# Skateboarding: American skateboarder Jason Vanporppal is just 25-kilometres away from completing an extraordinary skateboarding journey across Africa. The 26-year-old left Kampala, Uganda, in February, skating through five countries to raise funds for a permanent skatepark in Uganda. Battling illness, rough roads and visa setbacks, Vanporppal continued alone into Paarl, in the Cape Winelands region, […]
# ANC veteran Tokyo Sexwale has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, calling his explanation a childish non-story. The scandal, revealed by the former head of the State Security Agency, Arthur Fraser, is under parliamentary investigation with Ramaphosa facing an impeachment process. Speaking on SMWX podcast, Sexwale questioned claims that undeclared US […]
# Soccer: Local governing body SAFA’s congress in Boksburg resolved to expel four suspended national executive committee members following disciplinary action. Vice president Linda Zwane says Monde Montshiwa, Gladwin White, Lebogang Riet and Bhuda Mathathe, stood accused of violating SAFA’s policy and bringing the organisation into disrepute. He explained this follows the disrupted meeting in […]
# The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is meeting this week as economists warn a rate hike is likely following rising inflation linked to the Middle Eastern war. Last month’s inflation climbed to four-percent from 3.1-percent in March, driven by higher transport and energy costs. FNB and Sanlam Investments says this has shifted […]
# Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia has announced the establishment of a Police Advisory Panel to help drive policing reforms. Former South African Revenue Service Commissioner Edward Kieswetter will chair the panel, with Public Service Commission deputy chairperson Zukiswa Mqolombo serving as deputy chair. Cachalia says the panel will advise on the police reset agenda […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says crime patterns across South Africa continue to show major regional differences, despite an overall decline in murders. Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, the Western Cape and Eastern Cape still account for more than 80-percent of murders nationwide. The Eastern Cape has the highest murder rate at 14.3 murders per 100-thousand people, […]
# Ministers van die Suider-Afrikaanse Ontwikkelingsgemeenskap vergader by Skukuza in die Krugerwildtuin, Mpumalanga, om verskeie kwessies te bespreek, insluitend migrasie, wêreldwye konflikte, handelsonsekerheid en verskuiwende ekonomiese alliansies. Dit volg ná ‘n besluit in Maart deur die SAOG se Raad van Ministers om wêreldwye geopolitieke verwikkelings en die uitwerking daarvan op die streek te beoordeel. Die […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia says South Africa’s latest fourth-quarter crime statistics show progress in reducing violent crime, despite challenges linked to organised criminality. National contact crimes declined by 4.6-percent, with seven-thousand-405 fewer cases reported compared to the same period last year. Murder cases also dropped by 9.5-percent, from five-thousand-727 to five-thousand-181 cases. He […]
# Soccer: Manchester City’s manager, Pep Guardiola will step down after a remarkable ten-year period at the English club. The Spanish coach, who joined City in 2016, leaves as its most successful manager with 20 major trophies. Guardiola says it is simply the right time to move on. He will remain involved with City as […]
