# Die pas aangestelde minister van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Dina Pule, sê ontvangers van toelaes moenie bekommerd wees oor die oorgang van die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Sekerheid se goue kaart na die Posbank se swart kaart nie, omdat dit nie toelae-betalings sal raak nie. Die regering betaal deur verskeie programme toelaes aan sowat 28-miljoen Suid-Afrikaners. […]
# Athletics: South Africa’s Zakithi Nene finished third in the men’s 400-metres on the last World Athletics Continental Tour Gold meeting of this year in Budapest. He crossed the line in 44.57-seconds, behind Zambia’s Commonwealth Games champion, Muzala Samukonga, and Hungarian Attila Molnár. Cameroonian Emmanuel Eseme was victorious in the men’s 100-meters, while South Africa’s […]
# Die adjunkminister in die Presidensie verantwoordelik vir Beplanning, Monitering en Evaluering, Seiso Mohai, sê Suid-Afrika gaan voort met pogings om armoede, ongelykheid en werkloosheid te verminder, met volhoubare industrialisering, klimaatsveerkragtigheid, voedselsekerheid, energie-oorgang en maatskaplike beskerming wat bevorder word. Hy het Dinsdag die algemene debat van die Verenigde Nasies se Hoëvlak Politieke Forum oor Volhoubare […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse polisie het nog twee verdagtes van onderskeidelik 26 en 32 jaar oud in hegtenis geneem in verband met die dodelike massaskietery die afgelope naweek in Wesbank, Malmesbury. Twee mense is doodgeskiet en agt gewond, insluitend ‘n eenjarige kleuter. Die jongste arrestasie bring die totale aantal verdagtes op drie te staan. Polisiewoordvoerder Andrè […]
# The European Union has stepped up its international support for Palestinians through the launch of the “Team Gaza Initiative”. Spain, France, Denmark, the UK, Germany, Norway, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, the World Bank, and the European Investment Bank are taking part in the initiative. In total, the Israeli-Hamas war has killed […]
# The Eastern Cape government says disciplinary processes have been initiated against about 100 officials in Buffalo City over irregular and unauthorised expenditure. National Treasury has withheld equitable share payments for July to 69 municipalities nationwide, including six in the Eastern Cape, Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay, Makana, Sundays River Valley, Inxuba Yethemba, and Port […]
# US president Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iranian power plants and bridges next week if Tehran does not make a deal. This comes as the US military launched its fourth consecutive day of strikes on Iranian targets yesterday. In retaliation, Tehran struck US military assets in Jordan. In an interview on Fox News, […]
# Parliament’s ad hoc committee investigating allegations of criminal infiltration in the justice system has cleared most high-profile witnesses of any criminal conduct or links to cartels in the disbanding of the Political Killings Task Team. The committee deliberated on its draft report yesterday, in which no criminal findings were made against the likes of […]
# Soccer: European champions Spain are into the World Cup final after beating France 2-0 in Dallas. Mikel Oyarzabal’s penalty and a goal from Pedro Porro secured the victory for Spain, who have equalled Italy’s record for the longest unbeaten run in international soccer with 37 matches. Spain will face either an England side they beat […]
