# Die minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Dina Pule, vra Suid-Afrikaners om die stilte oor geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord te verbreek en mishandeling aan te meld voor dit tot ‘n tragedie lei. Bykans die helfte van alle verkragtings wat in die vierde kwartaal van die vorige boekjaar aangemeld is, het in die huise van die slagoffer of […]
# Forum for South Africa sê die sluiting van 58 onwettige inlywingskole, die inhegtenisneming van 40 verdagtes en die indien van 116 strafregtelike klagtes dui daarop dat onwettige praktyke steeds jong Suid-Afrikaners se lewens bedreig. Die dodetal in vanjaar se winter-seisoen staan op 43. FOSA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, sê onwettige inwydingskole, ongekwalifiseerde tradisionele genesers […]
# Sokker: Rustyd in Sondag se Wêreldbeker-eindstryd in New Jersey kan tot 25 minute duur weens die Super Bowl-styl konsert wat beplan word. Musieksterre soos Madonna, Justin Bieber en Shakira gaan optree. Die wedstryd word voorafgegaan deur ‘n afsluitingseremonie met glanspersoonlikheide soos Tom Cruise, Robbie Williams en Nicole Sherzinger, terwyl Jennifer Hudson die Amerikaanse volkslied […]
# US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says that, as part of routine medical evaluations, all active-duty service members aged 30 and older will have to undergo annual testosterone screening. This follows recent efforts by president Donald Trump’s administration to make testosterone therapy more widely available. Troops below the age of 30 could request to be […]
# The EFF has asked the chairperson of Parliament’s standing committee on Finance, Joseph Maswangwanyi, for an urgent meeting regarding the governance crisis at the Public Investment Corporation. CEO Patrick Dlamini was provisionally suspended following allegations of impropriety contained in a whistleblower report, while two board members resigned. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority has meanwhile […]
# President Donald Trump has directed the US Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, to impose a 25-percent tariff on most Brazilian imports, citing ‘unfair’ trade practices. The tariffs will go into effect next Wednesday, with key products including beef, coffee, pharmaceuticals and certain raw materials being exempt. Greer says their investigation concluded Brazilian policies harm the […]
# United Nations secretary-general António Guterres has expressed concern at the continuing military escalation in the Middle East. The US military launched more waves of attacks on Iran yesterday, aimed at degrading its ability to target vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran struck American military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait. UN spokesperson Stéphane […]
# Rugby: All Blacks coach Dave Rennie has made four changes to the side that thrashed Italy 47-17 last week, for their Nations Championship clash against Ireland at Eden Park on Saturday. Tupou Vaa’i shifts from lock to flanker, with Josh Lord and Patrick Tuipulotu forming the second-row partnership. In the backline, Quinn Tupaea returns to […]
# Soccer: Manager Thomas Tuchel plans to stay on to lead England into Euro 2028. The German is facing criticism for his defensive substitutions in the World Cup semifinal in Atlanta, where they squandered a 1-0 lead to suffer a 2-1 defeat to reigning champion, Argentina. Tuchel signed a two-year contract extension in February after being appointed […]
