# Parliament’s Impeachment Committee is set to deliberate further today on the draft terms of reference that will guide its work. Committee chairperson Makashule Gana says Parliament’s Legal Services Office has been working on cleaning up the terms of reference and ensuring consistent use of language throughout the document. He says they will consider any […]
# US president Donald Trump says there are no talks underway or scheduled with Iran. This is despite him claiming on Monday that his administration had established a back channel with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, which the military arm has denied. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stated that the US naval blockade […]
# DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis is urging Tshwane residents to give the party an outright victory in the November local government elections, arguing that coalition governments have failed to deliver stable and effective governance. Tensions have erupted between the metro’s coalition partners, with the ANC and EFF accusing ActionSA and mayor Nasiphi Moya of reneging […]
# Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has ordered Higher Education minister Buti Manamela to submit an implementation plan by November first, for remedial action at the National Student Financial Aid Scheme. An investigation by the Public Protector found approximately 40-thousand students across 76 higher education institutions were improperly funded at an estimated cost of 5.1-billion-rand. This […]
# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Felix Jones says both the Boks and All Blacks will be equally prepared going into the opening Test at Ellis Park in Johannesburg on Saturday. New Zealand have won all three games played so far against the Stormers, Sharks and the Bulls. South Africa have had a full-out international run-up […]
# The Gauteng Education Department has suspended a male teacher from Minerva Secondary School in Alexandra, following allegations of sexual misconduct and harassment by several learners. The allegations relate to inappropriate communication between the educator and several learners, which reportedly began in June and continued through WhatsApp and other interactions. The department’s spokesperson, Onwabile Lubhelwane, […]
# The death toll from Zimbabwe’s Lake Kariba ferry disaster has risen to 93, as divers continue search and recovery efforts. The ferry, which had a capacity to carry 90 passengers, but at least 168 people were actually on board, capsized last week. Seventy-seven people were rescued in the country’s deadliest transport disaster. Zimbabwe’s minister […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Minerale en Petroleumbronne sê Suid-Afrika benodig ‘n regulatoriese raamwerk wat die omgewing en gemeenskappe se regte beskerm, terwyl dit beleggers voldoende sekerheid bied om verantwoordelike olie- en gas-verkenning te onderneem. Die Konstitusionele Hof het Shell en Impact Africa se verkennings-bedrywighede langs die Wildekus verbied. Die komitee is bekommerd oor […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens het sy raadplegings-dokument oor die vernuwing van BTW bekendgestel en ‘n openbare raadplegingsproses begin om die land oor te skakel na ‘n digitale BTW-administrasiestelsel met bykans onmiddellike verwerking. Die diens stel ‘n aanlyn BTW-model voor wat e-fakturering en e-rapportering integreer om BTW-administrasie te herposisioneer, nakoming te vergemaklik en toesig te versterk. […]
