# Solidarity says it has reached a sensitive stage in the negotiations with FlySafair at the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration. Around 200 pilots represented by the trade union have been on strike since Monday after a breakdown in wage negotiations. The low-cost airline previously tabled a multiyear 5.7-percent wage increase for its pilots, […]
# Die GOOD-party sê noudat die nasionale begroting aanvaar is, moet die vennote in die regering van nasionale eenheid ophou om nog krisisse te veroorsaak. Die Nasionale Vergadering het gister die Toedelingswetsontwerp aanvaar en die regering toestemming gegee om net meer as 1,2-duisend-miljard-rand in die 2025-2026-boekjaar te bestee. GOOD se sekretaris-generaal, Brett Herron, sê party-politieke […]
# Tennis: Top seed Taylor Fritz is through to the last 16 of the Washington Open. The American eased past Australia’s Aleksandar Vukic, 6-3, 6-2, his first win on the hard court surface since March. Russia’s Daniil Medvedev rallied past American Reilly Opelka, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1, while Australia’s Alex de Minaur beat China’s Yunchaokete Bu, […]
# The DA leader John Steenhuisen says with the budget now passed, the focus must shift decisively to service delivery, and the rapid implementation of critical reforms to unlock economic growth and create jobs. The party voted in favour of the Appropriation Bill, which was passed in Parliament on Wednesday. Steenhuisen says the DA played […]
# The man who murdered four University of Idaho students in November 2022, Bryan Kohberger, has been sentenced to four consecutive life imprisonment terms without parole. The 30-year-old former criminology student stabbed to death roommates Kaylee Goncalves, Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle and Madison Mogen while they were sleeping in their off-campus home in November 2022. […]
# The National Assembly has approved the Police Department’s 2025/2026 budget, with 262 members of Parliament voting in favour and 90 against, with no abstentions. Specific budget allocations for the department include 219-million-rand for the G20 conference security and 400-million-rand for the 2026 Local Government Elections. The EFF’s Leigh-Ann Mathys rejected the budget, calling the […]
# Israel and Ukraine have agreed to launch a strategic dialogue on countering the threat posed by Iran. Israel has repeatedly accused Iran of developing nuclear weapons, an allegation it denies, while Ukraine is regularly attacked by Russia using Iranian-designed drones. Ukrainian Foreign minister Andriy Sybiha met with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar, in Kyiv yesterday. […]
# The Department of Correctional Services has dismissed claims that the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial accused Fisokuhle Ntuli was tortured at Kgosi Mampuru prison in Pretoria. Ntuli claims warders at the C-Max high-security section of the prison are abusing him, denying phone calls and access to his lawyers. Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng has ordered that he […]
# The National Assembly has approved the 2025-2026 Appropriations Bill, marking a critical stage in the national budget process. The bill is the law that gives the government permission to use public funds for various departments and services. It passed with 262 members of Parliament voting in favour and 90 against, including the EFF and […]
