# Swimming: South Africa’s Kris Mihaylov won gold in the 200-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Junior Championship in Romania, his first international junior medal. The 18-year-old shattered his previous personal best, taking two seconds off the time he set in the preliminaries to touch in one-minute-56.16-seconds. The silver medal went to David Antal of Hungary, […]
# Rugby: Die Springbokke het lewe geblaas in die verdediging van hul Rugbykampioenskap-titel deur Australië gister met 30-22 in hul tweede toets in Kaapstad te klop. Australië het die wêreldkampioene die vorige naweek met 38-22 getroef in hul openingswedstryd van die kampioenskapstryd in Johannesburg. Handre Pollard het uitgeblink as losskakel en 15 punte aangeteken, tesame […]
# Die VN se hoof van hulp, Tom Fletcher, sê Vrydag se hongersnoodverslag volgens die Geïntegreerde Voedselsekuriteitsfase-skaal is “onweerlegbaar”. Hy het in ‘n verklaring op sosiale media gesê dit is ‘n hongersnood wat voorkom kon word as hulp toegelaat was. Kos hoop egter op by grense as gevolg van sistematiese obstruksie deur Israel, wat lei […]
# Rugby: The Springboks reignited the defence of their Rugby Championship title by beating Australia 30-22 in their second test in Cape Town on Saturday. Australia had stunned the world champions 38-22 in their competition opener in Johannesburg the previous weekend. Handre Pollard put in a commanding performance at flyhalf and kicked 15 points to […]
# The UN’s aid chief Tom Fletcher says Friday’s famine report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification is “irrefutable”. He said in a social media statement that it is a famine that could have been prevented if aid had been allowed. However, food stacks up at borders because of systematic obstruction by Israel, resulting […]
# The South African Police Service has advertised 353 vacancies for former detectives on fixed-term contracts, reappointing them at their previous ranks. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the reappointment will ease the backlog and improve case resolution as detectives currently face 300 dockets each. Meanwhile, the Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union has welcomed the […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens het 353 vakatures vir voormalige speurders op vastetermynkontrakte geadverteer en in hul vorige range heraangestel. Polisiewoordvoerder Athlenda Mathe sê die heraanstelling sal die agterstand verlig en saakoplossing verbeter, aangesien speurders tans elk 300 dossiere moet ondersoek. Intussen het die polisie- en gevangenisse-vakbond, Popcru die skuif verwelkom asook ‘n herintegrasie-toelaag van een-duisend-rand. […]
# Parliament’s Education Portfolio Committee has raised alarm over delays in implementing the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act. Chairperson Joy Maimela says only two of eight regulations have been gazetted, creating confusion and undermining inclusivity goals. Maimela also highlighted critical gaps in Grade R infrastructure, funding and teacher training. She has called on Basic Education […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Onderwys is bekommerd oor vertragings met die toepassing van die Wysigingswet op Basiese Onderwyswette. Voorsitter Joy Maimela sê slegs twee uit agt regulasies is afgekondig, wat verwarring skep en inklusiwiteitsdoelwitte ondermyn. Maimela het ook kritieke leemtes in Graad R-infrastruktuur, -befondsing en -onderwysersopleiding uitgelig. Sy het die Departement van Basiese Onderwys […]
