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W Cape Education urges parents to apply for Grades 1 and 8 before closing date
The Western Cape Department of Education has urged parents to apply for Grades 1 and 8 in 2025 before the online window for late applications closes on 12 May 2024.
Since the on-time admissions window for parents applying for a place for their child in Grade 1 or 8 in 2025 closed on 12 April, the...
Warning against Employment Equity misrepresentation
The Department of Employment and Labour has warned employers against misrepresenting their Employment Equity (EE) status.
The department’s Statutory and Advocacy Services Chief Director, Advocate Fikiswa Bede, said a number of employers risk being taken to courts over misrepresentation on their employment equity status.
Bede said,...
Police have spent the last three weeks meticulously photographing, plotting and mapping the area where Kirsten Kluyts was murdered during an organised run on 29 October.
Parliamentary rebuilding project to get underway
After a fire in 2022 destroyed the historic building, Parliament’s officials have handed over the site to demolition contractors to begin the rebuilding project.
“Today, it is both a great pleasure and a privilege to announce a significant milestone in our journey towards renewal,” Secretary to Parliament, Xolile George, said on...
A Durban cop will testify in the trial of Nafiz Modack and others on the authenticity of messages exchanged during the alleged kidnapping, extortion and intimidation of an asset manager being hounded by a Durban client over a failed investment.
No lack of investor confidence in SA – Minister Ntshavheni
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshaveni, has reiterated government’s stance that “there are no investors leaving government in droves”.
This as media reports suggested that investor confidence in South Africa is low following Shell’s exit from South Africa and BHP Billiton’s proposed takeover of Anglo American,...
Part of Gauteng’s Winnie Mandela drive reopened
Gauteng MEC for Transport and Logistics, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has officially reopened the southbound section of the road connecting the N1 and N14 highways as the comprehensive upgrade of the entire seven kilometre Winnie Mandela Drive nears completion.
The reopening of the ongoing reconstruction project of Winnie Mandela Drive...
President Ramaphosa reiterates government’s commitment to service delivery
President Cyril Ramaphosa has assured citizens that government remains committed to delivering services and addressing their challenges.
The President was speaking during the District Development Model (DDM) Presidential Imbizo held in Kuruman in the Northern Cape on Thursday.
The DDM Presidential Imbizo...
The Alice Magistrate’s Court has warned that it will strike the University of Fort Hare fraud and corruption case from the roll if the State’s investigation is not finalised within four months.
George building collapse: numbers revised
A total of 81 construction workers have been confirmed to have been on site at the time a building collapsed in George Municipality in the Western Cape on Monday.
The revised number was confirmed on Thursday following a previous report of 75 people having been reported to have been on site when the incident happened.
Employment and Labour...
Parking lots in Cape Town’s city centre should be used for affordable housing, Ndifuna Ukwazi says.
Public-private partnerships essential to unlock SADC opportunities
Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are essential to unlock economic opportunities presented by the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in the transport and logistics industry for the movement of goods across the continent, says the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA).
“Collaboration between the...
Fund to invest in SA’s creative, cultural industries announced
The Marketing, Advertising, and Communications (MAC) Sector Council, in collaboration with eQvest Limited, has announced the Media, Advertising, and Communications Charter (MACC) Fund.
The MACC Fund is positioned as a transformative instrument within South Africa’s creative and cultural industries, particularly the...
Foot and Mouth Disease detected on Eastern Cape farm
The Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform has confirmed cases of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) on one of the farms in the province.
A case of FMD was confirmed on a dairy herd located at Humansdorp in the Kouga after the National Veterinary Reference laboratory conducted epidemiological...
District Development Model Imbizo kicks off in the Northern Cape
Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA), Minister Thembi Nkadimeng, says the District Development Model (DDM) izimbizo are critical for ensuring that government serves the people and that no one is left behind.
She was speaking at the DDM Imbizo held at the Batlharos Sports Ground in Kuruman...
President assents to law Bill criminalising hate crimes, hate speech
President Cyril Ramaphosa has given his approval to the Preventing and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill, which criminalises hate crimes and hate speech.
The law also outlines the prosecution process for individuals who perpetrate these offences.
“This legislative measure gives effect to South...
Communities eager to see and listen to President Ramaphosa
Communities in Kuruman and the surrounding areas in the Northern Cape have come out in large numbers to listen to what President Cyril Ramaphosa will say at the District Development Model Presidential Imbizo on Thursday.
The imbizo is a government approach to improve integrated planning and service delivery across the three...
Pandor condemns killing and silencing of journalists in Palestine
The capacity of journalists to report on events in real-time is crucial, and intimidating or killing members of the media must not be permitted to persist without consequences.
This is according to International Relations and Cooperation Minister, Dr Naledi Pandor, who spoke at the second Shireen Abu Akleh Memorial...
KZN Premier saddened by Zamimpilo market fire
KwaZulu-Natal Premier, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has expressed deep sadness at the effects of the devastating fire at the Zamimpilo Community Market in Mtubatuba in the uMkhanyakude District Municipality.
The vibrant market, which was established and run by local women was razed to the ground by a raging fire in the early hours of Wednesday...
Divorce Amendment Bill signed into law
President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed into law the Divorce Amendment Bill, which amends the Divorce Act of 1979 to recognise Muslim marriages and safeguard the interests of Muslim women and children of Muslim marriages in the event that marriages are dissolved.
Currently, Muslim couples who choose to marry according to Islamic law can only be...
Shearing shed to take local market to new heights
Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Lubabalo Mabuyane, says the provincial government understands the importance of the agriculture sector in economic development and hence proper infrastructure is being provided to communal farmers.
Mabuyane said this when he handed over a shearing shed to communal wool growers at Jongabantu, in...