# The South African Council of Churches is calling for urgent action to protect women following the discovery of eight women’s bodies on Gauteng’s East Rand over two months. General-secretary, Reverend Mzwandile Molo, told the SABC the deaths in Kempton Park, Olifantsfontein and Springs have sparked fear and outrage. He calls for swift investigations, prosecutions, […]
# Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte has appeared before the International Criminal Court in The Hague for the first time in 18 months. The 81-year-old faces crimes-against-humanity charges linked to his anti-drug campaign, which prosecutors say may have killed thousands of people. His lawyers argue that cognitive decline has left him unfit to stand trial, […]
# Protesters in several countries are taking to the streets as soaring fuel prices drive up the cost of living. Demonstrations have been reported in Syria, Guatemala, Portugal, France and the Philippines as the war between the United States and Iran disrupts global energy supplies. Oil prices have risen above 100-dollars a barrel, pushing up […]
# All four supporting acts for Ed Sheeran’s North American tour have withdrawn in solidarity with rapper Macklemore, who was dropped from the line-up after making pro-Palestinian comments on stage. Earlier this month, Macklemore called for a free Palestine and showed images of devastation in Gaza during two concerts in New Jersey. Finneas, Aaron Rowe, […]
# Forum for South Africa is diep bekommerd en woedend oor die ontdekking van nog ‘n vrou se liggaam in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, wat die totaal in die omgewing van Kemptonpark op agt te staan bring. Die forum se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, vra die onmiddellike aktivering van ‘n 72-uur-reaksieplan wat die polisie, waarnemende minister Firoz Cachalia, […]
# Die Saoedi-geleide militêre koalisie sê hy gaan die nodige afskrikmaatreëls instel teen die Irans-gesteunde Jemeense rebellegroep, die Houthi’s. Dit volg nadat ʼn Houthi-hommeltuig gister aan die buitewyke van Islam se heiligste stad, Mekka, afgeskiet is. Dis die eerste keer dat die rebellegroep Mekka teiken sedert ʼn ballistiese missiel in 2017 onderskep is. Die koalisie […]
# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, sê hy is verlig dat die strafregtelike aanklagte teen die geskorste nasionale polisiekommissaris, Fannie Masemola, teruggetrek is. Masemola is aangekla van oortredings van die Wet op Openbare Finansiële Bestuur. Dit hou verband met die omstrede Medicare24-tender van 228-miljoen-rand. Die nasionale direkteur van Openbare Vervolging, Andy Mothibi, het […]
# Die Amerikaanse regering het visumbeperkings aangekondig op Suid-Afrikaners wat betrokke is by “regering-ondersteunde diskriminasie” teen Afrikaners en ander minderheidsgroepe. Die beperkings sal van toepassing wees op diegene wat beskou word as verantwoordelik vir beleide of optrede wat grondonteiening sonder vergoeding, rasgebaseerde diskriminasie, of aanhitsing van geweld teen rasse- of etniese minderhede toelaat. Amerika se […]
# Rugby: Springbok-afrigter Rassie Erasmus sê spelerbestuur is van die uiterste belang te midde van die span se veeleisende reisprogram die afgelope paar weke. Die Bokke berei tans voor vir volgende naweek se eenmalige toets teen die Wallabies in Perth. Die span het gisteraand in Australië aangekom na hul reeks-oorwinning oor die All Blacks in […]
