# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Toerisme is bekommerd oor 201-miljoen-rand in die Departement van Toerisme se 2025/26-begroting wat nie bestee is nie. Die departement het 91,7-persent van sy toekenning van 2,43-miljard-rand gebruik. Vertraagde verkryging vir vaardigheids- en Uitgebreide Openbare Werkeprogram-projekte, stadige infrastruktuur-lewering, geskille oor omvang en vakante befondste poste het hiertoe bygedra. Voorsitter Ronalda Nalumango […]
# Die DA sê die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, en senior polisie-leierskap moet aan die Parlement rekenskap gee van hul versuim om toe te slaan op die vlaag geweldsmisdade in Ekurhuleni, Gauteng. Dit volg nadat twee lede van die ANC-Jeugliga dood is in ʼn verbyry-skietery in Katlehong nadat hulle ʼn gedenkdiens bygewoon het. […]
# Die vakverbond COSATU in Gauteng verwelkom die Stad Tshwane se pogings om kwalifiserende gesinne van informele nedersettings na permanente erwe te verskuif. Meer as vierduisend gesinne is verskuif, onder meer van die Modi-woonstelle in Mamelodi, Hammanskraal en Gomora-Wes. COSATU se provinsiale voorsitter, Amos Monyela, sê nog moet gedoen word om seker te maak elke […]
# A criminal fraud complaint of more than 22-million-rand has been registered against ticket supplier Adriaan Pieterse after customers were allegedly left without tickets at several major sporting events. The complaint was lodged by hospitality agency Leisure Connexion and its owner, Adelbert Retief. News24 reports the alleged losses include about eleven-million-rand linked to UEFA Champions […]
# Gymnastics: The Russian Gymnastics Federation has criticised the Netherlands for denying visas to three Russian gymnasts for the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, starting on Saturday. The trio are reigning women’s all-around world champion Angelina Melnikova, Viktoria Listunova and Anna Kalmykova. The federation has labelled the decision as discrimination and a violation of […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority says the trial in the long-running arms deal corruption case of former president Jacob Zuma and French arms company Thales will start on the first of February next year. This comes after they failed to file applications for leave to appeal the KwaZulu-Natal High Court’s ruling that the trial can […]
# UK prime minister Andy Burnham is set to host Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky at Downing Street today. The meeting comes amidst US president Donald Trump’s decision to ease sanctions on Russian diesel. Burnham is expected to use the visit to announce an acceleration of military support for Kyiv and to pledge further rounds of […]
# The ANC in Gauteng has condemned the killing of two Youth League members in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, yesterday evening. They were shot dead after leaving a memorial service for a party member at Mogobeng Primary School. Five others were wounded. One suspect handed himself over to police and is in custody. ANC Provincial Task Team Coordinator […]
# Soccer: Banyana Banyana are through to the third round of the 2028 LA Olympic Games qualifiers after a commanding 7-0 aggregate win over Madagascar in Bloemfontein. South Africa defeated the Islanders 3-0 in the second leg with goals from Gabriela Moodaly-Salgado and a brace from substitute Ronnel Donnelly at the Free State Stadium. The […]
