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R2m dagga found strewn in timber plantation in Vryheid Share Durban: Police seized dagga with a street value of almost R2 million, in a timber plantation in Vryheid this week. KZN police Vryheid Crime Intelligence said the K9 Unit and Task Team acted on information about a vehicle suspected of transporting dagga in the Vryheid area on Monday morning. “The suspect’s vehicle was spotted travelling at a high speed in the Gluckstadt area. “A chase ensued and other role-players joined polic...

April 11, 2021 EPR is coming – will you be ready? THE implementation of the Government’s upcoming EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) scheme is well advanced and impending legislation requires producers especially in the packaging industries to register and become or join an industry PRO (Producer Responsibility Organisation). Knowing the why, how and industries new responsibilities is outlined below, with insight provided from www.factssa.com website. South Africa’s waste gen...

defenceWeb Written by SANews - 34 Government has established a Technical Task Team to provide technical support as well as to facilitate the implementation and monitoring of the program of action of the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans. This was on Friday announced by Deputy President David Mabuza during the Gauteng provincial engagement with military veterans. This was to synthesise government’s intervention in resolving grievances and improving assistance to the community. The D...

PHOTO: Supplied by SAPS A Western Cape man who was allegedly found in possession of a military battle rifle has been arrested in Graafwater. Police said an assortment of ammunition rounds was also confiscated from his home. He is one of six people who were arrested during Easter weekend operations. A man from Graafwater in the Western Cape has been arrested for the possession of an unlicensed firearm and ammunition, after police allegedly confiscated a military battle rifle from his home. Polic...

News Published: 17/03/2021 ​​​Dear students We have taken note of the national student financial crisis and we share your concerns. Student funding and the impact it has on access to higher education is high on the agenda of Stellenbosch University (SU). Registration Last week, the University confirmed that all first-time entry students are able to register. Returning senior students with confirmation of funding in the form of a bursary or loan are also allowed to register if their confir...

Share A national Technical Task Team meeting was held in Accra, Ghana on 1 March 2021 to review the first draft of the Science, Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development Goals Roadmap (STI for SDGs Roadmap) in Ghana. Members of the technical task, consisting of key stakeholders from relevant ministries, academia and research institutes expressed their views and contributed to the 1st draft of the roadmap focusing on prioritized SDGs (1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and 9), providing STI solutions...

defenceWeb Written by Guy Martin - 805 The National Defence Industry Council (NDIC) has updated Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) on its initiatives, from small arms manufacturing to alternative funding models, that will help the struggling South African defence industry. The NDIC was launched by the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula in March 2016, with the Council chaired by the Secretary for Defence. The NDIC consists of senior governme...

 E-Mail ORLANDO, Jan. 12, 2021 -Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasnt necessarily evolved along with them. The Department of Energy is determined to identify cleaner burning and renewable alternatives to gasoline, and through the work of two UCF researchers, the DOE is one step closer to that goal. Research engineer Anthony C. Terracciano and Associate Professor Subith Vasu have developed a model that will help engine designers, fuel chemists an...

Safety measures to prevent more tragedy at lookout point near Herold’s Bay By Staff Reporter Share Cape Town – To prevent a further tragedy at the infamous lookout near Herold’s Bay, over 50 permanent, 1.8m poles have been erected along the curve at Voëlklip Road. Large rocks have also been installed at the informal parking area where deaths have been reported. The move comes after after the bodies of two elderly women were retrieved after their white Mazda went down the cliff...

Source Monday, 08 March 2021, 15:50 This development emerged at the weekend when Deputy President David Mabuza met with the Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans. NATIONAL NEWS - The Presidential Task Team on Military Veterans is set to submit memoranda, through the Department of Military Veterans, on proposed amendments to legislation that unintentionally disadvantages some military veterans, thereby impacting on their socio-economic ...