# Trade union Solidarity says administrative chaos at the South African Council for Educators is putting teachers’ careers at risk. According to the union, hundreds of teachers have been forced to queue outside SACE offices in Gauteng to fix registration errors, often at their own cost and using personal leave. Solidarity’s Johnell Prinsloo says teachers’ […]
# Suid-Afrika maak gereed vir ‘n tekort aan aardgas volgende jaar, ondanks aflandige ontdekkings tussen 2019 en ’20. Die Petroleum-agentskap se waarnemende uitvoerende hoof, Bongani Sayidini, berig die Brulpadda- en die Luiperd-velde aflandig van die Suid-Kaapse kus het nie kommersieel lewensvatbare hoeveelhede opgelewer nie. Die voorsitter van die raadgewende raad van Wits se Sakeskool, Priscillah […]
# The Department of Health is virtually hosting the third G20 Health Working Group meeting this week. The two-day event, running from today, focuses on strengthening the global health and care workforce. The G20 nations represent over 70-percent of the world’s health workers. The department’s Foster Mohale says the talks aim to help countries achieve […]
# Die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente het vanjaar reeds 1,3-miljard-rand aan privaat diensverskaffers vir studentebehuising uitbetaal teenoor die totaal van 2,9-miljard-rand wat in 2024 betaal is. Die waarnemende uitvoerende hoof, Waseem Carrim, verwys na verbeterde bevestigings-prosesse en ’n beweging na die akkreditering van meer diensverskaffers. Carrim het bevestig dat daar steeds uitdagings is, insluitend […]
# Die voormalige hoofregter, Raymond Zondo, het twyfel uitgespreek oor die Parlement se instel van teenkorrupsie-maatreëls ná die aanbevelings van die staatskapingskommissie. Zondo het tydens die 15de Statebond-streekkonferensie vir hoofde van teenkorrupsie-agentskappe in Afrika gevra of die Parlement hervormings ingestel het om toekomstige korrupsie te voorkom. Hy het die behoefte aan sterker toesig- en verantwoordingsmeganismes […]
# Former chief justice Raymond Zondo has expressed doubt over Parliament’s implementation of anti-corruption measures following the State Capture Commission’s recommendations. Speaking at the 15th Commonwealth Regional Conference for Heads of Anti-Corruption Agencies in Africa, Zondo questioned whether Parliament has enacted reforms to prevent future corruption. He emphasised the need for stronger oversight and accountability […]
# The National Student Financial Aid Scheme has disbursed 1.3-billion-rand to private service providers for student accommodation so far this year in comparison to 2.9-billion-rand for the whole of last year. Acting CEO Waseem Carrim refers to improved verification processes and a shift towards accrediting more providers. Carrim confirmed that despite these efforts, challenges persist, […]
# South Africa is bracing for a natural gas shortage starting next year, despite offshore discoveries between 2019 and 2020. The Petroleum Agency’s acting CEO, Bongani Sayidini, reports that the Brulpadda and the Luiperd fields off the Southern Cape coast have not yielded commercially viable quantities. Meanwhile, Wits Business School Advisory Board chairperson Priscillah Mabelane […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Saftu Die Suid-Afrikaanse Federasie van Vakbonde sê dit verwerp onomwonde die uitbreiding van Operasie Vulindlela. SAFTU beskryf die projek as ’n neoliberale strukturele hervormingsagenda wat die privatisering van Suid-Afrika se openbare infrastruktuur versnel. Saftu se woordvoerder, Newton Masuku, merk op dat onder Fase Twee wat deur president Cyril Ramaphosa van stapel gestuur […]
