Deputy Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Buti Manamela. Higher Education Deputy Minister, Buti Manamela says he’s approaching courts to challenge the process of appointing the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) board. Doctor Karen Stander, who was appointed to chair the newly constituted board after the previous one was dissolved and placed under…
A man working on the crop. Young innovators at the Mafikeng Digital Innovation Hub are offering the agricultural sector some intelligent water management solutions. They’ve developed a smart irrigation system for local small-scale farms. RELATED VIDEO | Mahikeng Digital Innovation Hub hosts a two-day hackathon The innovation guarantees that crops receive the correct amount of…
Drug and alcohol abuse eat away at people’s lives, families, resources and their ability to cope. Photo by Reuters. Civic organisation March and March has vowed to intensify its protests against crimes, including dealing in drugs in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. On Friday, the movement took to the streets to demand urgent action against organised crime, corrupt…
A signpost indicating arrival in Reiger Park. A heavy police presence is expected in Reiger Park in Ekurhuleni this morning during the funeral services of four of the six victims of last weekend’s drive-by shooting. Six people were killed and three others were wounded in the shooting, which happened last Saturday. Police say suspects travelling…
File Image: Police at a crime scene Four of the six victims of last weekend’s drive-by shooting in Reiger Park, in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng will be laid to rest tomorrow (Saturday, 8th of November). A joint funeral service will be held for cousins Patricia Nieuwenhuys and Ruth Marais, while Royden Joseph and Danyelle Barlow will be…
Raindrops on a car’s windscreen The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services is urging residents to exercise caution following a yellow level two warning issued by the South African Weather Services. The thunderstorms may bring heavy rain and flash floods, especially in low-lying areas and places near rivers and streams. WATCH | Johannesburg Emergency…
The Gauteng Department of Education has expressed concern, after a Deputy Principal at Dinoto Technical Secondary School in Daveyton in Ekurhuleni was shot while entering the school premises this morning. The department has called on law enforcement to ensure that the perpetrators are brought to book. The deputy principal is currently recovering from…
FILE | A woman walks at the Cape Town International Convention Centre during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in Cape Town, South Africa The G20 Health ministers meeting in Polokwane, Limpopo have failed to signed a declaration. This as the United States of America rejected to sign in agreement with the other G20 countries. The…
Trial of three men accused of killing an ANC councillor, Sbonelo Ntshangase will resume next year. The trial of three men accused of killing an African National Congress councillor, Sbonelo Ntshangase, and two others will be back in the High Court sitting in Breyton, Mpumalanga, in June next year. The killings happened in Mkhondo in…
G20 summit. The G20 Health ministers’ meeting will discuss various issues on the second and final day of their meeting in Polokwane, Limpopo, on Friday. They include progress made in ending AIDS by 2030 as well as steps to achieve equal pay for work of equal value. The Ministers will also look at ways of…
