# Die Kaapse Forum sê Wes-Kaapse gemeenskappe moet meer wetstoepassingsmagte hê om toenemende geweldsmisdaad aan te pak. Die burgerregte-organisasie betoog vandag voor die Parlement in Kaapstad en eis dat wetstoepassingsmagte na die Wes-Kaap oorgedra word. Uitvoerende voorsitter Heindrich Wyngaard sê inwoners moet deur ‘n provinsiale referendum ook ‘n sê hê. Hy sê die betoging val […]
# Lectures have been halted at various Cape Peninsula University of Technology campuses as students stage a shutdown over several concerns, including the institution’s proposed 2027 financial plan. Students are also unhappy about a mandatory upfront payment of seven-thousand-rand for academic and residence registration. Student Representative Council president Liyabulela Gela says the shutdown follows a […]
# The Cape Flats Safety Forum urges newly appointed Western Cape Police Commissioner Sizakele Dyanti to take a different approach from his predecessor, Thembisile Patekile. Dyanti takes office from 1st September. The call follows the deaths of 11 people in separate incidents across the province over the weekend. The Forum’s Abie Isaacs says Dyanti needs […]
# A Stellenbosch University study found that negative emotions may be reinforced among people interacting on social media, with the effect stronger among users experiencing depression. Researcher Kurt Marais analysed more than 12-thousand posts from a depression-focused Reddit community and developed a tool to detect depression-related emotional language. His research found posts increased at night, […]
# Researchers in Queensland fitted five Australian magpies with GPS trackers, hoping to map their movements and understand how age, sex or rank affected the way the flock behaved. However the birds had other plans. Within minutes after being fitted, the magpies started using their beaks to help each other get the trackers off, which […]
# Cape Forum says Western Cape communities should have greater law enforcement powers to address escalating violent crime. The civil rights organisation will protest at Parliament in Cape Town today, calling for the devolution of police powers to the province. Executive chairperson Heindrich Wyngaard says residents should have a say in the matter through a […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank moedig aspirant-ekonome, wat hul voorgraadse studies in die 2027 akademiese jaar begin, aan om vir sy eksterne beursprogramme aansoek te doen. Verskeie eksterne studiebeurse word jaarliks beskikbaar gestel vir voorgraadse studente wat kwalifiseer as deel van die sentrale bank se pogings om ernstige vaardigheidstekorte in die land aan te spreek. Die […]
# Rusland se hoogste hof het die liberale Yabloko-party verbied om aan volgende maand se parlementsverkiesing deel te neem. Dis die enigste geregistreerde party wat gekant is teen Moskou se oorlog in Oekraïne. Die saak is aanhangig gemaak deur die klein pro-Kremlin nasionalistiese party, Rodina, wat beweer Yabloko het onverklaarde veldtog-ondersteuning van onder meer Westerse […]
# Acting Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, has expressed concern at the escalation of violent crime in South Africa. The country recorded 24-thousand-692 murders, more than 40-thousand rape cases and 190-thousand common assaults during the 2024/2025 financial year. In a parliamentary reply, Cachalia revealed that of the murders, ten-thousand-129 were referred for prosecution, with three-thousand-628 resulting […]
