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Umphicothi zincwadi weli u Tsakani Maluleke, kwiveki edlulileyo uthe daca ingxelo yopicotho loomasipala kunyaka-mali u-2024/25. Kwezi ziphumo ngokutsho komphicothi zincwadi, kubonakala ukuphucuka okuthile nokubangelwa kukufakwa kwamaxwebhu adingekayo ngabanye oomasipala, bembalwa abangawafakanga lama xwebhu. Nangona kunjalo, basibhozo kuphela oomasipala kwabo bayi-39 eMpuma Koloni abafumane abanen...

Meshack Mugabe's "Fix Local Government or Perish" offers a sharp, unflinching diagnosis of why local government is failing and what must be done to restore it. Ayabonga Kekana interiews the author 

Icandelo lezifundo zoshishino noqoqosho kwiziko-mfundo iNelson Mandela University eMpuma Koloni likwiphulo lokuqokelela ii-Scientific Calculators ukunceda abafundi bamabanga aphakamileyo nabenza izifundo zezibalo. Eli phulo liyinxalenye yokuphawula iphulo lehlabathi lokukhumbula umqela walowo wayengumongameli weli uNelson Mandela. u Ayabonga Kekana ubambe udliwano ndlebe nophuma kwi marketing offi...

Umphicothi zincwadi weli u Tsakani Maluleke, ebebambe indibano noonondaba izolo enikeza ingxelo emva kwendibano yakhe nekomiti yepalamente ejongene nentsebenziswano kulawulo lukarhulumente nemicimbi yemveli, yeziphumo zophicotho lwakhe loomasipala beli lonyakamali u 2024/25. Kweziziphumo ngokutsho komphicothi zincwadi, kubonakala ukuphucuka okuthile nokubangelwa kukufakwa kwamaxwebhu adingekayo ng...

Kunyaka ka-2023 ngumyinge ka-33 percent wabafundi abenza ibanga leshumi abaachophela iimviwo zephepha lezibalo, ngethuba bebalelwa ku-66% abafundi kweli abenza iMathematical Literacy. Kukho inkxalabo ngokuba abafundi xa befika kwibakala le-Further Education and Training phase okanye amabanga aphakathi kuka-Grade 10 no-Grade 12, baye bakhethe ukwenza i-Pure Mathematics kune Mathematical Literacy? Y...

UMzantsi Afrika ujamelene nomngeni omandla wentswelangqesho. Ngokweenkcukacha zeziko iStats SA zekota yokuqala yalo nyaka, iqondo lentswela-ngqesho kulutsha oluphakathi kweminyaka elishumi elinesihlanu ukuya kumashumi amabini anesine ubudala likumyinge we 60,9%, ngeli lixa elolutsha oluphakathi kweminyaka engamashumi amabini anesine ukuya kumashumi amathathu anesine ubudala likumyinge we 40.6%. Am...

The UCT's Children’s Institute and a group of South African parents, represented by the Legal Resources Centre, took the Home Affairs Department to the Western Cape High Court over the massive registration backlog. This legal action is due to the severe delays in the processing of applications for birth registration, and the significant consequences this has on the constitutional rights of c...

Umbutho woluntu kumasipala ombaxa iNelson Mandela Bay, iCivil Society Coalition, unezikhalazo eziliqela neziyinkxalabo ngomasipala i-NMB. Phakathi kwezikhalazo zabo kuquka umgangatho ongaphucukanga wokusiwa kweenkonzo eluntwini, ukuchitheka kwelindle ezitalatweni, neendlela ezingekhosemgangathweni. U-Ayabonga Kekana uye wancokola nomanejala walo masipala uSithembiso Soyaya malunga nezikhalazo zaba...

Kule mpela-veki siphuma kuyo ikomishoni yonyulo ezimeleyo i-IEC ibiqhuba inkqubo yokubhalisela uvoto loo masipala luka-2026 ngo-November. Masincokole nekomishoni ukuva ukuba iqhube njani le nkqubo ingakumbi kwiphondo iMpuma Koloni, nokuba abantu abangakhange bakwazi ukubhalisa kule mpela-veki bangakwazi na bona ukubhalisa kumaqonga obuchwepheshe ekomishoni? Emnxebeni uAyabonga Kekana wamkela useke...

Ixesha elininzi iingxoxo ezigxile kwimfundo eMzantsi Afrika zigxila kakhulu ekubeni uluntu lufikelele kwimfundo ephakamileyo. Kodwa nangona kunjalo abanye abafundi abaphumelele emagqabini kwibanga leshumi baye badibane nemingeni kwiindawo abafunda kuzo, nalapho iziphumo ezihle kungesosixhobo sokuvuselela ukuzithemba. Abanye abafundi abase Yunivesithi bathi ubunzima abadibana nabo buquka ukuphila p...

Ebutsheni bale nyanga, i-arhente yezobuchwepheshe ebizwa i-Technology Innovation Agency, iTIA ngamafuphi, nephantsi kweSebe lezenzululwazi, ubuchwepheshe nokusungulwa kweemveliso ezintsha, ityikitye izivumelwano namaziko amane, ngeenzame zokuvulwa kwamathuba kumaphulo entsebenziswano, kwiinkqubo zophuhliso lwezakhono, nokusekwa kweziseko zobuchwepheshe, phakathi kwezinye izinto.  Le arhente i...

Intlanganisela yemibutho yoluntu noshishino kumasipala ombhaxa iNelson Mandela Bay eMpuma Koloni, ikhuphe isilumkiso esingqongqo ngoko ikubiza nje ngokufadala kohanjiso lweenkonzo kulo masipala. Le ntlanganisela iphawule iziseko zeendlela ezifadalalayo, ukungakhuseleki koluntu, ukuqhawu-qhawuka kwamanzi nombane, nokusilela kukamasipala ukuhlangabezana nale mingeni, nebeke ichaphaza kwinkangeleko y...

Do we need more Technical High Schools to equip pupils with vocational training skills? Ayabonga Kekana poses this question to the Basic Education Department's Deputy Director-General for the Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring branch Dr. Barney Mthembu and Education Specialist, Nomandla Singeni... 

Are the challenges and delays in the full implement of the Coding and Robotics curriculum in the Foundation Phase setting pupils up for failure? Ayabonga Kekana poses this question to the Basic Education Department's Deputy Director-General for the Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring branch Dr. Barney Mthembu and Education Specialist, Nomandla Singeni... 

News Review host Ayabonga Kekana reviews the curriculum offered in the Early Childhood Development phase with the Basic Education Department's Deputy Director-General for the Curriculum Policy, Support and Monitoring branch Dr. Barney Mthembu and Education Specialist, Nomandla Singeni... 

Inyanga ka-June eMzantsi Afrika iphawula umzabalazo wolutsha lwango-1976, kwaye kulo nyaka kuphawulwa iminyaka eyi-50 sukela ulutsha lwelo xesha lwaqhankqalazela ukuchasa ukumiliselwa komthetho wezemfundo iBantu Education Act ka-1953 ngurhulumente welo xesha. Namhlanje sithe masijonge kwi-curriculum yorhulumente wentando yesininzi. UAyabonga Kekana uye wancokola nophuma kwisebe lezemfundo esisisek...

Imbaleki yaseQonce eMpuma Koloni, uMangaliso Kani, ukwiphulo lokuxhobisa uluntu ngokhubazeko i-Autism. Oku uzakwenza ngokubayinxa-lenye yogqatso lomgama olikhulu namashumi amathandathu leeKhilomitha(160 km), nolubizwa ukuba yi-Washie 100 oluphakathi kwesixeko sakuGompo kunye neCawa. Kukho inkolelo yokuba alwanelanga ulwazi uluntu olunalo nge-autism ukuba lukhubazeko olunjani, luchaphazela bani, no...

Ukuvalwa kwelizwi lowasetyhini, ukunyhashwa kwesidima sakhe, nokuba aphile phantsi kwesithunzi sempumelelo yomnye umntu. Ezi zizinto ezikhankanywa yincwadi ebhalwe nguZilungile Ganyaza, nesihloko sayo sithi "99.9% Truth."  Ayabonga Kekana has a conversation with the author

Njengokuba uMzantsi Afrika uphawula inyanga yabantu abatsha, ulutsha lweli luyakhuthazwa ukuba ludlale indima njengabemi beli kwiinkqubo ze-democracy. Luyamenywa ukuba luthathe inxaxheba kumaphulo angqamene nonyulo, njengokuba unyulo ludlala indima enkulu ekuthabatheni izigqibo zelizwe. Le mpelaveki siya kuyo ibekelwe bucala ukubhalisela unyulo nokuyo kuqinisekisa ukuba umntu ulubhalisele olu nyul...

Urhulumente wephondo iMpuma Koloni uphawule usuku lwabantu abatsha kwilali yaseMaxesibeni, kumasipala wesithili i Alfred Nzo. Lo ngummnandla oneqondo eliphezulu lentswela-ngqesho, ingakumbi kubantu abatsha. Eli phondo lelona litshatsheleyo kwintswela-ngqesho kweli lizwe, ukungaphuhliswa kwabantu abatsha, kwanolwaphulo-mthetho olubandakanya abantu abatsha. Inkulu-baphathiswa yephondo, u Oscar Mabuy...

Umongameli uCyril Ramaphosa uthi nakubeni abantu abatsha bejongene nemingeni eliqela nje, kodwa kuninzi okusele kwenziwe ngurhulumente wedemocracy ukuguqula impilo yabo. Umongameli ebethetha ngethuba lesikhumbuzo seminyaka engamashumi amahlanu yokuphawula usuku lolutsha kuzwelonke kwibala lezemidlalo iFNB, ngaphandle kwaseSoweto eRhawutini. Ukuba sihlalutye akuthethileyo umongameli, emnxebeni uAma...

NgoLwesibini, uMzantsi Afrika uzakube uphawula amashumi amahlanu eminyaka sukela oko kwathi kwabanjwa uqhankqalazo lwabafundi oluyimbali eSoweto, ngomhla weshumi elinesithandathu kuJune ngo-1976, nolwaluchasene nesicwangciso sorhulumente wengcinezelo sokufundisa zonke izifundo kwizikolo zabantu abamnyama ngolwimi lesiBhulu. Amapolisa athulula ngeembhumbhulu kubafundi ababeqhankqalaza, nto leyo eya...

Iziko iAllan Grey Orbis Foundation limemelela kubafundi bezikolo zamabanga aphakamileyo kwingingqi yamazwe akumazantsi e-Afrika ukuba bangenele ukhuphiswano olubizwa nge-Allan Gray Entrepreneurship Challenge. Olu khuphiswano luvuleleke kuzo zonke izikolo zamabanga aphezulu eMzantsi Afrika, kwaye kwezinye izinto ligxile ekufundiseni abantu abatsha ngotyalo-mali noshishino. U-Ayabonga Kekana uncokol...

Inyanga yeSilimela eMzantsi Afrika yenye yeenyanga ezibaluleke kakhulu kwimbali yenkululeko yeli. Le nyanga ikwaziwa njengeyanga yolutsha nephawula isiganeko sango-1976 ngomhla weshumi elinesithandathu, apho ulutsha lweli lwaqhankqalaza luchasa inkqubo yokufundiswa ngolwimi lwesibhulu. Kulo nyaka, kuphawulwa iminyaka engamashumi amahlanu sukela ukwehla kwesi siganeko. Yilonto icandelo lorhulumento...

Ayabonga Kekana is in conversation with the researcher and retired sports editor, Molefi Mika who tells us how the "Bafana Bafana" nickname was coined in the early 90s. In this conversation, Mika starts by responding to the question of why the national team got the Four-by-Four nickname...