# Roadrunning: Next year’s 100th Comrades Marathon will see the largest field ever as well as record prize money. The organisers will accept 28-thousand entries for the gruelling race on 13 June, while over 8.9-million-rand’s prize money will be on offer. The men’s and women’s winner will receive one-million-rand each, plus bonus incentives if applicable. […]
# National Coloured Congress leader Fadiel Adams has told the Madlanga commission his legal team has demanded Parliament to retract claims that he fabricated information about his problematic laptop. Chairperson Mbuyiseli Madlanga questioned him over Parliament’s statement. Adams confirmed MPs are provided with three devices, but denied suggesting all were malfunctioning. He says emails were […]
# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta verwelkom die Openbare Beskermer se bevindings oor die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente. Die verslag onthul dat meer as 40-duisend studente op onbehoorlike wyse NSFAS-befondsing van ongeveer 5,1-miljard-rand ontvang het. Makaneta vra die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, om die bevindinge dringend in werking te stel:
# Johannesburg City Parks and Zoo is inviting families to a reunion at the Johannesburg Zoo this Saturday, 22 August. Entrance will be just 22-rand per person as part of the “22-rand on the 22nd” special, marking the zoo’s 122nd anniversary. The zoo first opened in 1904. JCPZ says the discounted fee makes a family […]
# The independent non-profit public policy and advocacy organisation Centre for Development and Enterprise, says Johannesburg’s worsening financial, infrastructure and governance crises threaten South Africa’s economic growth. Its report says the city owes creditors 25.2-billion-rand, while infrastructure backlogs run into tens of billions of rand. Johannesburg recorded a 35.9-percent unemployment rate in the second quarter, […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has welcomed the findings of the Public Protector on the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. The Public Protector’s report identified that more than 40-thousand students improperly received NSFAS funding amounting to approximately 5,1-billion-rand. Makaneta is calling on Higher Education and Training minister, Buti Manamela to implement the findings as a […]
# CemAir vra die Mededingingstribunaal om Harith Aviation se beplande verkryging van Safair Holdings, die eienaar van FlySafair, te verbied. CemAir voer aan die transaksie kan oorvleuelende ekonomiese en bestuursbelange skep waarby die Lanseria-lughawe in Gauteng, die regeringspensioenfonds, die Lughawensmaatskappy van Suid-Afrika en die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens betrokke is, wat mededinging kan beïnvloed. Die lugredery vra […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie het gehoor die geskorste polisiesersant Fannie Nkosi het ‘n demonstrasie gereël van selfoonnasporings-tegnologie en steuringstegnologie van die Tsjeggiese maatskappy InvaSys. Die hoof-getuienisleier, Matthew Chaskalson, sê WhatsApp-bewyse betrek Nkosi, die sakelui Steve Motsumi en Katiso Molefe en die vermoorde taxibaas Mswazi Msibi, wat voorgegee het om die regering te verteenwoordig. Chaskalson en kommissaris […]
# The Madlanga commission has heard suspended police Sergeant Fannie Nkosi arranged a demonstration of cellphone surveillance technology and jamming technology from Czech company, InvaSys. Chief evidence leader Matthew Chaskalson says WhatsApp exchange evidence involves Nkosi, businessmen Steve Motsumi and Katiso Molefe, and slain taxi boss Mswazi Msibi, purporting to represent the government. Chaskalson and […]
