# The University of Fort Hare has honoured author, political activist and attorney, Mda Mda, with an honorary Doctor of Laws. Mda, who is 102 years old, played a crucial role in representing underprivileged people during the apartheid regime. He published his memoir Struggle and Hope: Reflections on the recent history of the Transkeian People […]
# South African award-winning drummer and composer Kesivan Naidoo, and his acclaimed ensemble, Kesivan and The Lights, will be doing a special live recording at the Baxter Concert Hall in Cape Town on Saturday. This is part of their national tour titled Freedom in Sound. The tour honours South Africa’s rich jazz heritage to celebrate 30 years of democracy. […]
# Die MK-party verwerp onomwonde die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak wat dubbele burgerskap verseker. Dié beslissing bevestig die Appèlhof se uitspraak wat ‘n bepaling van die Wet op Burgerskap onwettig verklaar. Die Konstitusionele Hof het wetgewing as ongrondwetlik verklaar wat Suid-Afrikaners van hulle burgerskap ontneem as hulle die burgerskap van ‘n ander land aanvaar. Die […]
# Die ANC het die DA daarvan beskuldig dat hy die regbank misbruik om goedkoop politieke punte te behaal. Dit volg na die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria die DA se aansoek verwerp het om verlof tot appèl teen ‘n vorige uitspraak te verkry om die ANC se kaderontplooiingsbeleid as ongrondwetlik te laat verklaar. Die hof het […]
# Die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente sê hy het meer as 850-miljoen-rand herwin na onreëlmatige betalings aan openbare universiteite, tegniese-, ambags- en opleidingskolleges gedoen is. Dit is deel van die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid se ondersoek wat 2,06-miljard-rand geoormerk het vir herwinning. Die voortgesette SOE-ondersoek bekyk ook NSFAS se verkrygingsmislukkings, swak finansiële bestuur en nie-voldoening in […]
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 08 May 2025: NATIONAL: # Business Day: Reports the national budget, which will be presented by Finance minister Enoch Godongwana later this month, is likely to include plans by Treasury to strengthen fiscal instruments and guarantee frameworks for the second phase of Operation Vulindlela. The paper writes the […]
Die hooftrekke uit die belangrikste nuusblaaie soos op 08 Mei 2025: NASIONAAL: # Business Day: Berig die nasionale begroting, wat later die maand deur die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, voorgelê sal word, sal waarskynlik planne deur die Tesourie insluit om fiskale instrumente en waarborgraamwerke vir die tweede fase van Operasie Vulindlela te versterk. Die […]
# The Public Servants Association says it notes the recent amendments to the Code of Practice on Dismissal, which aims to address South Africa’s persistently high unemployment rate. The Department of Employment and Labour says the amendments aim to simplify procedural fairness, redefine unfair labour practice, and retrenchment procedures. PSA’s Claude Naiker says they are […]
# Cosatu says it anticipates more court challenges to the National Health Insurance scheme by those who value profits over lives. The High Court in Pretoria has ruled that president Cyril Ramaphosa’s signing of the NHI Act into law is open to review, and that he must provide the reasoning for his decision to do […]
