ZERO TOLERANCE TO CORRUPTION: LABOUR MINISTER WELCOMES SIU INVESTIGATION INTO UIF AND PSIRA TRAINING CONTRACTS
The Minister of Employment and Labour, Ms. Nomakhosazana Meth, has welcomed the proclamation signed by President Cyril Ramaphosa authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe allegations of maladministration, corruption, and unlawful conduct linked to training contracts within the Unemployment Insurance Fund (UIF) and the Private Security Industry Regulatory Authority (PSIRA). Proclamation 316 of 2026 mandates the SIU to investigate the procurement of training services, […]
LEBANON ARMY CHIEF IN PAKISTAN
Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal left Lebanon for Pakistan on Saturday where he will meet Field Marshal Asim Munir, the Lebanese military said, with a source telling AFP the visit is linked to broader Iran-US talks. In a statement, the army said Haykal, “left Lebanon for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, at the invitation of […]
NASA’S ROMAN TELESCOPE POISED TO TRANSFORM SCIENCE
The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is a NASA Observatory that is scheduled to launch on August 30, 2026. It will lift off from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, launching eight months ahead of its original May 2027 launch date. Nancy Grace Roman (1925–2018) was a pioneering American astronomer widely celebrated as the “Mother […]