# The Presidency says it has not received any communication from US president Donald Trump’s administration objecting to the appointment of Mcebisi Jonas as special envoy to America. In 2020, the former deputy minister of Finance labelled Trump racist, homophobic and narcissistic. Presidential spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says comments made by Jonas about Trump were made […]
# Higher Education and Training minister, Nobuhle Nkabane, has confirmed that the young man who was shot and killed at Walter Sisulu University’s Mthatha campus was indeed a student at the institution. This comes after the university released a statement saying Sisonke Mbolekwa was not a registered student or a staff member at the institution. […]
# TIME Magazine has released its annual list of 100 most influential people for 2025, spotlighting the impact, innovation and achievement of the world’s most influential individuals. This issue has five global covers featuring actress Demi Moore, tennis legend Serena Williams, rapper and entrepreneur Snoop Dogg, musician Ed Sheeran and Google DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis. Others […]
# Die Cape Leopard Trust het ‘n kamera-opname in die Piketberg- en Olifanstsrivierberge afgehandel en 31 wilde soogdierspesies opgespoor. Dit sluit in Kaapse jakkalse, swartrug-jakkalse en die Afrika-slangmuishond. Die opname het ook sku luiperds by 54 van 74 plekke aangemeld. Die opname wat meer as 154-duisend foto’s geneem het, bied lewensbelangrike insigte in die voorkoms […]
# Soccer: Midfielder Jude Bellingham says the second leg of their Champions League quarterfinal against Arsenal is a night made for Real Madrid. The reigning European champions will aim to overturn a 3-0 deficit at the Bernabéu Stadium this evening. Madrid has only come back from a three-goal first-leg deficit once in their history, when […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, sê Suid-Afrika Toerisme se jaarlikse prestasieverslag vir 2024 beklemtoon die sterk herstel van die bedryf in die provinsie. Dit toon ‘n toename van 6,8 persent in internasionale toeriste-aankomste in die provinsie. Meyer sê die verslag toon ook dat die Wes-Kaap uitstekend vaar om […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê hy gaan voort om in die Uitgebreide Openbare Werkeprogram te belê wat na verwagting in die 2025/26-boekjaar een-duisend-en 34 werksgeleenthede sal skep. Die program skep werksgeleenthede vir werkloses. Die metro het talle beheermaatreëls vir goeie regering en deursigtigheid ingestel om seker te maak slegs wettig-aangestelde en gekontrakteerde werkers van die […]
# RISE Mzansi se leier, Songezo Zibi, lei vanaand ʼn informele inligtingsvergadering en bespreking oor die voortgaande begrotingsproses en die regering van nasionale eenheid. Die party se woordvoerder, Mabine Seabe, sê Zibi sal verduidelik waarom RISE Mzansi die aanvaarding van die fiskale raamwerk ondersteun. Seabe sê hy sal ook praat oor positiewe aspekte van die […]
# ‘n Ballerina van Boksburg in Gauteng, Abigail Sandwell, is gekies om Suid-Afrika te verteenwoordig op vanjaar se Wêreldbeker-dans-eindronde in Spanje. Sy dans sedert die ouderdom van drie en is bekroon met die hoogste toekennings, insluitend goud op die Oos-Randse Dansfees en die hoofrol as die Juweel-feetjie in Sleeping Beauty. Sandwell het ‘n BackaBuddy-veldtog geloods […]
