# Die Randburgse Landdroshof in Gauteng het gehoor dat ‘n polisielid wat ‘n beëdigde verklaring ter ondersteuning van die voormalige adjunk-nasionale polisiekommissaris Shadrack Sibiya se borgtogaansoek ingedien het, glo inligting oor die saak aan hom uitgelek het. Die hof het ook na ‘n opname geluister waarin Sibiya na bewering vra of die beampte vertrou kan […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die bekendstelling van die Wetenskaplike en Nywerheidsnavorsingsraad se FuturePharma-fasiliteit in Tshwane is ‘n belangrike stap in die rigting van die versterking van Suid-Afrika se gesondheidsoewereiniteit. Ramaphosa sê dit sal help om farmaseutiese innovasies vanuit laboratoriums na kliniese ontwikkeling, grootskaalse produksie en vervaardiging te neem. Hy voeg by sterker vennootskappe tussen […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy prioritiseer foutopsporing om elektrisiteit aan kliënte in Murrayfield en Koedoespoort te herstel. Dit volg na kragonderbrekings wat in sommige gebiede byna tien dae geduur het. In Murrayfield het spanne oornag krag na vyf mediumspanningseenhede herstel wat beteken ongeveer 20 eenhede is steeds sonder krag, terwyl daar na verdere kabelfoute […]
# North Korea has criticised the United States for its military support and arms sales to Taiwan, accusing Washington of fuelling tensions in the Taiwan Strait. The comments came after Taiwan received the first two of 66 US-made F-16 fighter jets ordered in 2019. Kim Jong Un has also pledged continued support for Russia in […]
# Attorneys for Christa Pike are asking a Tennessee court to preserve evidence from last week’s failed execution. Pike survived after receiving two doses of the lethal-injection drug pentobarbital and is now conscious and receiving medical care in hospital. Her lawyers want all evidence preserved, including needles, drug information and execution records. They say the […]
# Pacific nations are urging the world to step up efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Climate ministers meeting in Fiji say the region is already facing rising seas, extreme weather and threats to communities. They want stronger commitments ahead of the COP31 climate summit in Turkey […]
# Car manufacturer Tesla is stepping up pressure on European regulators to approve its full self-driving technology. The Netherlands has approved the system and recommended European Union-wide approval, while seven other countries have granted national approval. But the technology is not fully autonomous and requires drivers to remain attentive. Seven traffic-safety researchers who reviewed Tesla’s […]
# US Vice President JD Vance says Iran must make a meaningful reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity to meet US demands and end the seven-month war. Vance says Washington wants concrete action rather than promises that Iran will reduce enrichment in future. He questioned why Tehran needs uranium enriched to 60-percent if it does […]
# Die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, sê die Openbare Beleggingskorporasie stel die aanbevelings van die Mpati-kommissie in. Die kommissie het talle aanbevelings gedoen gemik op versterking van bestuur, groter deursigtigheid, strenger beleggingsoorsig en om te verseker dat die korporasie slegs volgens die beste belang van kliënte en begunstigdes optree. Hy beveel ook aan dat […]
