# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê die groot aantal plakkerskampe wat onwettig aan die Stad Tshwane se kragnetwerk gekoppel is, maak die reeds onbetroubare netwerk nog meer onbestendig. Die metro het in Desember 575 plakkerskampe geïdentifiseer wat weens onwettige grondbesettings baie vinnig uitbrei. Die metro se Versoekskrif-komitee het ook sowat 20 aansoeke van plakkerskampe ontvang om […]
# Netball: World number five South Africa will tour New Zealand for a three-Test series in September in preparation for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow next year. The Proteas will play the second-ranked Silver Ferns for the Taini Jamison Trophy. Proteas coach Jenny van Dyk says it’s important to play against the top teams, especially […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se datahoof, Durai Chinnachamy, waarsku dat kunsmatige intellligensie nie ‘n towerstaf-oplossing vir klimaatsverandering is nie. Hy sê hoewel KI klimaatsoptrede kan ondersteun deur verbeterde data-ontleding, vroeë waarskuwingstelsels en energie-doeltreffendheid, is daar ook omgewingskoste aan verbonde. Chinnachamy beklemtoon die behoefte aan ‘n gebalanseerde benadering wat KI met beleidsveranderings kombineer vir die doeltrefffende […]
# Tennis: Four-time Grand Slam champion, Carlos Alcaraz, has reclaimed the world number two ranking by winning the Monte-Carlo Masters. The Spaniard defeated Italian Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-1, 6-love to capture his sixth ATP Masters One Thousand title. Italian Jannik Sinner still leads the ATP rankings with Germany’s Alexander Zverev dropping to third. Australia’s Alex […]
# An exhibition titled, A World for Women, by Women: Infinite Possibilities, is currently showcasing at the United Nations headquarters in New York City until the fifth of next month. The exhibit highlights the strength and resilience of women and girls worldwide, showcasing their stories of empowerment, progress, and transformation. The UN says through artificial […]
# Social media giant Meta is set to face off against the US Federal Trade Commission in a landmark antitrust trial in Washington today. In the lawsuit, the FTC argues that owner Mark Zuckerberg’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp in 2012 and 2014, respectively, were illegal and should never have been approved. It claims the transactions […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says trade between nations is a vital part of economic progress, however, there must be a level playing field in global trade. Economists warn that global trade could shrink by three-percent as a result of America’s new tariff measures. In his weekly newsletter, Ramaphosa says trade must remain free, predictable and […]
# Die MK-party se vroueliga gaan vandag ‘n optog na die kantore van die Departement van Justisie in Pretoria lei. Die liga eis geregtigheid vir alle geslagsgeweldvoorvalle in die land. Die betogers gaan van negeuur by die Putco-depot in Marabastad bymekaar kom voor hulle na die departement se kantore opruk. Hulle sal na verwagting teen […]
# Van 2028 af gaan skepe ʼn globale koolstofbelasting van een-duisend-800-rand per ton betaal tensy hulle skoner brandstof gebruik of tot die netto-zero-fonds bydra. Die ooreenkoms wat 60 lande deur die Internasionale Maritieme Organisasie onderteken het, wil skepe se vrystelling, wat tans drie-persent van kweekhuisgasse uitmaak, verminder. In die Noordoos Atlantiese Oseaan is ʼn strenger […]
