ActionSA calls IPID Phala Phala report declassification a victory

ActionSA supporters Action SA has called the decision to declassify the Independent Police Investigative Directorate, IPID, report into the robbery at President Ramaphosa’s Phala Phala farm in Limpopo- a victory for South Africans.   This follows the party’s year-long court battle, seeking transparency on the matter. Previously designated as Top Secret, the report’s change in status…

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Is in-house research holding back African radio evolution?

Source: unsplash.com According to Anina Maree, co-founder and director of Ground Control Research, radio stations aiming to retain and grow their audiences should leverage independent listenership and programming research as a key strategy. The lack of independent research Nearly a third of radio stations don’t set up formal conversations with their audiences – they have…

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Wits University scientists launch anti-rhino poaching project

A rhino is photographed during a rescue operation. Wits University scientists that have launched anti-rhino poaching project are optimistic that it will alleviate the crisis. The scientists in collaboration with their counterparts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have come up with the Rhisotope project. They are injecting rhino horns with low-level radioactive isotopes…

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Minister has to implement several steps regarding BELA Act: Zille

Empty classroom 1 minute Democratic Alliance (DA) Federal Council Chairperson Helen Zille says Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube must first draw up norms, standards and regulations to govern the implementation of the BELA Act.  Zille was reacting to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s directive that two sections of the BELA Act which have been in contention must be implemented in their entirety. Section 4 and 5 of the BELA…

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