# Black Business Unity sê sy fokus verskuif van versoekskrifte aan die regering na ekonomiese bevordering in Gautengse townships. Die groep sê hy is gefrustreerd oor wat hy noem die stelselmatige verwaarlosing van township-ekonomieë en ‘n gebrek aan aanspreeklikheid oor befondsing van klein ondernemings. Die stigterslid, Mike Molloyi, sê van volgende week af word mini-sakekamers […]
# Gholf: Amerika hersien sy kwalifiseringstelsel vir volgende jaar se Ryderbeker-kompetisie en die wedloop om ses outomatiese plekke sal nie voor Januarie begin nie. Die kwalifiseringsproses sal eers ná 31 toernooie in Augustus afgehandel word. Amerika sal die volgende maand in Limerick, Ierland, teen die Wêreldspan te staan kom. Die PGA van Amerika sê spelers […]
# Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests from animal welfare campaigners and Hollywood celebrities. Only Iceland, Norway and Japan have conducted commercial […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se inwonende koördineerder in Suid-Afrika, Nelson Muffuh, sê die land ondervind ‘n kritieke uitdaging om ambisieuse ontwikkelingsplanne in werklike gevolge te omskep. Hy het aan die SABC gesê Suid-Afrika het ‘n sterk grondslag ten opsigte van beleide, hervormings en vennootskappe, maar inwerkingstelling is noodsaaklik. Werkloosheid van 33,6-persent en ekonomiese groei van […]
# Inwoners van die Matimba Heights-woonstelle in Mamelodi-Oos, Tshwane, leef in onveilige toestande te midde van bewerings oor swak vakmanskap. Die DA-lid, Ofentse Madzebatela, sê vensters val uit, dakke lek en waterpype is beskadig. Die party sal vrae by die Gautengse wetgewer indien om vas te stel wanneer ‘n nuwe kontrakteur aangestel word. Inwoners sê […]
# Russia is increasingly using faster, jet-powered drones to attack Ukrainian targets, replacing its propellor-driven ones. Ukraine’s military told the BBC jet-powered drone attacks grew from 350 in June to one-thousand-600 in July, and two-thousand-800 in August. The newer ones can cruise at more than 480-kilometre per hour, significantly faster than older models and well […]
# Suid-Afrika se nuwe inflasieteiken van drie-persent blyk veerkragtig te wees ondanks stygende internasionale prysdruk. Volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank is daar ‘n 78-persent kans dat inflasie binne sy spelings-band van twee- tot vier-persent sal bly indien groot skokke vermy word. Die bank sê beter geankerde inflasieverwagtinge help om die ekonomie te beskerm. Olie bly die […]
# President Volodymyr Zelensky says support for Ukraine’s air defences and winter preparation will be the main focus of his visit to Canada. He adds important meetings and agreements were planned for the visit, during which he would meet prime minister Mark Carney. Ukraine’s air-defence problem has become particularly acute as Russia intensifies drone and […]
# The African Development Bank has approved a response plan worth up to 82-billion rand to help African countries deal with the global energy and fertiliser crisis. The package will provide financing to protect food, energy and fertiliser supplies, while supporting vulnerable households. The package will be demand-driven, and countries will apply for support based […]
