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Transport deputy criticises RAF’s R11m legal battle

Today at 13:52 PM, via SowetanLIVE

Transport deputy minister Mkhuleko Hlengwa criticised the Road Accident Fund for spending R11m on legal battles against the Auditor-General over an accounting standard that concealed a R300bn liability, which pushed the RAF towards financial collapse.

South Africa

Portfolio committee calls for long-term disaster preparedness

Today at 13:25 PM, via SAnews

Portfolio committee calls for long-term disaster preparedness

Parliament’s Portfolio Committee and Select Committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (COGTA) has reiterated the call for long-term disaster preparedness and climate adaptation measures.The call was made during Parliament’s Joint Oversight Delegation on Cooperative Governance to flood-affected...

Business

Collapsed South African bank’s home base up for sale

Today at 13:30 PM, via BusinessTech

The headquarters of the collapsed South African bank, VBS Mutual Bank, will be officially going under the hammer this month, with the auctioneers hoping to recover as much as it can for creditors.

Education

Nigeria: Rediscovering the Fundamental Essence of University Education in Nigeria

Today at 13:18 PM, via AllAfrica

[This Day] The higher education system of any nation is designed as a critical arm of the state to enlighten the society about the elements that make for social harmony and social order, while at the same time getting the citizens connected with the state’s policy and development priorities. The higher education system, in other words, is one of the crucial avenues by which a nation defines and...

Science/Tech

SABC makes Afrikaans U-turn

Today at 14:04 PM, via MyBroadband

A senior executive has admitted the broadcaster made mistakes with its sweeping Afrikaans programming changes, but AfriForum wants more information about how the decisions were taken without proper market research.

Science/Tech

Moltbook Mania Explained

Today at 14:00 PM, via New York Times

Is this the year the internet changes forever?