# The United Nations Human Rights warns that conflicts globally are driving acute hunger in 12 of the 13 current hunger hotspots. Today, 1.4 million people in six countries face catastrophic conditions, nine times more than in 2016, and 266-million people face acute hunger every day, in countries including Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the […]
# Soccer: Defending Champions League champions Paris Saint-Germain continued their perfect start with a 4-2 victory over Barcelona in France. Goals from Desire Doue, Lamine Yamal, Vitinha and Fabian Ruiz saw PSG go joint top of the league phase table. Liverpool also made it three wins from three after beating Villarreal 4-3 at Anfield. Phil Foden […]
# Tshwane-burgemeester Nasiphi Moya sê sy het Rand Water gevra om tegniese kennis en ondersteuning te deel om die herstel en opgradering van die Bronkhorstspruit-watersuiweringsaanleg te bespoedig. Die metro het drie weke lank water wat nie met chloor behandel is nie aan gemeenskappe verskaf sonder om hulle in te lig dat dit onveilig is. Dit […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says that while they strengthen democracy, coalition governments often make it hard for mayors and municipal committees to deliver services effectively. Following the 2021 local government elections, the number of hung councils jumped to 66, forcing the ANC into minority, coalition, or opposition arrangements across several major metros. Ramaphosa says […]
# RISE Mzansi says after years of careful mismanagement and methodically executed corruption, most municipalities have fallen into different levels of dysfunction, including metros where tens of millions of South Africans live. The party has unveiled its governance plan for seven municipalities it will contest in the November local government elections, including Johannesburg and Tshwane. […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says the US has resumed sharing intelligence with Kyiv on warnings of Russian ballistic missile attacks. This follows a meeting yesterday in Norway with US envoy Steve Witkoff and Finnish president Alexander Stubbin. The meeting came after accusations by Kyiv that Washington was withholding key intelligence – a claim rejected […]
# AfriForum says the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement must provide relief to consumers amid sky-high fuel prices, along with other measures that will stimulate economic growth. Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to outline the government’s revised fiscal outlook during a hybrid sitting of the National Assembly in Cape Town today. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff says […]
# As Finance minister Enoch Godongwana is set to table the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement today, the DA says South Africa needs better spending, faster reform and greater accountability. Economists expect Godongwana to report an improvement in the country’s fiscal position, with the budget deficit potentially narrowing and the primary budget surplus strengthening beyond earlier […]
# Britain will deploy RAF Typhoon jets to Saudi Arabia to help protect the country from attacks by the Iran-backed Houthis, marking an escalation in the country’s involvement in the regional conflict. This follows Houthi attacks on the Saudi capital Riyadh, as well as on energy sites on the country’s coast. British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting […]
