# Boetevrye-week begin binnekort in Kaapstad wanneer leners weer die kans kry om uitstaande biblioteek-items terug te bring sonder om ‘n boete te betaal. Gedurende die vorige twee kwykskeldingstye is meer as 1,3-miljoen-rand se items terugbesorg. Die week duur van Maandag tot volgende Saterdag. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskapsdienste en Gesondheid, Francine Higham, sê letterkunde is […]
# ʼn Senior dosent aan die Noordwes-Universiteit, Mariaan Wicks, het die NutriRank ontwikkel wat ʼn web-gebaseerde voedingstofprogram is wat ontwerp is om die voedingswaarde van kos en drank te bepaal. Wicks sê dit stel verbruikers in staat om gesonder keuses te maak, ondersteun herformulering in die voedselbedryf en verskaf aan beleidmakers bewysgebaseerde instrumente om regulasies oor […]
# From April to date, more than 55-thousand suspects have been arrested for various crimes in the Western Cape. These include 679 suspects for murder and 684 for attempted murder, which are mostly gang-related. Western Cape Police Commissioner, Thembisile Patekile, says nine-thousand-178 dangerous weapons and 880 illegal firearms were also seized:
# The Freedom Front Plus in Ekurhuleni says frequent power outages in the Wadeville industrial area in Germiston are concerning. The party’s Monique Kriek says one business has indicated that if the outages persist, it will have no choice but to reduce its workforce by 300 employees. She says that it is unacceptable that the […]
# With Fine-free Week coming up in Cape Town, patrons once again have the opportunity to return their outstanding library items without fearing fines. During the previous two amnesty periods, more than 1.3-million-rand worth of library items were returned. Fine-free Week is running from Monday to next Saturday. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and […]
# Operasie Shanela in Sinoville en Pretoria-Moot het gister gesorg vir die inhegtenisneming van 377 verdagtes vir verskillende misdade. Dit sluit in moord, gewapende roof en verkragting. Die woordvoerder van die polisie, Johan van Dyk, sê 59 onwettige immigrante word ook aangehou en wag op hofverskyning en moontlike deportasie:
# North-West University’s senior lecturer, doctor Mariaan Wicks, has developed the NutriRank. This is a web-based nutrient profiling calculator designed to evaluate the nutritional quality of food and beverage products. Wicks says NutriRank empowers consumers to make healthier choices, supports reformulation in the food industry, and provides policymakers with evidence-based tools to strengthen food labelling regulations. She […]
# Die DA in Gauteng sê die vinnige verval van Rand Water se bergingstelsel word vererger deur munisipaliteite se versuim om voldoende, noodsaaklike waterinfrastruktuur te voltooi. Die waternutsdiens se bergingstelsel het binne ʼn week van sowat 55-persent tot net minder as 40-persent gedaal. ʼn DA-woordvoerder, Stephen Moore, sê as die stelsel nou al in hierdie […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap sê hy raak al meer gefrustreerd met die gesloer van die Nasionale Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling om ‘n opdatering te gee oor vertragings in die hersiening van die toelaag-proses. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Sekerheid slaan tans oor na digitale stelsel met verpligte biometriese registrasie wat Maandag begin. Wendy […]