# Minister of Transport, Barbara Creecy says her department expects 42-million passengers and 1.2-million tons of air-freight to move through the Airports Company South Africa network of airports by the end of this political term. Creecy was speaking on the occasion of the department’s budget vote in Cape Town. The minister says they aim to reduce road […]
# Suid-Afrika maak gereed vir die Guinness-wêreldrekord vir die grootste braai. Die titel behoort sedert 2017 aan Uruguay wat 16,5 ton vleis gebraai het. Castle Lager en Big Save gaan op Erfenisdag op 24 September gasheer wees vir die wêreld se grootste braai. Om die geleentheid af te skop, het Castle die “Grillboard” onthul. Dis […]
# Die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap sê probleme met geestesgesondheid neem toe in Suid-Afrika, insluitend onder universiteitstudente. Professor Matete Madiba sê ondanks wydverspreide sielkundige probleme, het slegs ʼn klein aantal studente toegang tot geestesgesondheidsdienste. Sy sê die meerderheid mense pas aan, organiseer, versorg en bou betekenis te midde van teëspoed en beperkings:
# Airports Company South Africa says passenger volumes remain high at the OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng’s central security point. ACSA’s spokesperson, Thea Govindsamy, says queues are moving steadily, and security operations are well-supported with nine screening machines currently in use. She says the disruption, ascribed to operational issues, is isolated to the airport, […]
# The South African Social Security Agency says it will continue to review social grants of targeted beneficiaries suspected to have other alternative sources of income that were not disclosed to the agency. SASSA’s spokesperson, Andile Tshona says these targeted beneficiaries are expected to present themselves at a SASSA Local Office. He says their eligibility […]
# Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, has extended the deadline for submissions on the discussion document regarding the review of the 1998 White Paper on Local Government. The new deadline for submissions is now the 31st of this month. This decision follows heightened interest from stakeholders across the country and numerous requests […]
# South Africa is gearing up for the Guinness World Record for the biggest braai. The current title belongs to Uruguay, which grilled 16.5 tonnes of meat in 2017. On Heritage Day, 24 September, Castle Lager and Big Save are firing up plans to play host to the World’s Biggest Braai. To kick things off, […]
# MANCOSA Skool vir Gesondheidsorg sê Suid-Afrika sukkel al meer met maatskaplike en ekonomiese probleme, en geestesgesondheid moet ʼn prioriteit bly. ʼn MANCOSA-akademikus, Adri van der Merwe, sê hierdie bekommernisse moet met gefokusde ondersteuning en bewusmakingsprojekte aangespreek word wat individue en ondernemings in staat stel om die veranderende omgewing met veerkragtigheid te hanteer. Sy sê […]
# The University of the Western Cape says mental health challenges are on the rise in South Africa including among university students. Professor Matete Madiba says the country is confronted with a mental health paradox that despite widespread psychological distress, only a small fraction of students actually access mental health services. She says the majority of people are adapting, […]
