# Kenners het gewaarsku dat miopie, ook bekend as bysiendheid, vinnig onder kinders wêreldwyd toeneem, met voorspellings wat toon dat dit teen 2050 50-persent van die wêreldbevolking kan raak. Dit volg terwyl die wêreld Miopie-bewustheidsweek herdenk. Kenners sê die oorsake sluit in verhoogde skermtyd, binnenshuise aktiwiteit en minder buitenshuise speeltyd. Suid-Afrikaanse ooggesondheidsliggame dring hierdie week […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg doen ‘n beroep op Spaza-winkeleienaars wat aansoek gedoen het vir grondgebruiksgoedkeuring om die hulptoonbank van Ontwikkelingsbeplanning te besoek en die status van hulle aansoeke na te gaan. Sedert November 2024 is meer as een-duisend aansoeke ingedien, maar baie bly onvolledig weens verkeerde kontak- of eiendomsbesonderhede. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid van Ontwikkelingsbeplanning, Eunice Mgcina, […]
# The Gauteng Department of Education has condemned the assault of learners at Soshanguve South Secondary School by community members allegedly angry over late-coming. The incident occurred yesterday, when the group reportedly overpowered scholar patrols, entered the school premises, and physically attacked the learners. The department’s Steve Mabona says while late-coming is a concern, violence […]
# Die polisie vra die publiek vir inligting oor die noodlottige skietery van die stigter van die bekende musiekgroep, Woza Afrika, Manqoba Ntombela. Hy is Vrydag verskeie kere geskiet toe hy in sy motor voor sy huis in Ratanda in Heidelberg, Gauteng, gesit het. Ntombela wat bekend was vir ‘Istokvela‘, was ook ‘n sakeman en […]
# The City of Johannesburg is urging Spaza Shop owners who applied for land use consent to visit the Development Planning Help Desk and check their application status. Since November 2024, over one-thousand-800 applications were submitted, but many remain incomplete due to incorrect contact or property details. Mayoral committee member of Development Planning, Eunice Mgcina, […]
# Experts have warned that myopia, also known as near-sightedness, is rising rapidly among children worldwide, with forecasts showing it could affect 50-percent of the global population by 2050. This comes as the world commemorates Myopia Awareness Week. Experts say the causes include increased screen time, indoor activity, and reduced outdoor play. This week, South […]
# Police are urging the public for information about the fatal shooting of the founder of iconic music group Woza Afrika, Manqoba Ntombela. He was shot multiple times while sitting in his car outside his Ratanda home in Heidelberg, Gauteng, on Friday. Ntombela, famed for ‘Istokvela,’ was also a businessman and educator. He was leading […]
# Inwoners van KwaZulu-Natal word versoek om uiters versigtig te wees aangesien ‘n sterk en moontlik skadelike dwarswind môre in dele van die provinsie verwag word. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n vlak twee-waarskuwing uitgereik. Die Departement van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake se woordvoerder, Senzelwe Mzila, sê die wind kan die verkeer ontwrig, kraglyne beskadig […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has slammed AfriForum, questioning why its members like Kallie Kriel, Ernst Roets, and Gerrie Nel haven’t moved to the US after claiming white farmers face genocide in South Africa. This comes as president Cyril Ramaphosa is due to meet US president Donald Trump tomorrow. Malema says they’re spreading lies to […]
