# US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has launched an investigation into what he says are Brazil’s unfair trading practices. This comes a week after president Donald Trump threatened a 50-percent tariff on imports from Latin America’s largest economy. The investigation will focus on digital trade and electronic payment services, preferential tariffs, and anti-corruption interference, as well as intellectual […]
# Rugby: French captain Antoine Dupont says he is aiming to make a return to action after his country’s November Tests. The 28-year-old scrumhalf suffered a serious knee injury during a Six Nations match against Ireland on March 8th. This means he will miss the Tests against South Africa, Fiji and Australia. Dupont says he […]
# Altesaam 69 verdagtes is die afgelope naweek tydens Tshwane-metropolisie se padveiligheidsoperasies vir verskeie oortredings in Pretoria-Wes, Hammanskraal en Mamelodi vasgetrek. Veertig van die verdagtes was onder die invloed van alkohol. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskapsveiligheid, Hannes Coetzee, sê roekelose gedrag stel onskuldige lewens in gevaar, verminder die veiligheid van gemeenskappe en dra regstreeks by tot die […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum says the appointment of Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, as acting Police minister, strengthens its call for president Cyril Ramaphosa to resign. Mantashe will be in the role until professor Firoz Cachalia assumes the position in August. The forum’s Dennis Bloem says Mantashe’s appointment is an insult, adding […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap het die provinsiale regering se voortgesette toewyding om betekenisvolle verandering en waardigheid aan alle gemeenskappe te bring, verwelkom. Opknappingswerk van 65-miljoen-rand aan die Boekenhoutskloof -informele nedersettings in Bonnievale, Langeberg, is voltooi. Daylin Mitchell van die DA sê hierdie projek behels heelwat meer as net behuising, dit gaan ook oor werksgeleenthede:
# Vier akademiese personeellede van die Tshwane Universiteit vir Tegnologie in die Fakulteit Ingenieurswese en die Bou-omgewing is gekies om deel te neem aan die gesogte Erasmus+ -personeeluitruilprogram in Turkye. Die internasionale uitruilprogram is ontwerp om akademiese vennootskappe te versterk, innovasie in onderrig en navorsing aan te moedig en kulturele uitruiling te bevorder. TUT sê […]
# ActionSA has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa for appointing an acting Police minister, and questions the role of deputy ministers. The president has appointed Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister, Gwede Mantashe, as acting Police minister until professor Firoz Cachalia assumes the position at the start of August. ActionSA’s Dereleen James says the leadership crisis within […]
# City Power sê hy het die funksie van elektrisiteitsrekeninge in Johannesburg amptelik by die metro oorgeneem. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê hierdie oorname is ʼn groot mylpaal in die voortgesette missie om kliëntediens te verbeter en voortslepende rekeningprobleme op te los. Hy sê dit sal ook help om seker te maak elke […]
# Die DA in Gauteng verwerp die begrotingsposte vir die departemente van Gesondheid, Infrastruktuurontwikkeling, Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, e-Regering, en Menslike Nedersettings. Die party sê die begrotings sal nie die lewens van die inwoners onder die leierskap van premier Panyaza Lesufi verbeter nie. Nico de Jager van die DA sê die Infrastruktuurdepartement is deurspek […]
