# University of Cape Town’s research expert Linda-Gail Bekker has warn that the freeze on the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funding could lead to 601-thousand HIV-related deaths and 501-thousand new infections in South Africa over the next decade. Bekker highlights that the funds assisted in 18-percent of South Africa’s HIV response, supporting […]
# Die ANC Jeugliga verwelkom die voorlopige skorsing van Gauteng City Region Academy se hoof- uitvoerende beampte, Percy Moleke, na verslae van korrupsie en wanadministrasie wat terugdateer tot 2022. Die liga pleit ook vir die herstrukturering van die akademie om sy doeltreffendheid te verbeter. Kgotso Pooe van die Liga vra ook vir die aanstelling van […]
# Tshwane het ‘n skuld-verligtingsprogram bekend gestel om kliënte met agterstallige munisipale rekenings te help. Die skema wat tot Junie duur, is gerig op inwoners, besighede, behoeftige huishoudings en boedels. Aansporings sluit in gedeeltelike skuldafskrywing, rente-vrystellings en afslag op ontspanningsgeriewe. Die stad hoop om meterpeutery te bekamp en om inkomste-invordering, wat tans onder die 95-persent […]
# Die DA versoek dat die Nasionale Tesourie en die Ouditeur-Generaal bewerings van finansiële wanbestuur by City Power ondersoek. News24 berig dat City Power bedrieglik 335-miljoen-rand in ses maande bestee het aan mislukte instandhoudings- en infrastruktuurprojekte deur bedrieglike fakture te betaal. Johannesburgse koukusleier, Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku van die DA sê City Power ignoreer hulle versoeke in […]
# The ANC Youth League welcomes the precautionary suspension of Gauteng City Region Academy CEO, Percy Moleke, following reports of corruption and maladministration, dating back to 2022. The league also advocates for the restructuring of the academy to improve its effectiveness. The league’s Kgotso Pooe urges the appointment of a youthful acting CEO to ensure […]
# Die DA verwelkom Stad Tshwane se verbintenis om ‘n transaksie-raadgewer aan te stel vir die herlewing van aanlegte waar die opwekking tydelik gestaak is. Dit volg nadat die party kommer uitgespreek het oor vertragings om die stad se energie-onafhanklikheidsplan in te stel. Die raadgewer sal help om privaatsektor-belegging te lok met ‘n 40-jaar-huurmodel wat […]
# Footage of four, rarely-seen snow leopards clambering up snowy cliffs in northern Pakistan has created a frenzy of excitement among conservationists. Snow leopards are among the world’s most elusive creatures in the wild and the sighting is being celebrated as a success story for Pakistan’s conservation efforts. The photographer who saw the animals, Sakhawat […]
# Legendary British rock band Queen, US jazz musician Herbie Hancock and Canadian soprano and conductor Barbara Hannigan won Sweden’s 2025 Polar Music Prize. It said Queen was synonymous with the very fabric of pop culture. Hancock is praised as a musical legend, whose music has pushed boundaries in jazz, funk, soul and R&B. Hannigan […]
# The City of Tshwane has introduced a debt-relief programme to help customers settle outstanding municipal accounts. The scheme, running until June, targets residents, businesses, indigent households, and deceased estates. Incentives include partial debt write-offs, interest waivers, and discounts on recreational facilities. The city hopes to curb electricity meter tampering and boost revenue collection, currently […]
