# Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africa is working closely with the World Health Organisation to trace contacts linked to the hantavirus. The outbreak on the cruise ship MV Hondius claimed three lives. Two primary cases managed locally were a Dutch woman who died after arriving at OR Tambo International, and a Briton remaining hospitalised […]
# Rugby: Wales’ coach, Steve Tandy, has included six uncapped players in his extended 48-man squad for their upcoming four internationals. They are Kane James, Harri Keddie, Ryan Woodman, Ben Warren, Rhys Barratt and Bryn Bradley. Wales will play the Barbarians at Twickenham on 27 June. The squad will then be reduced for July’s Nations […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to take on review the Section 89 independent panel report, nearly four years later, is clearly a desperate attempt to save himself. The panel found prima facie evidence that Ramaphosa may have committed serious constitutional violations linked to the Phala Phala scandal. Last week, the […]
# Soccer: Local governing body SAFA will soon begin the search for a new Bafana Bafana head coach. Hugo Broos, who is now in his fifth and final year with the national team, has indicated he will step down after the World Cup, starting in North America next month. The chairperson of SAFA’s Technical Committee, Jack […]
# Die GOOD-party in die Wes-Kaap vra die George-munisipaliteit om die GO George-busdiens weer dringend in te stel. Die diens is weens aanhoudende gure weerstoestande tot verdere kennisgewing opgeskort. GOOD-woordvoerder Roxaan Vorster sê die besluit om die stad se basiese vervoerdiens sonder ʼn gebeurlikheidsplan op te skort, is kortsigtig en onregverdig:
# Die Nasionale Energiereguleerder van Suid-Afrika het die nasionale tarief vir gratis basiese elektrisiteit vir die 2026/2027 munisipale finansiële jaar goedgekeur. Die goedgekeurde tarief wat munisipaliteite van Julie tot Junie volgende jaar van munisipaliteite sal verhaal beloop 238-komma-ses sent per kilowatt. Die woordvoerder van NERSA, Charles Hlebela, sê die gratis basiese elektrisiteit is deel van […]
# Israeli lawmakers have passed a new law which allows for the setting up of a special tribunal to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of taking part the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023. At least one-thousand-139 people were killed in the attack in southern Israel, while another 251 were kidnapped and held […]
# Die Openbare Beskermer sê die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak oor die Phala Phala-saak kanselleer of hef nie sy uitspraak op oor die sake wat ondersoek is nie. Die hof het bevind die Parlement het in 2022 onwettig opgetree toe hy gestem het om ʼn onafhanklike komitee se verslag te verwerp. Volgens die paneel het […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die land verseker dat alle regeringsvlakke reageer op die vernietigende en gure weerstoestande wat verskeie provinsies raak. Minstens tien mense is dood toe stortreën, oorstromings en sterk wind wydverspreide skade en ontwrigting in die Wes-, Noord- en Oos-Kaap aangerig het. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê ʼn nasionale ramptoestand is […]
