Teachers’ union Sadtu says it is deeply concerned about the school dropout rate amid the continuing COVID 19 pandemic. This comes amid reports recently that as many as 750 000 learners may have dropped out of school. The union says the African National Congress (ANC) led government needs to do more to support public schools […]
South African Tatjana Schoenmaker said it felt “so unreal” after she smashed the long-standing women’s 200m breaststroke world record to win Olympic gold Thursday. Schoenmaker timed 2min 18.95sec to better the 2:19.11 set by Denmark’s Rikke Moller Pedersen in 2013. It made her the first female South African to win an Olympic swimming gold since 1996, when […]
The Eastern Cape government is forging ahead with the closure of dysfunctional schools. More than one thousand non-viable schools across the province will be affected. The program is meant to ensure the augmentation of the limited state resources, for the benefit of every learner in the province. The communities of the affected schools have been […]
Bianca Buitendag won a silver medal in the women’s surfing at the Olympic Games on Tuesday on what was a fantastic day for Team South Africa in Tokyo. It is South Africa’s second medal of this year’s showpiece after Tatjana Schoenmaker won silver in the 100m breaststroke earlier in the day. The final of the surfing was […]
This follows Monday night’s signing of the deal by the majority unions in the Public Service Coordinating Bargaining Council following months of eventful negotiations. Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has welcomed the newly concluded collective agreement in the public service. In a statement, the minister has stressed the difficult conditions during which the […]
The National Liquor Traders Council (NLTC) has largely welcomed the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that the ban on the sale of alcohol has been lifted. This follows calls from the liquor industry for government to relax the regulations saying they have adversely affected the sector. In his address to the nation on Sunday night, President […]
Court finds minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma hadn’t acted in an unfair or unprocedural manner, given the urgency required to deal with the Delta variant of Covid-19 SAB’s attempts to have the government’s alcohol sales ban overturned was dismissed by the Western Cape High Court on Thursday. The company had gone to court to request that the […]
A number of DStv Premiership clubs have been busy bolstering their squads and we look at all the confirmed signings since July 1. Up to this point, over 50 players have been confirmed as new signings by the different Premiership clubs, with more still to come in the the remaining weeks of the transfer window. […]
Proteas limited overs captain Temba Bavuma has been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during Monday’s first T20I against Ireland in Malahide. According to an ICC statement, Bavuma was found to have breached Article 2.3 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “use of an […]
While local health authorities are continuing to record thousands of new daily COVID-19 infections there is finally some good news. Acting Minister of Health Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane confirmed on Friday that the country has passed the peak of its third COVID-19 wave. “We have also seen a significant drop in numbers in Gauteng, which has been the epicentre of the […]