# Die burgerlike organisasie, Soil of Africa, sê die Gautengse Onderwysdepartement is onvoorspelbaar en onbevoeg wanneer hy ernstige uitdagings moet hanteer wat onderwysers en leerders raak. Die organisasie het kommer uitgespreek oor die meer as 200 skole wat tans as hoë risiko beskou word, en deurloop onder kwessies soos veiligheid, wangedrag deur onderwysers en swak […]
# Die DA sê hy is ontsteld dat Krygkor en Denel voortgaan met groot verdedigingsplanne terwyl die wet, begroting en basiese toerekenbaarheid ignoreer word. Krygkor se jongste plan berus swaar op ‘n strategie wat president Cyril Ramaphosa inspireer het om meer aan verdediging te bestee met ‘n teiken van 1,5-persent van die bruto binnelandse produk. […]
# The City of Tshwane says progress is being made in its longstanding commitment to insourcing one-thousand-283 security guards, who are currently serving within the metro’s security structures. Mayoral committee member for Corporate and Shared Services, Kholofelo Morodi, says a detailed report presented to council has outlined a financially viable, multi-year roadmap to phase in […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa says it is unaware of possible retrenchments at Denel as part of the state-owned entity’s turnaround strategy. Denel CEO Tshepo Monaheng told Parliament last week that the entity remains burdened by significant debt and is considering retrenchments and the disposal of non-core assets to replenish its […]
# The civil organisation Soil of Africa says the Gauteng Education Department has demonstrated alarming inconsistency and incompetence in dealing with serious challenges affecting both learners and educators. The organisation has expressed concern at the over 200 schools currently classified as high-risk, plagued by issues ranging from safety to educator misconduct and ill-discipline. Soil of […]
# The DA says it is alarmed that Armscor and Denel are pushing ahead with grand defence plans while ignoring the law, the budget, and basic accountability. Armscor’s latest corporate plan leans heavily on a strategy inspired by president Cyril Ramaphosa’s call for more defence spending and a target of 1.5-percent of gross domestic product. […]
# Krieket: ‘n Stophorlosie-reël word in toetskrieket bekend gestel weens die jarelange probleem van stadige boulwerk. Die reël, wat reeds die afgelope jaar in witbalkrieket van krag is, dwing die veldwerkspan om met ‘n boulbeurt te begin binne ‘n minuut nadat die vorige een geëindig het. Die Internasionale Krieketraad sê ‘n elektroniese horlosie langs die […]
# Cricket: A stop-clock rule has been introduced in Tests because of the long-standing problem of slow over-rates. The rule, already in use in white-ball cricket for the past year, forces the fielding side to start an over within a minute after ending the previous one. The International Cricket Council says an electronic clock will […]
# DA-leier John Steenhuisen het president Cyril Ramaphosa gekritiseer omdat hy Andrew Whitfield van die party as adjunkminister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging afgedank het. Hy voer aan Whitfield is verwyder omdat hy sy werk goed gedoen het. Steenhuisen het tydens die aanvaarding van die Wet op die Verdeling van Inkomste in die Parlement gesê […]