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SANParks CEO Fundisile Mketeni appeared in court on 11 May together with two other SANParks men and a woman, all facing similar charges. He has been temporarily replaced by Dr Luthando Dziba, who presently heads Conservation Services. SANParks board chairperson Joanne Yawitch said that in line with SANParks’ commitment to ethical conduct and the seriousness of the allegations, Mketeni will have to step aside until the matter is resolved. “The board views the allegations made in an extremely serious light,” said Yawitch, “and will allow the court proceedings to take their course and re...

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Who Can You Trust? In a world beleaguered by spin and confused messages, there's never been more need for diverse, trustworthy, independent journalism in Canberra. Who can you trust? Well, for more than 25 years, "CityNews" has proudly been an independent, free, family-owned news magazine, serving the national capital with quality, integrity and authority. Through our weekly magazine and daily through our digital platforms, we constantly and reliably deliver high-quality and diverse opinion, news, arts, socials and lifestyle columns. If you trust our work online and believe in the power of in...

SANParks Share This: SANParks executives say only a small portion of that R200 million total is actual irregular expenditure for the 2019/2020 period. This week's Wednesday Panel addresses issues raised by last's week's panel, around irregular spending, crime, tourism infrastructure, and conservation matters affecting the Table Mountain National Park. Last week Andy Davies, chairperson of Mountain users’ forum Friends of Table Mountain (FOTM) said the park has deteriorated over the past 15 to 20 years and much effort would be needed to bring it up to world-class...

January 28, 2021 Cornell University Library’s Grants Program for Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences is seeking applications to create online collections that will support teaching and scholarship at Cornell and beyond. Tabitha Cary/Provided Visual resources collections coordinator Simon Ingall digitizes artifacts for a street art collection. Materials to be digitized range from cassette recordings to 3D artworks, and can come from the applicant’s personal collection or from an existing collection at Cornell or other institutions. Faculty members and doctoral candidates in th...