# President Cyril Ramaphosa will lead an engagement between the national executive and the provincial executive of the Northern Cape today. This is aligned to the president’s commitment to collaborate closely with provincial and local governments to improve the lives of citizens and broaden economic opportunities. The Presidency says the provincial executive, led by premier […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says small and medium enterprises are significant contributors to economic development and job creation globally. He delivered the closing remarks at the Global Small and Medium Enterprises Ministerial Meeting in Boksburg, Gauteng, yesterday. The three-day event was held under the theme “Navigating New Business Frontiers.” Mashatile says governments can attribute […]
# The judicial commission of inquiry that will probe the allegations made by KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, will have the power to refer matters for immediate criminal investigation and urgent decisions on prosecution. This is according to the terms of reference for the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry, which have been gazetted. Amongst other things, […]
# Die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, sê Suid-Afrika moet die wêreldleier wees in die stryd teen tering met vennootskappe, innovering, en gereedheid met entstowwe. Die minister het by die Tering-entstof gereedheidswerkswinkel in Johannesburg, die behoefte benadruk vir dringende optrede om tieners en volwassenes, die mees kwesbare groepe, te beskerm. Hy het bevestig dat nuwe […]
# Die Demokratiese Alliansie sê enige vennootskap tussen die Stad Tshwane en die Iranse regering moet versigtig oorweeg word en waarsku dit kan Suid-Afrika se internasionale reputasie skaad. Dit volg na berigte dat die Iranse ambassade moontlik betrokke is by planne om die vervalle Pretoria Stadsaal te herstel en te huur. Cilliers Brink van die […]
# The Democratic Alliance says any partnership between the City of Tshwane and the Iranian government must be carefully considered, warning it could damage South Africa’s international reputation. This follows reports that the Iranian embassy may be involved in plans to repair and lease the dilapidated Pretoria City Hall. The DA’s Cilliers Brink urges mayor […]
# Health minister, Aaron Motsoaledi, says South Africa must lead in the global fight against tuberculosis through partnerships, innovation, and vaccine readiness. Speaking at the TB Vaccine Preparedness Workshop in Johannesburg, the minister stressed the need for urgent action to protect adolescents and adults, the most at-risk groups. He confirmed that new vaccine trials are […]
# Die Johannesburgse Hooggeregshof het Sibusiso Zitha skuldig bevind aan die moord op sy meisie, die bekende sjef Thembekile Letlape, ook bekend as die Pastry Princess. Zitha het skuldig gepleit dat hy haar in Mei 2024 tydens ‘n rusie noodlottig met ‘n mes in hul huis in Fourways gewond het. Thembekile se pa, die voormalige […]
# The Johannesburg High Court has convicted Sibusiso Zitha for the murder of his girlfriend, celebrity chef Thembekile Letlape, also known as the Pastry Princess. Zitha pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing her during an argument in their Fourways home in May 2024. Thembekile’s father, the former South African Medical Association chairperson, Kgosi Letlape, found her […]
