DA policy head Gwen Ngwenya . (Jan Gerber, News24) The DA will discuss its values and principles as well as economic justice when it holds its inaugural policy conference.Its head of policy, Gwen Ngwenya, says it is opportunity for the party to reaffirm its commitments to freedom, fairness, opportunity and diversity.The party says it has…
The Department of Basic Education is gearing up for the phasing in of other grades. Grade R, 1 and 2 are among the second group expected to return on 6 July. Minister Angie Motshekga says the department would continue working with schools to ensure they were safe. While Covid-19 infections continue to creep in at schools…
Former president Jacob Zuma appeared at the Durban High Court in June on charges of corruption. Addressing his supporters outside court, Zuma threatened to expose those who provoked him. PHOTO: Felix Dlangamandla Zuma supporters will not be stationed outside the Pietermaritzburg High Court due to Covid-19 lockdown rules.Bishop Vusi Dube, a spokesperson for Zuma's KZN…
95% of schools are ready to reopen on Monday."With humility" Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga asked that no other people but teachers and pupils go to schools.Motshekga praised the efforts by all partners to prepare schools.Schools around the country are gearing up to welcome back Grade 7 and 12 pupils under new health protocols, and with…
Mmusi Maimane is going back to court to delay the return to schools as the Covid-19 pandemic sweeps across the country. His movement, The One SA, contends putting two million schoolchildren and 10 million workers on the move during the pandemic are dangerously unscientific. Schoolchildren in particular will be in danger, and those whose schools are not…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…