# Die DA sê die minister van Verdediging, Angie Motshekga, se voortslepende versuim om ʼn lank beloofde lekgotla van die Suid-Afrikaanse Verdedigingsbedryf te belê, wek kommer aangesien die land se verdedigingsbedryf vinnig verswak. Die bedryf se inkomste het van 19,5-miljard-rand in 2016 gedaal tot 12,5-miljard-rand in 2020. Chris Hattingh van die DA sê hierdie lekgotla, […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, sal vandag die geregtelike ondersoek na die dood van die Cradock-vier in die Gqeberha Hooggeregshof in die Oos-Kaap bywoon. Die anti-apartheidsaktiviste, Fort Calata, Matthew Goniwe, Sicelo Mhlauli en Sparrow Mkonto is in 1985 deur die veiligheidspolisie ontvoer en vermoor terwyl hulle Gqeberha verlaat het. Die […]
# Universities South Africa has reportedly requested two-billion-rand from the National Treasury to help the University of Cape Town, University of the Witwatersrand, University of KwaZulu-Natal, and Stellenbosch University. These institutions had their research grants frozen by the US. Wits alone had 18 projects worth 230-million-rand falling under the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief, […]
#Die ANC het die moord op die adjunkhoofsweep van die IVP, Khethamabala Petros Sithole, veroordeel en wetstoepassers gevra om die skuldiges voor die gereg te bring. Sithole is Saterdagaand in Katlehong aan die Gautengse Oos-Rand doodgeskiet. Hy was lid van die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Kommunikasie en Digitale Tegnologieë. Die ANC-woordvoerder, Mahlengi Bhengu-Motsiri, sê Sithole […]
# Solidarity Research Institute says its analysis shows that 111-thousand women and 70-thousand white men could lose their jobs due to the employment equity targets. The Employment Equity Amendment Act took effect on January 1st. The Act empowers the Employment and Labour minister to set numerical targets for equitable representation of suitably qualified individuals from […]
# Cricket: The Punjab Kings have booked a place in their first Indian Premier League final in 11 years after defeating the Mumbai Indians by five wickets in Ahmedabad. Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav both scored 44 as Mumbai posted 203 for six. In reply, captain Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten 87 off 41 balls, […]
# Six people, ranging in age from 67 to 88, have been injured after a man reportedly set people on fire at a mall in Boulder, Colorado, USA. The suspect, identified as 45-year-old Mohamed Sabry Soliman, allegedly used a makeshift flamethrower and threw an incendiary device into the crowd, and also yelled “Free Palestine”. FBI […]
# Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky says they are doing everything possible to make Russia feel the need to end this war. This comes after Kyiv carried out large-scale drone strikes against several airbases deep inside Moscow on Sunday, destroying multiple combat planes. Among the more than 40 aircraft reportedly hit were Tu-95 and Tu-22 strategic […]
# Soccer: Pyramids have been crowned African champions for the first time after beating Mamelodi Sundowns 2-1 in the CAF Champions League final second leg, for a 3-2 aggregate victory in Cairo. Goals from Fiston Mayele and Ahmed Samy saw Pyramids join Al Ahly, Zamalek and Ismaily as the only Egyptian sides to win the […]