# Rugby: Springbok Women assistant coach Franzel September says they have good momentum heading into their second World Cup Pool D match against Italy in England on Sunday. Following their comprehensive 66-6 win against Brazil in their opening match, victory against the Italians will secure a top-two finish for South Africa and a guaranteed place […]
# Iran has vowed to take reciprocal action against Australia, following the expulsion of its ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi. Australia has accused Tehran of being behind anti-Semitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Ambassador Sadeghi and three other officials have been ordered to leave Australia within seven days. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has also listed […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thamsanqa Ntuli will launch Prince Mangosuthu Buthelezi’s resting place as a provincial heritage site today. Buthelezi, who was the founder of the IFP and one of the longest-serving members of the National Assembly, passed away in September 2023 at the age of 95. He also served as the AmaZulu Traditional Prime Minister […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Justice and Constitutional Development says it is concerned with the delay in the proceedings of the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry. The commission is tasked with investigating allegations of criminality, political interference, and corruption in the criminal justice system. Procurement delays have forced the commission to postpone its hearings, initially scheduled […]
# Convicted rapist and murderer, Thabo Bester, and Nandipha Magudamana have filed an urgent court application to interdict the release of the Netflix documentary Beauty and the Bester. The three-part series, set to be released next month, retraces the 2023 scandal, from Bester’s prison escape to the couple’s arrest in Tanzania. The documentary also looks […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse regering veroordeel die onlangse dodelike geweld in die taxibedryf. Nege mense, ses taxibestuurders en drie passasiers, is gister geskiet in afsonderlike voorvalle in Philippi-Oos en Khayelitsha. Drie mense is dood. Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Beweeglikheid, Isaac Sileku, sê pendelaars, operateurs en die breër publiek se veiligheid is nie onderhandelbaar nie. Hy voeg […]
# ‘n Konsortium van nege Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite en vyf Europese vennote het die Suid-Afrikaanse meestersgraadkursus in Oseaanwetenskappe van stapel gestuur. Dit is ‘n ambiseuse inisiatief wat beloof om nagraadse opleiding in Oseaanwetenskappe oral in Afrika te transformeer. Graduandi sal vaardighede ontwikkel in probleemoplossing, skryfwerk, kommunikasie, datahantering, spanwerk, ondernemerskap, projekbestuur en fondsinsameling. Aansoeke vir die eerste […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie sal nie op 1 September kan begin met sy ondersoek na bewerings van politieke inmenging en korrupsie in die strafregstelsel nie. Dit word daaraan toegeskryf dat die Department van Justisie en Staatkundige Ontwikkeling probleme ondervind met die verkryging van noodsaaklike infrastruktuur. Die voorsitter, regter Mbuyiseli Madlanga, sê dit is betreurenswaardig dat ’n […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA is bekommerd oor die staat se gebrekkige vermoë om die bek-en-klouseer-uitbreking doeltreffend te beheer. Die siekte is in minstens vier provinsies aangemeld. TLU SA se woordvoerder, Bennie van Zyl, sê die beweging van lewende hawe sonder behoorlike beheermaatreëls vererger die situasie terwyl ekonomiese druk op boere toeneem. Hy sê die huidige […]
