# Die Activists and Citizens Forum sê die regering moet ingryp en verbruikers teen Eskom se tariefverhogings beskerm. Eskom en die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika het buite die hof geskik en volgens die ooreenkoms sal kragtariewe in 2026/2027 en 2027/2028 elke jaar met 8,8-persent styg. Die forum se woordvoerder, Dennis Bloem, sê hierdie roekelose verhogings […]
# The DA has welcomed Parliament’s House chairperson, Cedric Frolick’s decision to call minister of Higher Education, Buti Manamela, to appear before the Oversight Committee in September. The party’s, Karabo Khakhau, says the minister must account for the growing scandal of new ANC cadre deployments as Sector Education and Training Authorities’ administrators. She says Manamela […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum is calling on government to step in and protect consumers from Eskom’s tariff increases. Eskom and the National Energy Regulator of South Africa have reached an out-of-court settlement that will further raise tariffs for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028. Tariffs will now increase by 8.8-percent in each year. The forum’s spokesperson, Dennis […]
# Women and Men Against Child Abuse has welcomed the conviction of former preschool teacher Amber-Lee Hughes, who confessed to drowning her boyfriend’s four-year-old daughter in 2023. The High Court in Johannesburg found her guilty of the premeditated murder and rape of Nada-Jane Challita. She will be sentenced in October. WMACA says Hughes should receive […]
# Daily Maverick het die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg se besluit verwelkom om die sakeman Collen Mashawana se dringende aansoek teen die publikasie met koste van die hand te wys. Hy wou hê die hof moet Daily Maverick en die ondersoekende joernalis Pieter-Louis Myburgh verbied om verder verslag te doen oor bewerings van korrupsie teen hom, […]
# Daily Maverick has welcomed the High Court in Johannesburg’s dismissal with costs of businessman Collen Mashawana’s urgent application against the publication. Mashawana had sought an order to prevent further reporting by Daily Maverick and investigative journalist Pieter-Louis Myburgh on corruption allegations against him, his foundation and suspended Independent Development Trust CEO Tebogo Malaka. Acting […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê hy is versigtig optimisties dat die Nasionale Onderwys- en Opleidingsraad positief sal bydra tot die Suid-Afrikaanse onderwysstelsel. Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, het gister die nuwe raadslede aangekondig. Die raad sal die minister se onafhanklike raadgewende liggaam wees in sleutel- onderwysbeleidsrigtings en -hervorming. Wynand Boshoff van die VF […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it is cautiously optimistic that the National Education and Training Council will make a positive contribution to South Africa’s education system. Yesterday, Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube announced the new members of the council. The council will serve as an independent advisory body to the minister on key education policies and […]
# ‘n Bruidegom is dood nadat hy deur feestelike skote getref is na sy troue in die noorde van Turkye. Die pasgetroudes is na die seremonie huis toe begelei toe die 23-jarige bruidegom, uitgeken as Ali K, gewond is, na bewering deur ‘n vroulike familielid van sy vrou. Die 47-jarige vrou is deur veiligheidsmagte aangehou […]
