# Defence minister Angie Motshekga has reaffirmed the South African National Defence Force’s readiness to defend the country’s sovereignty, despite ongoing fiscal constraints and ageing equipment. She says the department is actively working with Treasury and the Presidency to stabilise and improve the Air Force’s capacity, including ongoing aircraft servicing and procurement efforts. Mothshekga says they have […]
# Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia says it is deeply concerned about groups like Operation Dudula who are unlawfully blocking foreign nationals from accessing public healthcare in the country. The organisation’s Dorothy Mabelebele says South African law prohibits discrimination in healthcare provision based on nationality. She says all people have the right to public healthcare:
# Die Departement van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging gaan Dinsdag twee e-handelplatforms bekendstel. Die platforms word aangebied deur ProudlySA en sal plaaslik vervaardigde produkte aan verbruikers bied. ProudlySA sê dit sal klein, medium en mikro-ondernemings ondersteun. Een platform sal korporatiewe kopers help om plaaslike verskaffers te vind terwyl die ander een klante sal help om […]
# ‘n Pas gegradueerde PhD-student aan die Universiteit Pretoria se Fakulteit Geesteswetenskappe hoop haar navorsing sal help om groot getalle Suid-Afrikaners te help om oor-die-toonbank-gehoorapparate te kan kry wanneer hulle dit nodig het. Anders as in Amerika waar hierdie gehoorapparate deur die voedsel-en-medisyne-administrasie beheer word, geld dit nog nie in Suid-Afrika nie. Doktor Megan Knoetze […]
# Stellenbosch University researchers are playing a leading role in a global trial investigating the use of artificial intelligence to improve tuberculosis diagnosis. The project, titled ‘Computer assisted diagnosis with lung ultrasound for community based pulmonary tuberculosis triage in Benin, Mali and South Africa’, involves a consortium of 10 health and research institutions across Africa […]
# International Relations and Cooperation minister Ronald Lamola says Africa must end its role as a mere supplier of raw materials. Speaking during the third G20 Sherpa Meeting, Lamola called for a critical minerals framework to drive beneficiation, industrial growth, and job creation. Lamola urged cooperation between the Global North and South for equitable development. […]
# Vier oudstudente van die Universiteit van Kaapstad het gereageer op die kommerwekkende ongeletterdheidsvlakke in die land deur ʼn bron met kinderboeke, getiteld TAQA, in videoboek-formaat te skep. Dit integreer die geskrewe, geïllustreerde en luister-dele van ʼn boek om interessante kinderstories te skep. Volgens die studie oor vordering in internasionale leesgeletterdheid kan meer as 80-persent […]
# The Department of Trade, Industry, and Competition will launch two e-commerce platforms next Tuesday. The platforms will be hosted by ProudlySA and will offer locally made products to consumers. ProudlySA says this will support small, medium, and micro enterprises. One platform will help corporate buyers find local suppliers, while the other will help consumers […]
# Four University of Cape Town alumni have responded to the alarming literacy levels in the country by creating a repository of children’s books titled TAQA in video-book format. This integrates the written, illustrated, and audio components of a book to create engaging children’s stories. According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, more […]
