# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, has asked National Treasury to investigate alleged irregularities in the procurement of foundation phase textbooks. According to News24, Lighthouse Publishers was registered three days after the terms of reference for the national catalogue were issued. It was awarded 26-percent of the total approvals for the publishing of textbooks […]
# Die Forum for South Africa sê die minister van Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë, Solly Malatsi, se onttrekking van die Nasionale Kunsmatige Intelligensie-konsepbeleid ontbloot ʼn kommerwekkende mislukking in die departement. Die dokument bevat vals verwysings. FOSA-leier Tebogo Mashilompane sê dis veral ontstellend dat ʼn dokument van groot nasionale belang deur vele vlakke van opstelling en […]
# The Forum for South Africa says Communications and Digital Technologies minister Solly Malatsi’s withdrawal of the draft National Artificial Intelligence Policy exposes a deeply concerning failure within the department. The document contained fictitious references. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, says what is particularly alarming is that a document of such national importance could pass through […]
# Tennis: Britain’s Cameron Norrie isn’t seen as the favourite in his match against world number one, Jannik Sinner, for the first time in his career today. They will meet in the round of 16 of the Madrid Open in Spain, where the Italian is gunning to become the first man ever to win five […]
# Tennis: Die Brit Cameron Norrie word nie veel van ‘n kans gegun wanneer hy vandag die eerste keer in sy loopbaan teen die wêreld-nommer-een, Jannik Sinner, speel nie. Hulle bots in die ronde van 16 op die Madridse Ope, waar die Italianer probeer om die eerste man te word om vyf agtereenvolgende Meesters-een-duisend-toernooie te […]
# Business Leadership South Africa se jongste hervormings-aanwyser wys die strukturele hervormingsagenda wat deur Operasie Vulindlela aangevuur word, lewer meetbare vordering. Die algehele voltooiings-aanwyser het sedert Maart 2024 met 27-persent geklim tot 71,75. Operasie Vulindlela se jongste verslag toon 67-persent van die vordering is op koers, sewe-persent is afgehandel, ses-persent het groot probleme en 20-persent […]
# Die voormalige president van die Filippyne, Rodrigo Duterte, gaan in die Internasionale Strafhof verhoor word. Regters het aanklagte van misdade teen die mensdom bevestig oor die dodelike onderdrukking van dwelmhandel terwyl hy in die amp was. ‘n Paneel van drie regters het bevind aanklaers, polisie en lede van ‘n moordbende het sedert 2011 moorde […]
# Former Philippines president, Rodrigo Duterte, will face trial at the International Criminal Court. Judges confirmed charges of crimes against humanity over the deadly anti-drug crackdowns he allegedly oversaw while in office. In their 50-page decision, a three-judge panel says prosecutors, police and hit squad members carried out dozens of murders at Duterte’s behest, starting […]
# The latest Business Leadership South Africa Reform Tracker shows the structural reform agenda driven through Operation Vulindlela is delivering measurable progress. The tracker’s overall completion index has climbed to 71.75, up 27-percent since March 2024. Operation Vulindlela’s latest report shows 67-percent of the reform progress is on track, while seven-percent of the reform work […]
