# Iran is refusing to back down over the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions with the United States remain high. Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the strategic waterway will only reopen on Tehran’s terms and called on Washington to accept what he described as defeat. Meanwhile at a rally in New York, US President Donald […]
# Opruimingswerk is tans aan die gang nadat ‘n vragmotor in Knysna gebots en omgeslaan het. Van die wrakstukke is reeds verwyder, maar die hele proses sal na verwagting ‘n geruime tyd duur. Motoriste word dus aangeraai om versigtig en geduldig te wees op die betrokke deel van die N2. ‘n Stop-en-ry verkeersbeheerstelsel is tans […]
# Recovery is currently underway, after truck crashed and overturned in Knysna. Some of the wreckage is already removed but the recovery process is expected to take some time. Motorists are therefore advised to exercise caution and patience when travelling along the affected section of the N2. A stop-and-go traffic control system is currently in […]
# Die geskorste National Coloured Congress-LP Fadiel Adams sê hy is gereed om verhoor te word nadat hy vandag in die Pinetown-landdroshof verskyn het. Die staat sê sy ondersoek is voltooi en het versoek dat die saak na die streekhof verskuif word vir verhoor in September. Adams word daarvan beskuldig dat hy twee gevangenes besoek […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Afrika moet sy afhanklikheid van ingevoerde medisyne verminder en sy eie farmaseutiese produkte, entstowwe, terapeutiese middels en beskermingstoerusting vervaardig. Gedurende ‘n openbare lesing tydens SAOG Visie 2050 in Durban, het Ramaphosa gesê die Covid-19-pandemie het die vasteland se kwesbaarheid blootgelê toe lande gesukkel het om entstowwe en persoonlike beskermingstoerusting te […]
# Advokaat Drushantha Ramsamy van die Ondersoekdirektoraat Teen Korrupsie het aan die Madlanga-kommissie gesê die geskorste Nasionale Polisiekommissaris Fannie Masemola is blykbaar geteiken in ondersoeke rondom die sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Ramsamy sê daar was geen bewyse wat Masemola met Matlala verbind nie, maar ondersoekbeamptes is opdrag gegee om elektroniese toestelle te deursoek vir skakels […]
# Russia has rejected calls for a ceasefire with Ukraine in the Black Sea. The Foreign Ministry says there are no grounds for half-measures that would give Kyiv a temporary respite. This follows Turkey’s proposal for a moratorium on military operations in the Black Sea. Russia says it has not received a formal proposal. Both […]
# South Korea is experiencing its final legal summer season for dog meat before a nationwide ban takes effect in February. The practice, traditionally associated with the hottest days of summer, has declined sharply as attitudes towards animal welfare change and pet ownership increases. At Seoul’s Moran Market, once a major dog-meat hub, many restaurants […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has suspended the appointment of Hlengani Mathebula as administrator of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme, pending the finalisation of an application challenging his appointment. Seven former NSFAS board members brought the application, arguing Higher Education minister Buti Manamela’s decision to dissolve the board and appoint an administrator appeared […]
