NW Transport Dept warns non-compliant scholar transport suppliers

FILE | Traffic officials conducting scholar transport compliance checks. The North West Transport Department has sent a strong warning to non-compliant scholar transport service suppliers that their contracts will be terminated. This comes after the South African Human Rights Commission’s (SAHRC) report found systemic failures in the scholar transport programme in the province after complaints…

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#Loeries: ‘Afrobeats didn’t get big until Nigerians stopped trying to sound American’

“Afrobeats didn’t become a global phenomenon until Nigerian artists stopped trying to sound American.” That was the core message in a powerful address by Nnenna Onyewuchi, executive director of strategy and innovation at Yellow Brick Road (YBR) at the Loeries International Creative seminar. She urged African creatives to embrace their unique strengths and stories.

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Broos sticks with the tried and tested for AFCON

Players’ training Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says 80 percent of his squad for next month’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Morocco is confirmed. He says the bulk of the squad that qualified Bafana Bafana for the AFCON and World Cup tournaments will be retained, but fringe players could still force their way…

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Joburg residents protest over prolonged water outages

Residents in Melville, Brixton, Westdene in Johannesburg protesting over water cuts today. Johannesburg is currently facing significant water outages, with many residents experiencing disruptions for over two weeks due to infrastructure failure. Residents from several areas including Melville, Brixton and Parktown West will today stage protests over the ongoing water outages and a lack of…

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