# Die vakverbond Cosatu is bekommerd oor die uitwerking van die verdere dieselprys-verhoging en sê dis ‘n gevoelige slag wat miljoene sukkelende werkers en pendelaars nie kan bekostig nie. Dieselpryse het met tot een-rand-38-sent per liter gestyg. Woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê die regering se vroeëre tydelike opheffing van brandstofheffing was ‘n groot verligting, maar hulle […]
# Die premier van Gauteng, Panyaza Lesufi, het begunstigdes van nuutgeboude regeringshuise versoek om nie toe te laat dat spaza-winkels van buitelanders vanaf hul eiendomme bedryf word nie. Hy het gister 105 voltooide huise by die Westonaria Borwa Mega-projek in die Wes-Rand oorhandig. Die woordvoerder van die Departement van Menslike Nedersettings, Tahir Sema, sê behuisingsontwikkelings […]
# ANC Secretary-General Fikile Mbalula has strongly denied allegations made by former cabinet minister and party veteran Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma against him. During an appearance on the African Renaissance Podcast, Dlamini-Zuma alleged that Mbalula handed out cash to delegates to secure his election and that of president Cyril Ramaphosa at the ANC’s 2022 elective conference. Mbalula […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Plaaslike Regeringsvereniging het die Kabinet se besluit verwelkom om die groen lig te gee vir die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Munisipale Strukture, algemeen bekend as die Koalisiewetswetsontwerp, om in die Parlement ter tafel gelê te word. Die wetsontwerp is daarop gemik om bestendigheid te bring in plaaslike rade waar geen party ‘n volstrekte meerderheid […]
# US president Donald Trump says he would rather make a deal to end the war in Iran, because he “does not want to kill people.” Washington maintains that talks with Tehran, especially on the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, are progressing. However, Iran has stated that it is not negotiating with the US […]
# Soccer: FIFA says Gianni Infantino will remain president, with the management board reaffirming its support for his leadership. This comes as the governing body’s leaders held a crisis meeting in Rabat, Morocco, yesterday, following mounting criticism of Infantino’s now-aborted proposal. He wanted to sell off stakes in FIFA competitions to private investors. Infantino and […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Agriculture is calling for urgent measures to address structural weaknesses that continue to undermine South Africa’s ability to contain and ultimately eradicate foot-and-mouth disease. South Africa has imported 17 million vaccine doses as part of the national disease-control strategy. The committee says inadequate funding remains one of the greatest obstacles to effective […]
# Gauteng MEC for Education, Sport, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Lebogang Maile, says parents and guardians continue to have confidence in the province’s online admissions system. The department recorded a strong start to its 2027 online admissions application period, receiving more than 210-thousand Grade 1 and Grade 8 applications within the first four hours of […]
# South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says the country’s economy is growing at a slow rate despite adopting the right macroeconomic policies, due to years of state capture. The country’s gross domestic product grew by 1.1-percent last year, while National Treasury had expected a 1.4-percent growth. In the first quarter of this year, […]
