# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy says as geopolitical pressures drive up household costs, government is advancing an integrated transport system designed to make public transport safer and more affordable. October is Transport Month. Creecy says her department is in the process of reforming the public transport grant system into a unified support model available on […]
# Die minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Dina Pule, het het gevra vir gesamentlike optrede om kinders teen geweld, mishandeling en uitbuiting te beskerm. Sy het gister in Witrivier die Kinderberaad oor die beëindiging van geweld teen kinders toegespreek. Pule het beklemtoon hoe belangrik dit is dat kinders se stemme gehoor word om seker te maak […]
# Golf: Seven South Africans are lined up behind joint leaders world number 979 Michael Stewart of Scotland and Australia’s Jack Buchanan on seven under par at the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship. The tournament is played over three courses – Carnoustie, Kingsbarns and St Andrews. Reigning South African Open champion Casey Jarvis is on six-under-par […]
# South Africa’s single richest billionaire owns more wealth than the poorest 70-percent of the population combined. This is according to a new report by Oxfam South Africa. It found that the richest one-percent of citizens held 54.9-percent of the country’s wealth in 2024, while the bottom half of the population now holds negative wealth. […]
# Rugby: The Sharks are boosted by the return of Springbok players for their United Rugby Championship clash against reigning champions Leinster in Durban tomorrow. Andre Esterhizen will captain the side with Thomas du Toit and Edwill van der Merwe returning to the starting lineup. Ox Nche, Eben Etzebeth and Ethan Hooker are on the […]
# The Police Political Killings Task Team has arrested the mayor, municipal manager and chief financial officer of the Knysna Municipality in the Western Cape. This is in connection with an investigation into alleged corruption relating to a security services contract. Although police have not disclosed the municipality or the names of the officials, the […]
# US president Donald Trump has acknowledged that the seven-month-old war with Iran could hurt the Republican Party’s chances in the November midterm elections. He had previously warned that Tehran was holding out on reaching a deal until the elections. Iran recently proposed a seven-day ceasefire and the phased reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, […]
# Minister of Tourism Patricia de Lille says tourism infrastructure investment is critical to ensuring that the sector can respond to growing demand. According to Statistics South Africa, tourism directly employed 953-thousand-981 people in 2024, accounting for 5.7-percent of total employment, while its direct contribution to the economy reached 4.9-percent of gross domestic product. De Lille […]
# Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has been granted leave to appeal a High Court ruling in the defamation case involving EFF leader Julius Malema. The dispute arose when Malema stated that Mabuyane had “stolen” a master’s degree from the University of Fort Hare. The premier said the statements implied fraud, dishonesty and criminal conduct. In […]
