# Die ANC in die Parlement sê die DA se hofaansoek teen die Wysigingswet op Gelyke Indiensneming is ‘n regstreekse aanval op die vordering wat gemaak is met die bou van ‘n regverdiger en billiker samelewing. Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria hoor vandag die aansoek aan. Die party betoog die wet diskrimineer onbillik en ongrondwetlik. Die […]
# Colombian authorities have arrested 217 members of the country’s biggest drug cartel, the Gulf Clan. The arrests come as the country suffers its worst outburst of violence since 2016. The cartel is accused of murdering two dozen security force members in the past month alone. During the arrests, 6.8 tonnes of drugs, 123 firearms […]
# Cricket: The International Cricket Council has requested Cricket Canada to provide more information on how it hired its new CEO, Salman Khan, despite fraud and theft allegations levelled against him. He is facing criminal charges stemming from his time as president of the Calgary and District Cricket League. Khan and the league’s treasurer allegedly […]
# The Global Solar Council is calling for urgent action to fast-track permitting, scale investment in smarter grids and storage, and lower the cost of finance. Since 2015, solar has not only helped avoid over 2.4-billion tonnes of carbon emissions but has also saved more than 200-billion litres of water compared with fossil fuel-based generation. […]
# Special Investigating Unit head, Andy Mothibi, says he supports the establishment of an independent, anti-corruption body. The DA has tabled the Constitution Twenty-First Amendment Bill in Parliament, which seeks to introduce an Anti-Corruption Commission as an independent, Chapter 9 institution. The commission will focus solely on investigating and prosecuting serious corruption cases. Mothibi says an […]
# Miss World South Africa Zoalize van Rensburg says she is excited to represent the country at the 72nd Miss World pageant in Telangana, India, on May 31st. A total of 110 contestants from across the globe will participate in the pageant. The winner will be crowned by last year’s winner, Krystyna Pyszková from the Czech […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het ‘n nuwe aanmeldingstelsel vir bedrog en finansiële wangedrag bekendgestel wat die veiligheid van fluitjieblasers prioritiseer. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Korporatiewe en Gedeelde Dienste, Kholofelo Morodi, sê veilige, anonieme kanale, insluitend inloopsentrums en ‘n bedrog-hulplyn, sal die publiek en amptenare in staat stel om sonder vrees onetiese gedrag aan te meld. Klagtes […]
# Wes-Kaapse damvlakke het tot onder 60-persent gedaal, met die ses groot damme saam nou op 59,7-persent. Dit is ‘n daling van die 60,7-persent verlede week en 62,1-persent in dieselfde tyd verlede jaar. Die provinsie se grootste dam, Theewaterskloof, staan op 60-persent en Voëlvlei op 58,5-persent. Dié daling is ondanks die onlangse koue weer en […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê die toenemende gebruik van digitale toerusting ter aanvulling van wetstoepassing, insluitend geslotebaan televisie en hommeltuie, het deel geword van openbare veiligheid. Wetstoepassing het die afgelope week 235 verdagtes in hegtenis geneem. Metropolisiebeamptes het Saterdag misdaadvoorkoming by die Bellville-taxistaanplek gedoen, bygestaan deur hommeltuigoperateurs. Vyf verdagtes us gearresteer. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid […]
