The Portfolio Committee on Higher Education and Training has urged higher education institutions to comply fully with South Africa’s immigration and labour laws when employing foreign nationals. The Committee expressed concern over what it described as a lack of accurate and reliable data on foreign academic staff across the post-school education sector. During a joint meeting between the Department and the Department of Home Affairs, members emphasised that the employment of foreign nationals must align with the Critical Skills List…

The Dr. Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality remains an epicentre of foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in the North West, allegedly due to its proximity to Gauteng which is the second most affected province after KwaZulu Natal. The disease has spread across eight provinces except Northern Cape since 2019, threatening livestock, livelihoods and export markets.Agriculture and Rural Development MEC, Madoda Sambatha, told YOU FM Newshour that as much as the outbreak is manageable it becomes almost impossible to manage it…

Rescue operations are continuing around the clock at Ekapa Minerals’ Joint Shaft Mine in Kimberley, where five mineworkers have been trapped approximately 890 meters underground following a mud rush incident in the early hours of Tuesday. The workers, believed to be contractors operating in Tunnel 6, have had no communication with surface teams since the event, raising growing concerns among families, colleagues, and the local community. Ekapa Minerals confirmed in a mid-morning update that specialist crews from Mines Rescue Services…