# Every member state of the United Nations Security Council, except for the US, has jointly called for a ceasefire in Gaza and backed the declaration that famine in Gaza is a man-made crisis. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification analysis says 514-thousand people, nearly a quarter of Palestinians in Gaza, are experiencing famine, […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, says the government has identified several key priorities that it believes are essential for promoting economic growth, investment, and job creation. These include investment in infrastructure, transportation, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure. He addressed the 20th edition of the Confederation of Indian Industry Africa India Conclave in India yesterday. […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Communications and Digital Technologies has expressed sadness at the passing of EWN’s Associate Editor of Politics, Tshidi Madia. She died in the hospital on Wednesday after a short illness. Committee chairperson, Khusela Sangoni Diko, says Madia was one of the most respected voices in South African journalism and a consummate […]
# Golf: Keegan Bradley has opted not to pick himself as a playing captain for the US Ryder Cup team. He has named Justin Thomas, Collin Morikawa, Ben Griffin, Cameron Young, Patrick Cantlay, and Sam Burns as his six captain’s picks for next month’s competition against Europe in New York. The six automatic qualifier spots […]
# AfriForum has welcomed the Equality Court’s judgment against EFF leader Julius Malema. The court found Malema guilty of hate speech and inciting violence for the 2022 statements he made in his speech at the EFF’s 3rd provincial People’s Assembly in the Western Cape. AfriForum’s Ernst van Zyl says the judgment confirms and underscores what most already […]
# The EFF says it will challenge the Equality Court’s ruling against leader Julius Malema at the Supreme Court of Appeal. The court found Malema guilty of hate speech and inciting violence. The case stems from a 2022 rally speech where Malema chastised party members for not acting against a white man, who was part […]
# Minneapolis Police says the deadly shooting at a Catholic school was a deliberate act of violence against children and worshippers. At least two children, aged eight and ten, were killed, and 17 other people were injured in a shooting during a Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School on Wednesday. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara […]
# DA Gauteng leader Solly Msimanga has threatened to file a motion of no confidence against premier Panyaza Lesufi, saying he is not serious about fighting crime. The party staged a picket outside the premier’s office yesterday over concerns about the escalating crime crisis across the province and the continued under-resourcing of police stations. Msimanga […]
# Die LUR vir Infrastruktuur in die Wes-Kaap, Tertuis Simmers, het Dinsdag die minisipaliteit van Matzikama besoek om titelaktes te oorhandig. Die titelaktes is vir die goedgekeurde begunstigdes van die fase 4 projek in Klawer en fase 6 in Vredendal-Noord. Simmers sê die begroting van meer as 80-miljoen-rand het tot op datum gesorg vir 477 Breaking […]
