# The DA says the handover of the investigation report into the naval tragedy in Kommetjie, Cape Town, to the Hawks to investigate culpable homicide charges is long overdue, but an essential first step toward justice. Lieutenant-commander Gillian Hector, master warrant-officer William Mathipa and warrant-officer Mokwapa Mojela were killed in the submarine tragedy in September 2023. […]
# AfriForum says it is disappointed that the Department of Basic Education has temporarily halted the rollout of Coding and Robotics as a compulsory subject. According to the department, the process is being put on hold as it first has to focus on improving literacy and numeracy in the early grades. AfriForum’s Alana Bailey says […]
# Die Do More-stigting het sy Mandeladag-veldtog vir vanjaar van stapel gestuur. Dit fokus op die bou van veilige, skaduryke speelterreine, toegang tot skoon water, sonkrag-aangedrewe gereedskap en klimaatopvoeding. Vrywilligers en borge kan help om klimaatveerkragtige speelpakkette te skep en infrastruktuurverbeterings te ondersteun. Die veldtog is ook daarop gemik om jong kinders en gemeenskappe te […]
# Athletics: South Africa’s double Olympic champion, Caster Semenya, will learn today if she can be forced to lower her testosterone levels to compete as a woman. The European Court of Human Rights is expected to make a key ruling after years of legal battles. Semenya, legally identified as female, has refused medication since 2018 […]
# The Department of Agriculture has officially lifted the ban on Brazilian mechanically deboned meat and chicken, after an eight-week suspension. The ban was triggered by a case of bird flu on a single farm in Rio Grande do Sul, which cut off 95-percent of South Africa’s mechanically deboned meat supply. Merlog Foods’ Georg Southey […]
# The Do More Foundation has launched its 2025 Mandela Day campaign. The initiative focuses on building safe, shaded play areas, access to clean water, solar-powered tools, and climate education. Volunteers and sponsors can help create Climate Resilience Play Packs and support infrastructure improvements. The campaign also aims to empower young children and communities to […]
# Die Departement van Militêre Veterane sê hy is bewus van sowat 300 veterane se kommer oor vertragings met die uitbetaling van hulle pensioene. Meer as vierduisend-378 veterane het hulle pensioene ontvang sedert die voordeel in November 2023 ingestel is. ʼn Woordvoerder van die departement, Mxolisi Mkhonza, sê as gevolg van begrotingstekorte is dit duidelik […]
# The Department of Military Veterans says it is aware of concerns raised by approximately 300 veterans regarding delays in the disbursement of their pension. Since the implementation of this benefit in November 2023, over four-thousand-378 veterans have successfully received their pensions. The department’s Mxolisi Mkhonza says, due to budgetary constraints, it has become evident […]
# Die Azanian People’s Organisation ruk vandag op na die Uniegebou in Pretoria om die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, se verwydering te eis. KwaZulu-Natal se polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, beskuldig die minister van politieke inmenging, soos die ontbinding van die KZN-taakspan wat politieke moorde ondersoek. AZAPO sê hulle eis ook dat korrupte amptenare uit die […]
