# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has vowed to retaliate for Russia’s strikes on Kyiv that killed at least 27 people and wounded 91, including two children. Moscow launched nearly 500 drones and more than 70 missiles toward Ukraine, damaging residential buildings and military bases. Russia’s military called the assault a retaliation for Ukrainian attacks on […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says former president Jacob Zuma’s recent visit to India is concerning. The MK Party leader was photographed with fugitive Ajay Gupta and South Africa’s High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, at the Sidipeeth Shri Dakshin Kali temple in Haridwar. The minister has requested an investigation into […]
# A 44-year-old security guard was rescued alive yesterday, after eight days buried under rubble from a collapsed mall after Venezuela’s twin earthquakes. According to reports, Hernán Alberto Gil Flores had been on duty in a small concrete booth in the basement of the parking lot adjacent to the Galerias Playa Grande mall in Catia […]
# Rugby: England head coach Steve Borthwick has included George Furbank, Immanuel Feyi-Waboso and George Martin in the starting line-up for their Nations Championship opener against South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg tomorrow. The trio returns to action following lengthy Test absences. Jamie George will captain the side, with regular captain Maro Itoje rested. In-form 21-year-old […]
# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry says it won’t divulge any special conditions set up for alleged underworld kingpin Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala’s testimony next Tuesday. He is alleged to have operated a criminal syndicate that cultivated relationships with senior police officials and politically connected individuals to influence investigations, secure state contracts, and undermine law enforcement […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse boubedryf-reus, Group Five, het amptelik uit sakeredding onttrek ná ‘n suksesvolle herstruktureringsproses van ses-jaar. Die sakereddingspraktisyns Dave Lake en Peter van den Steen het die formele beëindiging van verrigtinge bevestig nadat die herstelplan ten volle ingestel is. Die herstel het finansiële verwagtinge oortref, en die onderneming evalueer die vooruitsig om surpluswaarde aan […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare is woedend oor die Raad vir Mediese Skemas se besluit om nie die voorstel van die Mediese Skema vir Staatsamptenare goed te keur nie. GEMS wou die gemiddelde bydraeverhoging van 9,5- tot 7,5-persent verminder. Die vakbond se woordvoerder, Claude Naicker, sê hul is veral ontsteld oor GEMS se verklaring dat […]
# Pikitup in Johannesburg sê ‘n betoging deur tydelike werkers vererger die vullisverwyderingsdiens se agterstande, wat reeds in sommige gebiede ervaar is weens Dinsdag se betogings teen onwettige immigrante. Die werkers, wat aan Pikitup se Fleet Ad-Hoc Service Providers gekontrakteer is, eis voltydse indiensneming. Pikitip se woordvoerder, Anthony Selepe, sê vullisverwydering sal moontlik nie volgens […]
# Die misdaadfiguur, Vusimuzi ‘Cat’ Matlala, is gedagvaar om volgende week voor die Madlanga-kommissie te verskyn. Sy getuienis sal na verwagting verder lig werp op bewerings van korrupsie, politieke inmenging en die beweerde invloed van georganiseerde misdaad binne wetstoepassing- en regeringstrukture. Matlala is in getuienis betrek by korrupsie deur verskeie senior polisie-offisiere. Hy het onlangs […]
