# Die minister van Menslike Nedersettings, Thembi Simelane, sê Suid-Afrika het beduidende vordering gemaak met die bevordering van volhoubare verstedeliking wat in die hoofbepalings van die Grondwet en die Nasionale Ontwikkelingsplan geanker is. Die minister het ‘n toespraak op die 13de Wêreldverstedelikingsforum in Baku, Azerbeidjan, gelewer. Simelane sê nieteenstaande die geleenthede wat verstedeliking bied, dra […]
# Die EFF sê die Helen Suzman-stigting se hofaansoek om Julius Malema uit die Regterlike Dienskommissie te verwyder, is polities gemotiveer. Die stigting voer aan die Parlement moet vasstel of Malema steeds bevoeg is om in die kommissie te dien, gegewe sy onlangse skuldigbevinding en sy herhaalde openbare aanvalle op die regstelsel. Volgens die EFF […]
# US president Donald Trump has issued another warning to Iran, saying the country “better get moving, fast, or there won’t be anything left of them”. This comes as reports suggest the US and Israel are undergoing the most intense preparations for renewed attacks against Tehran, amid stalled peace talks. Meanwhile, the Iranian government says […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has expressed concern at the metro’s annual expenditure of 30-million-rand on salaries for suspended officials, most of whom are senior managers. She told eNCA that the money goes to senior officials who were suspended due to the Rooiwal Wastewater Treatment Works tender scandal and other 2023 cases. Moya says while […]
# Soccer: Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Morocco’s AS FAR 1-0 in the first leg of the CAF Champions League final at Loftus Versfeld. Aubrey Modiba’s free kick was enough to give The Brazilians a narrow lead heading into the second leg in Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday. Sundowns last won the CAF Champions League in 2016 by […]
# The DA is demanding an immediate Parliamentary Inquiry into Eskom’s 21-billion-rand diesel procurement saga. An investigation has identified irregularities and non-adherence to processes linked to contracts for diesel supply to Eskom’s Open Cycle Gas Turbine power stations. Among the questionable beneficiaries is Severino Industries, which was awarded a four-billion-rand allocation despite being led by […]
# Gauteng Education MEC, Lebogang Maile, says he has instructed the City of Tshwane to comply with the Pretoria High Court ruling, ordering the restoration of electricity to schools disconnected over unpaid property rates. The ruling also prohibited any further disconnections. Tshwane is owed 51.7-million-rand by schools. Maile says this court ruling is important as […]
# Deputy minister of Electricity and Energy, Samantha Graham-Maré, has introduced the Energy Savings Performance Contracting model to 61 municipalities. This seeks to sustain and scale up energy efficiency measures in municipalities. The Energy Efficiency Demand Side Management grant for municipalities for the 2026/2027 financial year has increased to 100-million-rand. Graham-Maré says the allocated grant […]
# Golf: England’s Aaron Rai won the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Pennsylvania, his maiden major title. The world number 44 carded a five-under 65 to finish nine under overall, three shots clear of Spain’s two-time major champion Jon Rahm and American Alex Smalley, who finished joint second. Rai, who is the first […]
