# FF Plus councillor Paul Jacobson has been accused of taunting pro-Palestine protesters during a demonstration at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town. The incident occurred amid heightened tensions over the Israel-Palestine conflict. Jacobson allegedly mocked the protesters, leading to criticism from various community members and political figures. The FF Plus has yet to publicly […]
# Die UDM sê hy is geskok oor die Gautengse Onderwysdepartement se besluit om subsidies aan meer as 290 onafhanklike skole te besnoei. Gesubsidieerde onafhanklike sekondêre skole se subsidies is in 2024 met 20-persent besnoei en laerskole s’n met 18-persent, met begrotingstekorte wat as rede aangevoer word. Dit ten spyte daarvan dat die departement versuim […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Water- en Sanitasiedirektoraat sê elf organisasies sal ‘n gedeelte van ‘n toelaag van 3,4-miljoen-rand ontvang. Dit is om gemeenskapsgebaseerde oplossings, programme en navorsing in die water- en sanitasiesektor in te stel. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, sê dit is ‘n historiese eerste stap in die rigting van […]
# Western Cape premier Alan Winde has welcomed Tiger Brands’ sale of its deciduous fruit business, Langeberg and Ashton Foods, saying this will save the jobs of thousands of employees. The sale is to a consortium led by local fruit growers. The deal includes a 150-million-rand commitment by the food producer to establish a community […]
# UDM says it is alarmed by the Gauteng Education Department slashing subsidies to more than 290 independent schools. Subsidised independent schools in 2024 were reduced by 20-percent for secondary and 18-percent for primary schools because of budgetary constraints. This is despite the department failing to spend 317-million-rand of its 2024 education budget. UDM’s provincial secretary, […]
# ActionSA in Gauteng sê die provinsie se onvermoë om toegekende fondse doeltreffend te gebruik, hou ernstige gevolge in vir inwoners, veral in sektore soos gesondheidsorg, onderwys en infrastruktuurontwikkeling. Die provinsiale regering het aan die einde van die 2024/2025-boekjaar 1,8-miljard-rand aan Nasionale Tesourie teruggegee, hoofsaaklik uit die Onderwys- en Gesondheidsdepartement. ActionSA-woordvoerder Zwelithini Mtshali sê onderbesteding […]
# The City of Cape Town’s Water and Sanitation Directorate says eleven organisations will be receiving part of a 3.4-million-rand grant funding. This is to implement community-based solutions, programmes and research in the water and sanitation space. Mayoral committee member for Water and Sanitation, Zahid Badroodien, says this is a historic first step towards building […]
# Die Johannesburg-gebaseerde fotografie-projek, Of Soul & Joy, het onlangs ʼn slypskool aangebied by die Dar Al Atfal Sidi Bernoussi-weeshuis in Casablanca, Marokko. Die Suid-Afrikaanse fotograaf, Jabulani Dhlamini en plaaslike eweknieë het tydens die projek weeskinders van 11 en 12 geleer om fotografie as instrument te gebruik om stories te vertel. Die slypskool wat ondersteun […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy gaan die Temba-watersuiweringsaanleg van seweuur vanoggend tot vyfuur vanmiddag sluit sodat tegnici die Temba-reservoir nommer drie kan skoonmaak. Die metro-woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê gebiede soos Dilopye, Hammanskraal-Wes, Kanana, Lephengville en Majaneng kan wateronderbrekings verwag:
