# A federal judge has ordered US president Donald Trump to sit for a deposition in his 164.95-billion-rand defamation lawsuit against the BBC by December 11th, or face sanctions. Trump is seeking damages over a Panorama episode that edited together two different sections of a speech he gave before the US Capitol riots in 2021. […]
# Minister of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs, Velenkosini Hlabisa, says municipalities must be responsive to the needs of communities and be able to fulfil their constitutional responsibilities. President Cyril Ramaphosa unveiled the revised White Paper on Local Government yesterday, as government moves towards a new approach to municipal governance and service delivery. Hlabisa says […]
# French president Emmanuel Macron says that “illegitimate” demonstrations will be banned in the coming days, while blaming “seditious” ultra-left groups and vandals for the violence. Protests over the state of education and cost of living have spiralled into nationwide violence and rioting, with over two-thousand people arrested this past weekend alone. Authorities banned yesterday’s […]
# The ANC has instructed its national chairperson, Gwede Mantashe, to apologise sincerely for the unfortunate remarks he made about women, while he was campaigning in the North West ahead of the local government elections. Responding to a question by a Newzroom Afrika journalist on sex for jobs, Mantashe referenced female genitalia. The ANC says […]
# Rugby: The Bulls will have to do without Springbok scrumhalf Embrose Papier for several weeks after undergoing surgery. The 29-year-old suffered an ankle injury after coming off the bench in the 56-20 Champions Cup victory over Stade Français last Saturday. Papier’s absence leaves Paul de Wet and Zak Burger as the scrumhalf options for tomorrow’s […]
# South African Airways says it is operating in a challenging and volatile aviation environment, with geopolitical developments contributing to increased operating costs, particularly fuel. This comes as the state-owned airline has reportedly informed its staff that their salaries for October will be paid late for the second consecutive month. SAA spokesperson Mphilo Dlamini told […]
# Cricket: Proteas captain Temba Bavuma says he is proud of how the team rallied together to win the rain-affected second Test against Australia in Gqeberha. South Africa won by an innings and 31 runs to set up a series decider in Cape Town next week. Standout performances included Bavuma’s career-best 179, and fast bowlers […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Mineraleraad verwelkom die regering se fokus op fiskale volhoubaarheid en strukturele hervormings. Die raad voer aan vinniger optrede rondom infrastruktuur vir elektrisiteit, water, spoorweë en hawens is noodsaaklik om beleggings in die mynbou en ekonomiese groei aan te wakker. Die groeivoorspelling vir die jaar is tans 1,2-persent. Die raad vra die regering […]
# Die adjunkpresident van ActionSA, Mbahare Kekana, sê gemeenskappe oral in Noordwes ondervind steeds ernstige uitdagings met dienslewering. Hy het tydens ‘n toer van tien dae verwys na swak toegang tot water, onvoldoende paaie en sukkelende skole. Die party skryf die krisis toe aan jare van swak regering en vra groter verantwoordbaarheid. Kekana het sleutelvoorkeure […]
