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It is coming down to the grant that will be led forever by the poor in this country as it is being discussed at the Cabinet level for this grant. The main thing that is discussed is how much money this grant, which will help a lot of unemployed people, will cost the government.This was expressed by Mrs. Sindisiwe Chikunga, Acting Minister in the Department of Social Development, when she presented the budget of R302 billion, for the financial year 2026/2027 in Parliament.He said that most of the money goes to grants.”R293 billion in this year’s allocation goes to allowances…

AfriForum’s neighborhood team in Knysna helped to remove trees. (Photo: AfriForum/Provided) For the past two weeks, the civil rights organization AfriForum has undertaken relief and clean-up work in parts of the Garden Route after devastating storms caused great damage in the Southern Cape. AfriForum’s branches on George and Knysna intervened together with local communities to assist residents who were affected by heavy flooding and strong winds. With the help of AfriForum’s emergency fund and in collaboration with Cape Forum, the George branch distributed around R50 000 worth of food to around 1 000 children in the Blanco area. According to…

Members of the Shembe church, on the Buhleni side, are protesting, following the appearance of ANC colored tents, which have been put up inside the KwaMaggibaqiba temple, KwaMaphumulo.With the discovery ofOf this country two small tents were installed by the youth of this temple before the Saturday service.Speaking toOf this country one of the displeased, Mr. Musawenkosi Ngidi said that it did not bother them to see the tents of the political party burned inside the holy place.”An order was issued in Buhleni that no political party should be promoted, all parties should be equal. We were surprised to see…

(Archive photo: Pixabay) The Solidarity Teacher Network notes with concern the Gauteng MEC for education, Lebogang Maile,’s possible intention to have the decentralization of schools’ administrative and financial functions reviewed. This discussion follows after some schools’ power and water supply was cut off and the department now believes that schools and governing bodies cannot fulfill their responsibilities. For the Solidarity Teacher Network, this does not look like an attempt to support schools, but rather an attempt to gain greater control over schools’ finances and powers. According to Johan Botha, head of Solidarity’s Teacher Network, the irony of Maile’s intention is…

The stakes have been raised for the big horse race in Nkandla May Horseracing which will be held in Kwa Nontshiza in ward 5, on Saturday from 9 am.Last year the winning horse, Nxakanxaka, won R50 000 and this year the Mayor of Nkandla, Councilor Nonhlanhla Nzuza, announced that the winning horse will be awarded R80 000.The fun of Nkandla will start tomorrow at 12 noon in the city with a horse parade.There will be 10 races that will be contested on Saturday. In other races, money has been set to be contested. Beyond the sum of R80 000 that…

A school is being disinfected. (File photo: Ayanda Ndamane/ANA) The Special Investigation Unit (SUE) has reached settlement agreements of R25 million with several companies and individuals linked to controversial covid-19 cleaning contracts awarded by the Gauteng Department of Education. The agreements follow a ruling by the Special Tribunal in 2022 in which contracts worth R431 million were reviewed and set aside. The contracts were awarded to service providers for the disinfection, decontamination and cleaning of schools during the covid-19 pandemic. According to the SOE, some service providers and individuals linked to the Chachulani Group Investment Holdings respondents have agreed to…

Families to benefit from reduced VAT to help lower costs at theme parks, theatres, zoos, and museums.Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026The British government has launched a scheme aimed at helping families reduce the cost of children’s meals and summer activities, including visits to theme parks, theatres and museums.From June 25 to September 1, 2026, VAT will be temporarily reduced to help lower the cost of days out and boost customer numbers for struggling businesses, according to a government statement released on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listThe initiative, dubbed the “Great British Summer Savings” scheme, is…

Actor Bonko Khoza has FINALLY come out with the bad allegations against him by one of his colleagues in the acting industry Nirvana Nokwe-Mseleku.Nirvana came out publicly complaining that Bonko touched her in a way she didn’t like and they disagreed when they were filming the game Red Ink in 2023.In a multi-sectioned statement posted on his social media pages, Bonko denied all the allegations against him, and said that what Nirvana is saying was that there was an investigation by the police and the company that employed him, and no decision could be taken. “I sympathize with people who…

(Photo: Mohamed Afrah/AFP)Italian divers who died in the Maldives may have taken the wrong tunnel into a cave and died in a dead end, the head of the company that retrieved their bodies from the cave told AFP on Thursday.Finnish divers working for Dan Europe found their bodies in the cave complex, about 50m below the surface in this archipelago in the Indian Ocean.”The bodies were found together in part of the cave. Based on the layout of the cave, they may have gotten lost,” company CEO Laura Marroni told AFP.The Italian divers included a marine biology professor with years…

The advisory board of the King of Nadi, Pietermaritzburg, has issued an order to stop the multi-million rand asphalt installation project after complaints that the contractor who was awarded the tender is kicking the heels of local companies.Sondelani Zondi’s King Vusizwe Advisory Board has ordered the company that was awarded a tender of R110 million to put asphalt on two roads to stop the work until the complaints of local businessmen who complained about being locked out when the plates were distributed are listened to.Government law states that local businessmen should benefit from 30% if there are community development projects.Last…