# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Vereniging van Plaaslike Regerings sê met slegs drie maande oor voor die plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing, sal hy in Augustus en September provinsiale ledevergaderings in alle provinsies belê. Dit dien as strategiese platform om vordering te hersien, probleme te takel en die toekomstige koers van plaaslike regering te vorm. SALGA-woordvoerder, Motalatale Modiba, sê belangrike punte […]
# Die polisie in die Wes-Kaap het ‘n soektog begin na die moord Saterdagaand op vier mans in Nyanga, Kaapstad. Polisiewoordvoerder Andrè Traut sê die slagoffers het in ‘n Toyota Avanza op Ou Klipfonteinweg gestop om ‘n pap band te herstel. Hy sê terwyl hulle daarmee besig was, is hulle aangeval deur onbekende gewapende mans […]
# Cricket: West Indies opener Brandon King believes they can deliver a big first-innings total in the second and final Test against Pakistan in Trinidad. All-rounder Justin Greaves was unbeaten on 64 and captain Roston Chase on 36, as the hosts reached 239 for five at stumps on day one yesterday. The West Indies lead 1-0 in […]
# US president Donald Trump says negotiations with Iran will resume today, following his decision to call off any planned strikes contingent on a deal being reached rapidly. He stated that he was asked to call off the planned attack by US allies in the Middle East and by Tehran. Meanwhile, Iranian state media has denied […]
# Russia and Ukraine exchanged fresh attacks over the weekend, leaving at least 14 people dead. Officials say Ukrainian attacks killed at least nine people in Moscow, while Russian strikes claimed the lives of at least five people in Kyiv. Russia has ramped up its use of hard-to-intercept long-range missiles. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has […]
# The Electoral Commission says South Africans responded positively to the final voter registration weekend ahead of the local government elections in November. A preliminary report shows that KwaZulu-Natal recorded the highest number of voter registration transactions, followed by the Eastern Cape and Gauteng. During the first voter registration weekend held on 20 and 21 […]
# Commonwealth Games: Team South Africa won 28 medals at the 23rd Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, seven gold, eleven silver and ten bronze medals. The swimmers accounted for the majority of the country’s medals with 22, with Pieter Coetzé completing a clean sweep of the backstroke events and setting six Games records in the process. Chad le […]
# Minister of Agriculture, Willie Aucamp, says he will expand the terms of reference of the Industry Coordination Council to place greater emphasis on the rollout and practical implementation of the foot-and-mouth disease plan. He says specific reference will be made to farmers who are now allowed to vaccinate their own animals. The council was […]
# Two firefighting aircraft crashed mid-air north-west of Athens, Greece, causing the death of two crew members, a Danish pilot and a Greek fire service liaison officer. A British pilot and a Greek crew member survived the crash. Personnel from several European nations have been assisting Greece, France, Spain, and Portugal, as wildfires have torn […]
