# The National Teachers’ Union is holding its National Elective Conference in Boksburg, Ekurhuleni, looking into reimagining education funding to support teachers and transform education beyond the classroom. Delegates will engage scholars, officials, and non-governmental organisations on underfunding of education, teacher mental health, unemployed educators and the impact of school violence on teachers and students. […]
# Sakeliga has demanded national executive intervention in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality, North West, due to persistent service delivery failures. Although Minister Hlabisa confirmed a cabinet proposal, no concrete action has occurred. Sakeliga CEO Piet le Roux warns that continued inaction could result in personal cost orders against President Ramaphosa, Minister Hlabisa, and other officials. […]
# The Trade, Industry and Competition Department, in partnership with the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the British High Commission, is hosting a seminar in Johannesburg today. The event seeks to raise awareness about the Southern African Customs Union Member States-plus-Mozambique-UK Economic Partnership Agreement. The deal, involving South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse ingenieurs- en kontrakteringsgroep van maatskappye, Murray en Roberts, se sakereddingspraktisyns het ‘n bykomende 80-miljoen-rand se finansiering verkry. Die groep is in November 2024 vrywillig in sakeredding geplaas. Praktisyn Josh Cunliffe sê befondsing was tot nou instrumenteel in die bestendiging van Murray en Roberts se voortgesette sakereddingspogings. Hy sê daarby het die befondsing […]
# The Western Cape Education Department has urged learners to avoid disrupting school amid matric exam preparations. This follows incidents at Vista High School in Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap, where students damaged a newly installed fence yesterday. WCED spokesperson Bronagh Hammond confirmed parents had been informed and stressed that such behaviour causes unnecessary disruption to teaching […]
# Chief Justice Mandisa Maya is hosting her counterparts from various countries in the J20 Summit of G20 Constitutional and Supreme court heads in Sandton, Johannesburg. The two-day event seeks to look into justice in a time of change to tackle judicial independence, climate justice, cybercrime, and artificial intelligence in courts through independence, innovation and […]
# The ANC Youth League says its rejects the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition’s proposals to amend the National Credit Act, which include the reckless suggestion that student debt be listed with credit bureaus. The League’s spokesperson, Zama Khanyase says such a move would tighten the debt trap around young people from the working class […]
# Die munisipaliteit van George in die Wes-Kaap het ‘n wetstoepassingsdiens van stapel gestuur wat daarop gerig is om die veiligheidsvermoë te versterk. Die nuwe blitspatrollie-eenheid bestaan uit 29 toegewyde amptenare wat in vier bedryfsafdelings ontplooi is. Die munisipaliteit se woordvoerder, Ntobeko Mangqwengqwe, sê die afdelings is noodsituasies,, sigbare patrollering, gespesialiseerde operasies en noodbystand:
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê sy Produktiwiteits- en Bevoegdheidsprogram het sedert sy begin net meer as twee jaar gelede, 28 sakeondernemings ondersteun en 776 werksgeleenthede gered. Die program staan klein, medium en mikro-ondernemings by wat in nood is of leiding nodig het oor die verbetering van hul werksaamhede. Die ondernemings word beoordeel en kry dan […]
