# The minister of Human Settlements, Thembi Simelane says South Africa’s drive to build sustainable, inclusive and resilient human settlements has received a major boost with the launch of a dedicated UN-Habitat Country Office in the country. Simelane and UN-Habitat director, Anacláudia Rossbach, officially launched the office in Pretoria, marking a new chapter in the […]
# The Parliament Public Infrastructure Committee says the decision by Public Works and Infrastructure minister Dean Macpherson to take Expanded Public Works Programme recruitment onto the South Africa Youth Mobi platform represents an important shift in how government should create opportunities for unemployed South Africans. The committee chairperson, Rikus Badenhorst, says the reform is a […]
# The DA in the Western Cape calls on Patriotic Alliance leader Gayton McKenzie to cooperate with an ongoing investigation into about three-million-rand raised for Central Karoo projects during his time as mayor. The party’s Dave Bryant says the provincial government is still trying to establish whether the money was paid into the municipality’s accounts […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap doen ‘n beroep op die leier van die Patriotic Alliance, Gayton McKenzie, om saam te werk met ‘n voortgesette ondersoek na sowat drie-miljoen-rand wat vir Sentraal-Karoo-projekte ingesamel is tydens sy termyn as burgemeester. Dave Bryant van die party sê die provinsiale regering probeer steeds om vas te stel of […]
# South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has proposed talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War and discuss ways to halt Pyongyang’s advancing nuclear programme. Speaking at a ceremony marking South Korea’s 81st Liberation Day, Lee called for an end to hostility and the replacement of the current armistice with a permanent […]
# Rugby: All Blacks winger Caleb Clarke has been ruled out of New Zealand’s Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series against the Springboks after suffering a shoulder tendon injury. Clarke was injured during New Zealand’s 54-nil victory over the Sharks in Durban and will return home for surgery. Coach Dave Rennie says no replacement will be called […]
# Die minister van Hoër Onderwys, Buti Manamela, sê die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente se leningskema vir die sogenaamde ontbrekende middel moet dringend hersien word. Dit sluit in dat die kwalifiserings- en aansoekproses vergemaklik word. Meer as 53-duisend studente het vanjaar aansoek gedoen, maar slegs drie-duisend-102 het gekwalifiseer. Manamela verwelkom die toename in aansoeke, […]
# Minstens vier mense is dood nadat rekord-reënval in Japan se Chiba-streek ongekende oorstromings veroorsaak het. Vyf mense is beseer en een word vermis terwyl meer as 400-duisend mense onmiddellik moes ontruim. Meer as 45-duisend wonings is sonder elektrisiteit. Japan se meteorologiese agentskap het die hoogste vlak vyf-waarskuwing uitgereik vir swaar reën en modderstortings. Chiba […]
# Minister of Higher Education, Buti Manamela, says the National Student Financial Aid Scheme’s missing-middle loan scheme requires urgent improvement, including simplifying the eligibility and application process. Over 53-thousand students applied for loans this year, but only three-thousand-102 have been assessed as eligible. Manamela says the increase in applications is encouraging, but the conversion of […]
