# Die adjunkminister in die Presidensie, Nonceba Mhlauli, sê die Presidensiële Jeug-indiensnemingsingryping kan nie slegs werkloosheid aanspreek nie. Sy sê die omvang en ingewikkeldheid van die uitdaging vereis voortgesette samewerking tussen die regering, sakesektor, burgerlike samelewing, onderwysinstellings en ander vennote. In die eerste kwartaal van die 2026/2027-boekjaar het die Indiensnemingsingryping 139-duisend-693 geleenthede vir jongmense deur die […]
Die DA vra ʼn volledige, bewys-gebaseerde herontwerp van Suid-Afrika se parool- en gemeenskapsdiens-stelsel. Landwyd is 35-persent van alle paroolraadposte vakant. Dit sluit in 41 posisies vir gemeenskapslede, 17 voorsitters en 15 ondervoorsitters. In streke soos Limpopo, Mpumalanga en Noordwes is 19 van 24 poste nie gevul nie. Janho Engelbrecht van die DA sê betekenisvolle hervorming […]
# Cricket: Australia beat South Africa by 45 runs on the Duckworth–Lewis–Stern method as rain affected the third and final ODI in Potchefstroom. Alex Carey top-scored with 74 from 88 balls as the tourists posted 322 for nine in their 50 overs. In reply, Ryan Rickelton scored an unbeaten 71 off 81 balls, but the […]
# Former Public Protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, has been acquitted in the criminal case linked to the Absa-Bankorp matter. This follows the State’s withdrawal of the founding and main charge of perjury against her. The case centred on allegations that Mkhwebane lied under oath about the number of times she met with former president Jacob Zuma during […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhlauli says the Presidential Youth Employment Intervention cannot address youth unemployment alone. She says the challenge’s scale and complexity require continued cooperation among government, business, civil society, educational institutions, and other partners. In the first quarter of the 2026/2027 financial year, the Employment Intervention recorded 139-thousand-693 earning opportunities secured […]
# The DA is calling for a complete, evidence-based redesign of South Africa’s parole and community corrections system. Across the country, 35-percent of all parole board posts lie vacant, including 41 community member positions, 17 chairpersons, and 15 vice-chairpersons. In regions like Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and the North West, 19 of 24 posts are unfilled. The […]
# A state investigation in Massachusetts, USA, has found evidence that more than 270 Catholic clergy abused nearly one-thousand children across three dioceses over about a century. The Attorney General’s Office says the investigation covers the dioceses of Fall River, Springfield and Worcester. Its report identifies 275 accused clergy and 944 victims. The findings follow […]
# The University of Cape Town has climbed 17 places to 147th in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2027. It remains the top-ranked university in Africa and recorded its highest overall score in the rankings since 2016. The university says improvements in research and teaching were among the main drivers of its […]
# ‘n Staatsondersoek in Massachusetts, VSA, het bewyse gevind van meer as 270 Katolieke geestelikes oor ‘n tydperk van ongeveer ‘n eeu byna een-duisend kinders in drie bisdomme misbruik het. Die kantoor van die prokureur-generaal sê die ondersoek dek die bisdomme van Fall River, Springfield en Worcester. Die verslag identifiseer 275 beskuldigde geestelikes en 944 […]
