# Die minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Dina Pule, het senior amptenare gevra om met integriteit, aanspreeklikheid en deernis te lei, en swak prestasie regverdig en konsekwent aan te spreek. Sy het die vergadering van die uitgebreide bestuurskomitee vir die ministeriële transformasieplan in Pretoria toegespreek. Die transformasieplan bepaal ‘n gemeenskaplike rigting vir die departement se vernuwing, […]
# French Interior minister, Laurent Nuñez, has defended the action of the police as the country struggles to contain its biggest student protests in decades. Police fired tear gas at protesters as thousands of pupils, teachers, parents and unions have been demonstrating across France since last week, calling for better school conditions. About 215 students and 85 teachers […]
# South Africa has dropped to 87th of 165 countries in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2026 Annual Report, as inflation pressures and currency depreciation continue to worsen broader economic challenges. The Free Market Foundation and Canada’s Fraser Institute measured five areas: size of government; legal system and property rights; sound money; freedom to […]
# Soccer: Cristiano Ronaldo has accused Portugal head coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his promises to him. The 41-year-old captain left the national team squad on the eve of a Nations League fixture against Denmark after he was an unused substitute against Norway. In a lengthy statement, Ronaldo accused Jesus of an “absolute breach of trust” […]
# The World Health Organisation has urged Russia to provide complete and transparent information following the death of a laboratory technician at the Irkutsk Research Anti-Plague Institute of Siberia in Moscow’s southeast. Unverified reports suggest 28-year-old Darya Shipilova fell ill after breaking a test tube containing the pathogen or following a field trip to a […]
# Minister of Higher Education and Training Buti Manamela says sustainable financing and reliable administration must advance together, with funding policy supported by functioning decisions, appeals, accommodation, and allowance payment systems. This comes as the National Student Financial Aid Scheme prepares for the next academic year. Manamela says they must identify risks early and resolve them […]
# North West police have arrested three South Africans and a Zimbabwean national following the discovery of a multimillion-rand Mandrax manufacturing laboratory at a plot in the Hartbeespoort Dam area yesterday. Police received information regarding suspected illegal activities at the property. Provincial Police Commissioner Arthur Adams says upon arrival at the identified address, Brits Crime […]
# US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Brent Bozell says there are billions of dollars in potential American investment and thousands of potential jobs, but South African policies continue to stand in the way. His latest remarks mark a fresh escalation in increasingly strained relations between Washington and Pretoria. In an interview with Fox News […]
# UK Counter Terror Police have arrested a 22-year-old British man on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts over the RAF Fairford plot last month. Five men were arrested on 27 September near the base on suspicion of explosives offences and preparing a terrorist act, but were subsequently released on bail. A sixth man, a dual […]
