# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola is on a working visit to the US, where he will attend a series of engagements in Washington, ahead of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York. His visit comes just days after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new visa restrictions targeting […]
# Die onderwysersvakbond SADOU sê geweld teen vroue is nie net ‘n uiterste oortreding van menseregte nie, maar vernietig ook gesinne en ondermyn die basis van die gemeenskap. Dit volg op die ontdekking van nege vroue se liggame in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. SADOU se woordvoerder, Nomusa Cembi, sê hulle verwerp alle vorme van geweld. Sy sê […]
# Die DA sê die Konstitusionele Hof se uitspraak wat die Wet op Openbare Verkryging ongrondwetlik en ongeldig verklaar, is ʼn oorwinning vir grondwetlike afwenteling. Die Wes-Kaapse regering en die amaBhungane-sentrum vir ondersoekende joernalistiek het die parlementêre proses uitgedaag, insluitend die hantering van Hoofstuk 4, wat handel oor die gebruik van openbare verkryging in die […]
# Die Burgerlike Samelewingsforum van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Vigsraad het die moord op nege vroue in Ekurhuleni veroordeel en sê dit beklemtoon die ernstige en voortslepende geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord in die land. Kemptonpark is tans ingeperk terwyl ondersoeke na die moorde voortgaan. Die forum se woordvoerder, Karabo Makgato, vra ʼn dringende veiligheidsbepaling in gebiede waar vroue […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid sê Suid-Afrika het tussen 14 Augustus en 17 September een onbevestigde en 18 bevestigde a-pokke-gevalle gehad. Vyftien gevalle is in Kaapstad aangeteken, drie in Gauteng, en die onbevestigde een in KwaZulu-Natal. Die betrokke individue is tussen 23 en 50 jaar oud. Die departement se woordvoerder, Foster Mohale, waarsku mense om […]
# Motorsport: Prominent South African racing driver Robert Wolk has died at the age of 41 after he was shot and killed in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni. His career spanned almost three decades with success across karting, touring cars and other forms of circuit racing. His achievements include South African Junior GP Karting Championship titles in […]
# US president Donald Trump has reiterated that Iran wants to make a deal but is not yet prepared to accept the terms he considers necessary. One of the biggest issues is the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway through which a substantial share of global oil shipments normally passes. Disruptions at the Strait have […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry, and Competition, Parks Tau, has requested the International Trade Administration Commission to review South Africa’s trade policy on paper products. This follows calls from local manufacturers for higher tariffs on international paper products, as they struggle to compete with cheaper imports, high electricity and transport costs, and squeezed profit margins. Tau […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana head coach Pitso Mosimane has named his final 30-man squad for this month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Guinea in Johannesburg and Eritrea in Egypt. The squad features a strong contingent from Mamelodi Sundowns and Orlando Pirates, alongside several players plying their trade across Europe and the US. Themba Zwane, […]
