# The European Union says it is staying the course on its 2030 climate commitments, investing with determination in the clean energy transition. The EU is closing in collectively on a 55-percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions, and reaching a share of at least 42.5-percent of renewable energy. It says member states are demonstrating political […]
# Die ANC in Kaapstad sê sy 2026 verkiesingsagenda vir plaaslike regering gaan oor ‘n visie wat mense eerste plaas om strukturele ongelykheid en alle gemeenskappe se waardigheid te herstel. Die party sê sy veldtog behels die bou van ‘n regverdige en bekostigbare metro, werkskepping, die aftakeling van ongeregtigheid en die bevordering van deursigtigheid. ’n […]
# Die Minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, het die goedkeuringsbesluit vir die Nywerheidsbestuursplan vir Afvalbande teruggetrek. Die plan was daarop gemik om verskeie uitdagings aan te spreek wat die afvalbandsektor in die gesig staar, insluitend beperkte plaaslike verwerkingsvermoë, beperkings op bergingsdepots en logistieke beperkings. Die departement se woordvoerder, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, sê […]
# Die minister van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking, Ronald Lamola, lei saam met die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, Suid-Afrika se afvaardiging vandag en môre by die ministeriële raadsvergadering van die Organisasie vir Ekonomiese Samewerking en Ontwikkeling in Parys. Die vergadering fokus op veerkragtige, inklusiewe en volhoubare welvaart deur georganiseerde handel, belegging […]
# Millions of South Koreans are voting in a snap election today for a new president to succeed Yoon Suk Yeol. Over 15-million people cast their ballots during a two-day early voting period last week, accounting for nearly 35-percent of the country’s 44.4-million eligible voters. Yoon plunged the country into chaos by declaring martial law […]
# Roadrunning: South African ultra-marathon star Gerda Steyn says her goal is to complete the coveted Comrades Marathon and Two Oceans Marathon double this year. The 35-year-old claimed her fifth straight Two Oceans Marathon victory in Cape Town in April, and will now aim to win her third consecutive Comrades title in the 89-kilometre Comrades […]
# Johannesburg Water waarsku inwoners dat wateronderbrekings moontlik vandag kan voorkom terwyl Rand Water met die eerste fase van omvattende onderhoud aan sy infrastruktuur begin. Die gefasseerde benadering begin met instandhouding van die Palmiet-stelsel. Johannesburg Water se woordvoerder, Nombuso Shabalala, sê pompwerk sal vandag tien ure lank tot 67-persent verlaag word wat tot swak waterdruk […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê volksmoord is ʼn storm wat in Suid-Afrika broei. Die internasionale organisasie, Genocide Watch, het tien stadiums van volksmoord geïdentifiseer. Volgens die organisasie is wit boere in die land by fase ses – polarisasie. Wynand Boshoff van die VF Plus sê die eienskappe van hierdie stadium sluit in polariserende verklarings en propaganda, […]
# AgriSA says the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, in its current form, neglects to consider the broader implications on agricultural livelihoods. The legislation seeks to regulate the sale, advertising, packaging, and manufacturing of tobacco products, and to prohibit certain activities like vending machine sales and sales to minors. In its parliamentary submission, […]
