# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube has urged the development of education laws that empower transformation and embrace the future. Speaking at the 29th Annual Conference of the South African Education Law Association in Wilderness on the Garden Route, Gwarube highlighted the need to promote inclusivity, reshaping governance, and addressing the impact of artificial intelligence […]
# The DA’s Glynnis Breytenbach described calls for National Prosecuting Authority head Shamila Batohi to resign as unfair, despite labelling her tenure disappointing. Batohi has faced criticism after the NPA mishandled high-profile cases, including the Cholota extradition, the Omotoso trial, and state capture matters. Breytenbach says Batohi inherited a broken institution still riddled with internal […]
# Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, and Japan is no exception. The city of Komatsu, in the central region of Ishikawa, saw a new record of 40.3 degrees Celsius today. Toyama city, also in the central region, hit 39.8 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature since records began. […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê die Soshanguve L-opgaardamme ervaar steeds buitensporig hoë waterverbruik, wat kan lei tot ‘n watertekort in ‘n groot deel van Soshanguve in die komende dae. Die opgaardamme se vlakke kan nie bo 30-persent styg nie, ondanks voldoende voorraad vanaf die Rand-waterlyn. Die metro se woordvoerder, Selby Bokaba, sê dié kritiek lae […]
# The DA in Johannesburg claims that motorists are facing increased victimisation, due to political interference in the Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department operations. The party’s Michael Sun says they have been reliably informed by JPMD officers that they are under pressure to each collect at least seven-thousand-rand in traffic fines daily. He says to incentivise […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se metropolisiebeamptes het die afgelope 12 maande vier-duisend-549 mense aangekeer vir verskeie oortredings. Meer as 22-duisend eenhede dwelms en 71 vuurwapens is afgeneem, terwyl 166-duisend-908 boetes uitgereik is vir verskeie verkeersoortredings en oortredings van munisipale ordonnansies. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith sê daar was ook 85 aanvalle op […]
# Members of the Progressive Forces of South Africa are staging a picket outside the Pretoria High Court today. The court is hearing a dispute over the burial of former Zambian president Edgar Lungu, who died in South Africa in June. His death sparked a dispute between his family and the Zambian government over whether […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Soshanguve L Reservoirs are continuing to experience excessively high water consumption, which could lead to a large part of Soshanguve not having water in the coming days. Despite sufficient supply from the Rand Water line, the reservoirs’ levels are unable to move above 30-percent. The metro’s spokesperson, Selby […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag stel ondersoek in na ʼn vals video waarin ʼn senior bevelvoerder blykbaar weermaglede aanhits om onwettig te staak. In die video van 14 minute wat soos ʼn veldbrand versprei het, moedig die man in kamoefleerdrag die land aan om na die Uniegebou op te ruk en te eis dat die […]
