# Eastern Cape police have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of Emalahleni Municipality’s chief whip, Xoliseka Lali. The 43-year-old was shot dead by unknown suspects at his rented apartment in South East Village, Westbourne in Komani. Police spokesperson, Nobuntu Gantana, says the suspects have been formally charged with murder and will appear […]
# British prime minister Keir Starmer says the UK will recognise Palestine as a state in September, unless Israel takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, and to reach a ceasefire. Around 140 countries formally recognise a Palestinian state, and last week, France pledged to do so at the United Nations meeting […]
# The Constitutional Court is today set to hear an urgent application by the MK Party, challenging president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police minister Senzo Mchunu on special leave, and appoint Firoz Cachalia as acting minister. The MK Party argues that Ramaphosa acted outside the bounds of the Constitution when he suspended Mchunu and […]
# Energy expert Chris Yelland says Eskom’s legal challenge against the National Energy Regulator of South Africa is dangerously disingenuous. The power utility is opposing Nersa’s 2024 decision to issue five new electricity trading licences, as well as a cross-border trading licence. It argues that the trading licences represent a fundamental and unilateral change in […]
# Die DA in Gauteng is bekommerd omdat seweduisend-743 pasiënte verlede jaar hospitaalverworwe besmettings opgedoen het, insluitend talle antibiotika-weerstandige toestande wat moeilik behandelbaar en lewensgevaarlik kan wees. Dié toestand ontwikkel tydens ‘n pasiënt se verblyf in ‘n hospitaal. Jack Bloom van die DA sê die Gautengse Gesondheidsdepartement skryf die situasie toe aan personeeltekorte, oorbevolking en […]
# Tennis: Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka has parted ways with coach Patrick Mouratoglou after less than a year of working together. Under the Frenchman’s guidance, the 27-year-old Japanese reached the Auckland final in January and won the L’Open 35 de Saint Malo for her first title since 2021. Osaka says it was a great […]
# Die DA wag aansoeke in vir volgende jaar se ontwikkelingsprogram in politieke leierskap. Die program is ʼn deeltydse ontwikkelingsprojek wat jong Suid-Afrikaners toerus met vaardighede, kennis en netwerke om in politiek en die Staatsdiens te gedy. Mat Cuthbert van die DA sê Suid-Afrika het dringend ʼn nuwe geslag etiese, bevoegde en waardegedrewe leiers nodig […]
# Die polisie sê hy bly verbind tot sy landwye operasies vir die bekamping en voorkoming van misdaad wat openbare veiligheid bedreig en die land se ekonomiese infrastruktuur beskadig. Operasie Shanela is verlede week in al nege provinsies uitgevoer en 14-duisend-273 verdagtes is vasgetrek. ʼn Polisiewoordvoerder, Vincent Mukhathi, sê hulle het beslag gelê op meer […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy oorweeg nog die Iranse ambassade se versoek om die Pretoriase stadsaal te huur, maar het nog nie ingestem nie. Die stadsaal word al byna ʼn dekade lank nie gebruik nie en sowat 200-miljoen-rand is nodig om dit op te knap. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Korporatiewe en Gedeelde Dienste, Kholofelo Morodi, […]
