# Die Verkiesingskommissie verwelkom die bekendstelling van Beats for My Peeps op SABC 1. Die televisieprogram van tien episodes fokus op verkiesingsopvoeding en vorm deel van die OVK se breër veldtog om kiesers voor te berei op demokratiese deelname in die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing van November. Die program sluit inhoudskeppers uit verskeie dele van die land […]
# Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation on forced labour in supply chains. The US has proposed new tariffs of 10- to 12.5-percent for over 60 countries it accuses of failing to address the importing of goods made with forced labour. The US Trade Representative’s office has proposed a […]
# Die polisie in Limpopo bied ʼn beloning van 100-duisend-rand aan vir inligting wat kan lei tot die inhegtenisneming en suksesvolle vervolging van verdagtes na die moord op ʼn senior tolk van die hof. Die 56-jarige Thomas Langa wat aan die Streekshof in Giyani verbonde was, is doodgeskiet in sy voertuig op die R81-pad in […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad se Departement vir Inwoner-verhoudinge het tussen 1 en 28 Mei 271-duisend-940 navrae hanteer teenoor 219-duisend-159 in April. Die meeste klagtes was oor elektrisiteit, naamlik 45-duisend-525 oproepe en 70-duisend-855 WhatsApp-boodskappe, gevolg deur klagtes oor water. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Korporatiewe Dienste, Theresa Uys, sê dit dui op die groot vraag na munisipale dienste […]
# The US House of Representatives has passed a resolution to limit president Donald Trump’s war powers in Iran. The vote was 215-to-208, with four Republicans crossing party lines to support the resolution. It still needs approval from the Republican-controlled Senate. This forces Trump to seek congressional backing for his military actions. House speaker Mike Johnson […]
# Navorsing deur die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap het bevind kinders wat in die baarmoeder aan sigaretrook blootgestel word, loop ʼn groter gevaar om tydens hul tienerjare hoë bloeddruk te ontwikkel. Die studie het 307 kinders van tussen 10- en 14-jaar van Bishop Lavis, Kaapstad, betrek. Daar is gekyk hoe rook en alkoholgebruik tydens swangerskap […]
# Cricket: England’s captain, Ben Stokes, has defended Jofra Archer as the fast bowler has received criticism for his absence in the squad following his involvement in the Indian Premier League. Archer will miss the first Test against New Zealand, which gets underway at Lord’s today, and may not be ready to play the second […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has tested positive for COVID-19, prompting self-isolation to work on his recovery. He appeared in Parliament last week to deliver the department’s 2026/27 budget, and his most recent international travel was last month when he attended the World Hydrogen Summit in the Netherlands. The department encourages […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê hy kan nie die Drakenstein-munisipaliteit se begroting vir die volgende boekjaar goedkeur nie, want die fondse word nie gebruik vir inwoners se grootste behoeftes nie. Die algehele begroting van die Wes-Kaapse owerheid is 4,5-miljard-rand, waarvan 3,9-miljard-rand geoormerk is vir bedryfsuitgawes en 569-miljoen-rand vir kapitaalprojekte. Die VF Plus sê noodsaaklike dienste […]
