# The White House says government agencies are already preparing for cuts and layoffs, which are imminent as the shutdown drags on. The government shutdown began on Wednesday after Republicans and Democrats in Congress disagreed on a new spending plan. Democrats want to secure guarantees on healthcare funding, while Republicans want to use a temporary […]
# Minister of Electricity Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says government is focused on lowering electricity costs, as high prices gradually erode household incomes. The cost of electricity from 2007 to 2024 has increased by 937-percent. The National Energy Regulator of South Africa recently came under fire after admitting to a 54-billion-rand mistake in Eskom’s tariff determination for […]
# Die African Transformation Movement sê die Tembisa Hospitaal-skandaal bewys die haglike gevolge van gierigheid en wanbestuur wat die kwesbaarstes regstreeks raak. Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid se ondersoek na korrupsie by die hospitaal het afgekom op drie gekoördineerde sindikate wat meer as twee-miljard-rand, wat vir gesondheidsorg bedoel was, geplunder het. ATM-woordvoerder Zama Tshona sê die ondersoek […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus het die EFF-leier Julius Malema se skuldigbevinding verwelkom. Hy sê egter die vonnisoplegging wat tot 23 Januarie 2026 uitgestel is, is teleurstellend aangesien geregtigheid vinnig moet geskied. Die Oos-Londense Landdroshof het Malema in sy vuurwapenverhoor skuldig bevind op al vyf aanklagte, maar sy medebeskuldigde en gewese lyfwag, Adriaan Snyman, is vrygespreek. […]
# Soccer: Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain came from behind to beat Barcelona 2-1 in the second round of the Champions League. Ferran Torres had put Barcelona in front, but PSG went level through 19-year-old Senny Mayulu before halftime, while substitute Goncalo Ramos scored the last-minute winner. Manchester City had to settle for a 2-2 draw against […]
# Cricket: Australia began the defence of their Women’s World Cup title with a commanding 89-run win over New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium in Indore. All-rounder Ashleigh Gardner scored 115 of 83 balls, her second ODI ton, as Australia posted 326. In reply, captain Sophie Devine’s 112 was not enough as New Zealand were bowled […]
# The Israeli military has intercepted and boarded about 20 Gaza-bound aid ships that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla. Activists aboard were detained, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela’s grandson, Mandla Mandela, and actress Susan Sarandon. Israel’s Foreign Ministry says the navy had told the vessels to change course as they were […]
# World-renowned primatologist and conservationist, Jane Goodall, has passed away at the age of 91. She died due to natural causes in California during a speaking tour in the US. Considered the leading expert on chimpanzees, her career spanned more than 60 years, during which she not only broke barriers for women but also changed the […]
# Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen says Europe is in the most dangerous situation since the end of the Second World War. This follows a series of suspected Russian incursions into European Union airspace in recent weeks, including in Denmark, Poland and Estonia. Moscow has denied any involvement. Frederiksen has urged European countries to move […]
