# The GOOD Party is calling on the Western Cape Education Department to urgently address severe classroom overcrowding in the Cape Winelands. The party’s Andrew Hess says growing learner numbers are straining school infrastructure and affecting teaching quality. He warns that overcrowded classrooms compromise learning conditions and teacher effectiveness. Hess is urging immediate intervention, including […]
# City Power Johannesburg veroordeel ten sterkste die moord op ʼn veiligheidswag wat aan diens was naby die Shalazile-mikronetwerk in die Shalazile-plakkerskamp in Johannesburg. Die beampte is sowat 30 meter van die noodsaaklike elektriese infrastruktuur doodgeskiet. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê dis ʼn gruwelike aanval op noodsaaklike werkers en vra vir ‘n dringende […]
# The DA has welcomed intervention by Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi to secure a temporary reprieve for 176 mental health patients at the Talisman Foundation, scheduled for eviction on May 14. The DA’s Jack Bloom says this move prevents another Life Esidimeni tragedy where 144 mentally ill patients died following their unlawful transfer from Life […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has called for stability following the decision by the minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, to place the National Student Financial Aid Scheme under adminstration. This follows ongoing governance and operational challenges at the institution. Makaneta said he hoped that during this period there will be stability and […]
# City Power Johannesburg strongly condemns the killing of an on-duty security officer in the Shalazile informal settlement near the Shalazile microgrid in Johannesburg. The officer was shot about 30 metres from critical electricity infrastructure. City Power’s Isaac Mangena says the attack is a brutal act against essential workers and calls for urgent investigations and […]
# The South African Local Government Association has urged municipalities across several provinces to activate preparedness and response measures. This follows a warning by the South African Weather Service of an intense cut-off low-pressure system expected to affect large parts of the country between today and Thursday. This includes heavy rain and windy conditions. SALGA […]
# Forum for South Africa vra die regering om die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente te vervang met ʼn doeltreffende en deursigtige befondsingstelsel vir studente. Die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Buti Manamela, het die skema onder administrasie geplaas nadat bestuur misluk en verskeie raadslede bedank het. FOSA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê NS-FAS […]
# Die vakverbond Cosatu steun die Appèlhof se bevindings oor die stand van die Vergoedingsfonds vir Beroepsbeserings en -siektes. Die hof het kommer uitgespreek oor die stand van sake by die fonds en aanbeveel dat onafhanklike instellings ondersoek instel. Matthew Parks van Cosatu sê werkers sukkel om vergoeding te ontvang vir werksbeserings en gesinne sukkel […]
# The Forum for South Africa is calling on government to scrap the National Student Financial Aid Scheme and replace it with a competent, transparent, and accountable student funding system. Minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, has placed the scheme under administration following several board resignations and governance failures. FOSA leader, Tebogo Mashilompane, […]
