# Gauteng Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has reaffirmed government’s commitment to maintaining a constructive and transparent partnership with the taxi industry, while strengthening governance within the operating licence system. The provincial taxi industry has accused the MEC of delaying the issuing of operating licences needed to keep taxis on the road. Diale-Tlabela says the current […]
# US president Donald Trump has warned of strong retribution for the deaths of American troops caused by Iran. This comes after an American service member was killed in northern Iraq on Saturday, while two others died during strikes in Jordan on Friday, bringing the number of troop fatalities to 17. In a post on […]
# Rugby: SA Rugby president Mark Alexander says recent victories of the Springboks, Blitzboks and the Junior Boks reflect the depth of their structures, the excellence of coaching and the resilience of the players. The Springboks won consecutive World Cups, the Blitzboks won the Sevens Championship this season, and the Junior Boks have secured back‑to‑back […]
# The Johannesburg High Court has granted the National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit a final forfeiture order for 326-million-rand in assets held by corruption-accused businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela and his affiliated companies. Forensic investigations revealed that the Maumela syndicate allegedly operated as a highly organised network that systematically manipulated the procurement systems at Tembisa […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says he looks forward to working closely with the new British prime minister, Andy Burnham, to maintain bilateral relations and expand the partnership between the two nations. Burnham is Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, taking over from Keir Starmer, who resigned last month, bringing an end to his spell […]
# Limpopo se premier, Phophi Ramathuba, sê die provinsiale regering gaan voort om met wetstoepassingsagentskappe en alle belanghebbendes saam te werk om pogings te versterk om padsterftes te verminder. Dit volg ná ‘n dodelike naweek op die provinsie se paaie, waar twee afsonderlike ongelukke 14 lewens geëis het. Ses mense is beseer. Die regering se […]
# Die GOOD-party in Stellenbosch is bekommerd oor toestande op die MESCO-plaas. Die terrein was oorspronklik ʼn plek waar mense tydelik onder die staat se sorg hervestig is. Daar woon tans ongeveer 60 mense op die plaas, wat kinders en bejaardes insluit. GOOD se woordvoerder, Robin Hendrikse, sê probleme op die terrein sluit in onvoldoende […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy hersien die Openbare Beskermer se voorlopige bevindings oor die toepassing van voedselveiligheid-regulasies by spazawinkels in Gauteng. Die ondersoek is begin ná talle voorvalle van voedselvergiftiging in 2024. Volgens die bevindings het munisipaliteite in die provinsie versuim om voedselveiligheid-regulasies toe te pas. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Ruimtelike Beplanning, […]
# Rugby: The Springboks will welcome back several regulars, including captain Siya Kolisi, Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, for next month’s one-off Test against Argentina in Buenos Aires. The Boks have claimed bonus-point victories over England, Scotland and Wales at the start of the inaugural Nations Championship. Coach Rassie Erasmus says the […]
