
Pieter, jou stem word gemis
30 Junie 2020
"Ons het wraggies alles met ‘n passie gedoen. Ons was gereed vir die groot stap, en nou is alles weg, hoe gaan ek aan gaan? Jy was my alles. Dit voel nie werklik nie, so asof jy enige oomblik by die deur gaan in stap. Hoe kyk ek vorentoe? O, God en hemelse Vader, help my. Engel, ek verlang verskriklik, die seer is net te veel.”
Jumping back on the nuclear horse
16 June 2020
The renewed vigor for nuclear energy comes as a surprise, as government dropped controversial plans to build eight nuclear power stations. These dubious deals had been initiated by former president Jacob Zuma, and has come under extreme scrutiny amidst serious allegations of corruption.
Government backtracks on feeding scheme agreement
16 June 2020
“The closure of the NSNP impacts not only on the health and education of learners, but has knock-on effects on entire families – in a context of heightened unemployment and loss of income due to the nationwide lockdown, many families are struggling to put food on the table. These families urgently require the NSNP to be reinstated in order to meet their children's basic nutritional needs and ensure that they are able to buy other desperately needed necessities in the home,” the bodies stated.
Refineries bogged down by demand
16 June 2020
Although production had ramped up at the refineries, and product imports had arrived in South African ports, the challenges remain. Neither Mantashe, nor parliament's portfolio committee on mineral resources and energy chairperson, Sahlulele Luzipo, had responded to the DA's request for an urgent briefing on what was being done to mitigate this crisis.
NPO bied brandbestryding lugondersteuning aan boere
16 Junie 2020
‘n NPO groep tot die redding gekom met ‘n diens wat lugondersteuning sal bied aan boere wat tot die diens aangeteken het. Teen slegs R1.50 per hektaar, per maand, vir n tydperk van 3 maande, word boere tot rus gestel met die wete dat hul nie met hande in die hare sal sit tydens ‘n noodgeval nie.
AfriForum-takke in Mpumalanga help gemeenskappe tydens COVID
16 Junie 2020
Die takke in die provinsie – Bethal, Delmas, Ermelo, Leandra, Lydenburg, Machadodorp, Middelburg, Nelspruit, Piet Retief, Secunda, Standerton, Witbank en Witrivier – het altesaam meer as R150 000 se voedsel, handreiniger en maskers versprei. Hierdie projekte is gefinansier vanuit skenkings, takfondse en die taknoodfonds wat tydens die inperking op die been gebring is.
Kendall power plant up to be scrapped
9 June 2020
Environment Minister Barbara Creecy has already instructed Eskom to stop operations at least at one of two Kendal power station units found to be posing serious health risks to the surrounding communities. Kendal, built in 1982 is not on the list as Eskom began shutting down some of its old power stations in 2019. It shut three units at the Hendrina power. Grootvlei was scheduled to close this year, and Komati by 2021.
NSFAS students urged to use allowances to buy devices
2 June 2020
Nchabeleng said the work that NSFAS is doing in support of the departmental objectives to increase the number of poor students in higher education at no cost, is noted. He said more work needs to be done around a policy that will ensure access to the category of students who belong to the ‘missing middle’.











