# Statistiek Suid-Afrika het aangekondig die jaarlikse verbruikersprysinflasie het verlede maand tot 4,3-persent gedaal vanaf vyf-persent in Junie. Die jongste syfer dui op ‘n afname in prysdruk, terwyl verbruikerspryse maandeliks met 0,2-persent gestyg het. Die daling in jaarlikse inflasie bring die styging in pryse nader aan die middelpunt van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se teikenband. Beleidsmakers […]
# Rugby: The Springboks’ laws advisor, Jaco Peyper, backs the four referees appointed for the series against the All Blacks to be fair. The former Test referee says England’s Matthew Carley and Karl Dickson, Nika Amashukeli of Georgia and Angus Gardner of Australia are all experienced, have been very fair over the past year and […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, se administrasie het sanksies ingestel teen die president van die Internasionale Strafhof, Tomoko Akane, en ‘n senior verhooradvokaat, Abdoulaye Seye. Sanksies is vroeër ingestel teen nog nege hofamptenare. Die Amerikaanse minister van Buitelandse Sake, Marco Rubio, beskuldig hul van regstreekse betrokkenheid by pogings om amptenare van regerings wat nie […]
# Die Parlement se staande komitee oor Finansies het herbevestig sy oorweging van die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Spesiale Pensioene sal gelei word deur betekenisvolle openbare deelname. Voorsitter Mkhacani Maswanganyi sê veterane van die bevrydingstryd en ander belanghebbendes se bekommernisse moet noukeurig beoordeel word. Hy sê dit fokus daarop of die bestaande Spesiale Pensioenraamwerk mense uitgesluit het […]
# Soccer: World champion Spain’s captain, Rodri, will play for Spanish giant Barcelona until 2030 after his transfer from English club Manchester City was confirmed. The 30-year-old reportedly signed a contract worth 1.4-billion-rand. Rodri, who won the World Cup’s golden ball award as the best player, played 196 matches for City since joining from Atlético […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag sê die gaping tussen verwysings en vervolgings moet verstaan word teen die agtergrond van korrupsiesake se ingewikkeldheid. Die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid het sedert 2011 vyf-duisend-944 misdaadsake na die NVG verwys, maar slegs tien-persent het tot volledige dossiere en vervolgings gelei. In Gauteng was daar sedert 2011 twee-duisend-655 verwysings wat tot 206 dossiere […]
# Rugby: Former Wallaby and Puma coach Michael Cheika will join the Waratahs from the next Super Rugby season. The 59-year-old Australian coached his national team from 2014 to 2019 and Argentina from 2022 to 2023, and also had coaching spells at teams such as Leinster, Stade Francais and Leicester Tigers. Cheika says his home […]
# Cricket: Today’s start of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley in Leeds constitutes a new era for England, with a new captain and new coach. Ben Stokes retired after the June series against New Zealand, while coach Brendon McCullum was sacked from the Test team. He will eventually be replaced by former New […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says the new protocol limiting coaches’ interaction with referees could lead to consequences World Rugby didn’t think about. Coaches now have far less clarity around on-field decisions, leading to Italian coach Gonzalo Quesada copping a ban and formal warning after his outburst after last month’s match against the All […]
