# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, beklemtoon Suid-Afrika se afval- en hernubare-energiehervorming omskep omgewingsbeleid in ‘n bron van werksgeleenthede en beleggings. Die departement het in 2024/2025 altesaam 324 van 326 omgewingsimpakstudies binne die wetlike tydsraamwerk verwerk wat ‘n doeltreffendheid van 99-persent is. Die departement se woordvoerder, Thobile Zulu-Molobi, sê energieprojekte, […]
# A new exhibition titled Marie Antoinette Style has opened at the V&A South Kensington in London, marking the UK’s first exhibition on the French queen Marie Antoinette. The exhibition features 250 objects, including rare personal items owned by Antoinette, such as a pair of silk slippers, jewels from her private collection, and the final note […]
# Die ANC sê hy veroordeel die DA se verdediging en voortgesette ondersteuning van Israel. Die voorsitter van die DA se Federale Raad, Helen Zille, het kritiek ontlok nadat sy vrae oor Israel se beweerde wandade in Gaza ontwyk het. In ʼn onderhoud met Newzroom Afrika het Zille nie duidelik standpunt ingeneem of Israel se […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy ervaar hoë watergebruik in talle gebiede en sommige reservoirs se watervlakke neem skerp af. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Nutsdienste, Frans Boshielo, sê Rand Water het 700-megaliter per dag toegeken, maar dis 22-persent meer as die metro se toegelate perk. He waarsku inwoners om water spaarsaam te gebruik om te keer […]
# Correctional Services minister Pieter Groenewald says he is committed to building a balanced, fair, and effective parole system. The department began a two-day National Parole Review Summit at Kgosi Mampuru Correctional Centre in Pretoria on Monday. Last year, 209 parolees committed murder, and more than 330 committed rape. Groenewald says some of the problems […]
# The Patriotic Alliance has cleared its deputy president Kenny Kunene, of any wrongdoing following an internal forensic investigation, after his alleged links to murder accused Katiso “KT” Molefe. He was found in Molefe’s Sandton home when police pounced on him to arrest him for the murder of Oupa Sefoka, popularly known as DJ Sumbody. […]
# US president Donald Trump says the Food and Drug Administration will notify doctors that the use of Tylenol during pregnancy can be associated with a significantly increased risk of autism. Some studies have shown a link between pregnant women taking Tylenol and autism, but these findings are inconsistent and inconclusive. Tylenol maker Kenvue strongly disagrees […]
# Soccer: Paris St-Germain and France forward, Ousmane Dembélé, won his first Ballon d’Or. The 28-year-old scored 35 goals for PSG last season, as the team won the Champions League, the league title, and the French Cup. PSG manager Luis Enrique was named coach of the year. Barcelona and Spain midfielder Aitana Bonmati became the […]
# France has become the latest country to formally declare their recognition of a Palestinian state. This comes as international pressure is ramping up on Israel over the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza and settlement building in the West Bank. Belgium, Monaco, Malta, Luxembourg, and Andorra also declared their support for a Palestinian state during […]
