# The Constitutional Court upheld a ruling by the Western Cape High Court that found certain provisions of the Refugee Act unconstitutional and invalid. The case was brought by the Scalabrini Centre of Cape Town, Lawyers for Human Rights and other organisations. The court found that any person seeking asylum cannot be denied access to […]
# France’s far-right National Rally party leader, Marine Le Pen, has been cleared to stand for next year’s presidential elections. This comes after the Paris Appeal Court upheld her conviction of embezzling funds from the European Parliament, but shortened her sentence. The court has reduced her political ineligibility from five years to 45 months, of […]
# Rugby: The Junior Springboks remain on course for a third World Rugby Junior World Championship title, following their 52-33 victory over Wales to book a spot in the semifinals in Tbilisi, Georgia. The South Africa Under-20 side outscored the Welsh by eight tries to five, with captain Siphosethu Mnebelele and Liam van Wyk each crossing […]
# Forum for South Africa vra die regering om aansienlik meer te belê in grensbeveiliging, immigrasie-afdwinging en moderne toesigtegnologie. Die Departement van Binnelandse Sake werf ‘n bykomende 301 immigrasie-amptenare om afdwinging te versterk. FOSA se leier, Tebogo Mashilompane, glo dis steeds nie voldoende om die omvang van die land se onwettige immigrasiekrisis te hanteer nie:
# United Nations children’s fund UNICEF says children continue to pay the highest price in Israel’s war in Gaza that started over one-thousand days ago. The death toll has reached 73-thousand-and-98 since the war started in October 2023. Reports indicate more than 60-thousand children have been killed or injured. UNICEF spokesperson Louise Wateridge says children […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu verwelkom die Departement van Binnelandse Sake se plan om immigrasie-afdwinging te versterk deur ‘n bykomende 301 immigrasie-amptenare te werf. Die toename van 868- tot een-duisend-169 amptenare sal die afdwingingsvermoë met 35-persent verbeter. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Matthew Parks, sê dis ‘n hupstoot vir die departement en ‘n verligting vir oorwerkte personeel:
# Rugby: Die Springbokke se beseringslys groei. Harsingskudding sal die slot Eben Etzebeth uit die volgende Nasiesbeker-wedstryde teen Skotland en Wallis hou, en hy sal na verwagting eers volgende maand terugkeer. Kaptein Siya Kolisi moes ook aan die wedstryd teen Engeland onttrek, maar sal na verwagting fiks wees om teen Wallis te speel. Die veelsydige […]
# Rugby: Flyhalf Carter Gordon and forward Tom Hooper have been ruled out of Australia’s Nations Championship clash against France in Brisbane on Saturday. Gordon will also miss next week’s match against Italy in Perth after picking up a calf injury in their narrow 31-33 defeat to Ireland last weekend. Hooper has sustained a shoulder injury. […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare vier vandag 106 jaar se diens aan staatsamptenare wat Suid-Afrika deur veranderinge, uitdagings en onsekerheid gedra het. Die vakbond bevorder meer as ʼn eeu lank al regverdige arbeidspraktyke, beskerm werkers teen onregverdige behandeling, bevorder regte in die werksplek en maak seker staatsdienswerkers ontvang waardigheid en respek. Die vakbondwoordvoerder Claude Naicker […]
