# Die Departement van Water en Sanitasie het vyf sluise by die Vaaldam oopgemaak na swaar reënval in Gauteng en Mpumalanga. Die uitvloei van die Bloemhofdam is ook verhoog. Die departement se woordvoerder, Mandla Mathebula, sê met die reënval wat voortduur, sal die meeste van die damme ook hoë volumes ervaar. Hy sê die uitvloei […]
# Die JG Zuma-stigting sê hy waarsku die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens en alle staatsinstellings om nie as wapens vir politieke doelwitte gebruik te word nie. Dit volg nadat die Inligtingsreguleerder die Inkomstediens opdrag gegee het om oudpresident Jacob Zuma se belastingrekord vir 2010 tot 2018 bekend te maak. Die reguleerder het bevind die Inkomstediens mag nie […]
# Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing the damning allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, is set to resume today. The committee halted its proceedings last Thursday after suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu’s chief of staff, Cedrick Nkabinde, gave conflicting evidence during his testimony. KwaZulu-Natal violence monitor, professor Mary de Haas, is set to […]
# US president Donald Trump says he will sign a bill compelling the release of the Justice Department’s Jeffrey Epstein files if it reaches his desk. The House of Representatives is expected to vote to release the files today. Last week, House Democrats released emails from the Epstein estate that mentioned Trump by name multiple […]
# Soccer: Four-time winners Germany have booked their place in next year’s World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico. Julian Nagelsmann’s side thrashed Slovakia 6-0 in the last game of Group A. The Netherlands also qualified for the global showpiece, after cruising to a 4-0 win over Lithuania. Poland and Slovakia secured their places […]
# Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube says her department will blacklist contractors who do not complete school infrastructure projects. She conducted an oversight visit to two schools plagued with infrastructural issues in the Eastern Cape on Monday. A report by the South African Human Rights Commission found that almost all the schools that were evaluated […]
# Controversial businessman Brown Mogotsi is set to testify at the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry today and tomorrow. He is accused of acting as a go-between, suspended Police minister Senzo Mchunu and alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Mogotsi is alleged to have sourced 500-thousand-rand from Matlala for flights and accommodation for eight ANC members […]
# The ANC’s National Executive Committee has approved the rules and guidelines for the candidate selection process for next year’s local government elections. These guidelines outline the minimum requirements ANC members must meet to qualify for seats in municipal councils across the country. At least 70-percent of the candidates must have prior experience in any sphere of government. […]
# The United Nations Security Council has adopted a US-sponsored resolution that endorses a peace plan for Gaza, and a temporary international force in the enclave. The resolution was backed by 13 countries, including France, the UK and Somalia, with abstentions by China and Russia. The resolution is intended to add international legitimacy to US […]
