 25-jaar konsessie behels die ontwerp, befondsing, konstruksie, bedryf, instandhouding en oordrag van ‘n fasiliteit om varsprodukte en geskikte losvrag te hanteer. Die gebied beslaan ongeveer 145 hektaar […]
# Transnet National Ports Authority has issued a Request for Proposals to appoint a terminal operator for a multi-purpose terminal at Durban’s Maydon Wharf. The 25-year concession involves designing, funding, constructing, operating, maintaining, and transferring a facility to handle fresh produce and compatible break-bulk cargo. Covering approximately 145 hectares with 15 berths, the precinct handles […]
# Die minister van Openbare Werke, Dean Macpherson, herdenk vandag die gebouramp in George van ‘n jaar gelede. Vyf-en-dertig mense is dood en 28 beseer toe die gebou ineengestort het. Macpherson gaan voor die seremonie in die stadsaal privaat met die slagoffers se naasbestaandes praat oor die ondersoekproses. Sy departement finaliseer ook ‘n verslag oor […]
# Public Works minister Dean Macpherson will commemorate the first anniversary of the George building collapse today. The tragedy claimed 35 lives and injured 28 others. Ahead of the ceremony at George Town Hall, Macpherson will privately brief victims’ families on investigative progress. The Department of Public Works is also finalising a report on professional […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Mediese Navorsingsraad verwelkom die minister van Wetenskap, Tegnologie en Innovering, Blade Nzimande, se plan om ’n wetenskap- en vernuwingsfonds te stig nadat die Amerikaanse regering van groot gesondheidsnavorsingsprogramme onttrek het. Die raad voer aan die skielike verlies aan fondse bedreig belangrike werk op siektes soos MIV/Vigs en tuberkulose. Die raad se woordvoerder, […]
# The South African Medical Research Council welcomes Science, Technology, and Innovation minister, Blade Nzimande’s plan, to set up a science and innovation funding group after the US government pulled out major health research programmes. The council states this sudden funding loss threatens vital work on diseases like HIV, tuberculosis and other diseases. The council’s […]
