# The International Organisation for Migration says migrant deaths more than doubled along the Central Mediterranean route and tripled along the Eastern Mediterranean route in the first four months of this year, compared to last year. Along the Central Mediterranean, 821 people died or went missing, an increase of 111-percent, while along the Eastern Mediterranean, […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad het tegniese bystand van meer as ‘n miljoen-rand van die Duitse ontwikkelingsagentskap GIZ goedgekeur ingevolge die Suid-Afrika-Duitse Energieprogram. Die program is in ooreenstemming met die metro se Energie-strategie en gestruktureer om Suid-Afrika se energie-oorgang te ondersteun deur samewerking vir ‘n betroubare, bekostigbare en skoon energiestelsel. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Energie, Xanthea Limberg, […]
# White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down at the end of the month to spend more time with her family. The 28-year-old has served in the role since president Donald Trump returned to power in January last year. Leavitt has faced frequent criticism for amplifying misinformation and curbing media freedom. Trump says […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het medelye betuig met die regering en mense van Zimbabwe na die tragedie op die Kariba-meer. Minstens 44 mense is dood toe ʼn oorlaaide veerboot gister omgeslaan het toe ‘n golf dit getref het. Sewe-en-sewentig mense is tot dusver gered. President Emmerson Mnangagwa het ʼn ramptoestand afgekondig. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent […]
# Soccer: Banyana Banyana coach Desiree Ellis says they will need to bring their A game when they face old rivals Nigeria in Morocco tonight. The winner will advance to the FIFA Inter-confederation play-offs and remain in contention for a place at next year’s World Cup in Brazil. Both teams failed to reach the Women’s […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê ‘n belangrike mylpaal in sy bestendigheidsplan vir elektrisiteit is bereik met die voltooiing van die installasie van ‘n nuwe transformator by die Mamelodi 2 Substasie. Die plan spreek kapasiteitsbeperkings aan, help met die versterking van die nodige elektrisiteit-infrastruktuur en verbeter die veerkragtigheid van die metro se elektrisiteitnetwerk. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir […]
# Die GOOD-party sê hy is bekommerd dat Stellenbosch se munisipale raad se besluite Jamestown se historiese plaasgrond, kleinboere en watersekerheid toenemend onder druk van ontwikkeling plaas. Die munisipaliteit se 2019-rekord toon teenkanting teen die uitbreiding van die suidelike dorpsgrens van Jamestown, insluitend die landbou-kleinhoewes bekend as die Tuin-erwe tussen Webersvallei-weg en die Blaauwklippen-rivier. GOOD-woordvoerder […]
# Rugby: All Blacks centre Billy Proctor has been ruled out of the rest of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour after fracturing his shoulder blade in the 38–21 victory over the Stormers in Cape Town last Friday. Flyhalf Richie Mo’unga has been called up as his replacement and is set to arrive in Johannesburg tomorrow. […]
# Die Departement van Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne sê die tragedie by die verlate mynskag in Nkaneng naby Rustenburg in Noordwes het plaasgevind binne die grense van ‘n gebied met ʼn geldige mynboupermit. Die liggame van 14 vermeende onwettige mynwerkers is Dinsdag in ʼn verlate mynskag gevind. Die departement se woordvoerder, Lerato Ntsoko, sê die […]
