# Pakistan’s government has detained the chief minister of a province controlled by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s party, following the imposition of emergency rule. Reuters reports Interior minister Talal Chaudhry confirmed Sohail Afridi and some cabinet members were taken into preventive custody yesterday. President Asif Ali Zardari declared the emergency, citing security concerns […]
# Rugby: Die Haaie stel ook belang in die dienste van die Springbok-haker Malcolm Marx. Hy is vroeër verbind aan ‘n moontlike skuif na die Bulle in Pretoria, maar die Durbanse span moes ander moontlikhede vir die nommer-twee-trui oorweeg weens onsekerheid rondom die Bok-haker Bongi Mbonambi, wat tans in ‘n dissiplinêre geskil met die unie […]
# Die ANC-Jeugliga veroordeel vermeende toenemende pogings om swart mense se ekonomiese vooruitgang te stuit. Hy sê onlangse hofuitsprake en pogings om swart ekonomiese bemagtiging in staatskontrakte af te skaal, bemoeilik pogings om die ekonomiese ongelykhede van die verlede reg te stel. Die liga verwys na die tersydestelling van die Regsdienskode deur die Hooggeregshof in […]
# A fire has destroyed Paris’s oldest covered food market. The historic site dates back more than 400 years. The Marché des Enfants-Rouges in the French capital’s Marais district was engulfed by flames early this morning. Firefighters brought the blaze under control, but the market’s structure was destroyed and part of it collapsed. No deaths […]
# A BBC investigation has found accounting firm Deloitte helped falsify documents to conceal Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich’s wealth and evade tax in Britain. Luxury assets worth about 11.1-billion-rand, including superyachts, mansions and private jets, disappeared from company accounts after financial records were backdated. The findings emerged from a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and […]
# COSATU se parlementêre koördineerder, Matthew Parks, is vol vertroue die federasie se 15de nasionale kongres sal suksesvol by Emperors Palace in Kempton Park, Gauteng, verloop. COSATU het in September verdaag ná meningsverskille oor ‘n leierskapsverandering. Tydens die driedaagse kongres sal daar ook besin word oor komende veldtogte en die versterking van die leierskap. Hy […]
# More than 100 foreign back-packers are stranded in flood-hit central Nepal after a landslide blocked a river, causing flooding that washed away hiking trails and bridges. The flooding struck the Gorkha district, about 100 kilometres west of Kathmandu, yesterday. Reuters reports rescuers have evacuated 96 people, including nine foreigners, while rescue operations are continuing. […]
# The US dollar is holding near an 18-month high as escalating conflict in the Middle East keeps investors cautious. Reuters reports traders are also watching US inflation figures due on Wednesday, which could influence the Federal Reserve’s next interest-rate decision. Attacks on Saudi Arabian energy facilities and two tankers over the weekend have added […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Demokratiese Onderwysunie verwelkom die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg se uitspraak wat die hervatting van COSATU se 15de Nasionale Kongres moontlik maak. Die kongres hervat vandag in Kemptonpark, Ekurhuleni en duur tot Donderdag om uitstaande sake af te handel. SADOU se woordvoerder, Nomusa Cembi, sê die uitspraak is ‘n oorwinning vir werkers se demokrasie, […]
