# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa expressed confident that the party will win back support in the upcoming local government elections. Speaking during a campaign rally in the Western Cape, Ramaphosa said that the recent victory at the Constitutional Court on candidate list inclusion in six municipalities has given the party fresh momentum as it works […]
# Die Nasionale Kernreguleerder gaan Dinsdag ʼn kern-noodoefening by die Koeberg-kernkragstasie in Kaapstad uitvoer. Die doel is om gereedheid vir noodgevalle en reaksie-prosedures te toets, en samewerking te verbeter tussen organisasies wat verantwoordelik is vir die hantering van ʼn moontlike kern-noodgeval. Die uitvoerende hoof, Ditebogo Kgomo, sê die oefening sal ook gapings en geleenthede vir […]
# The National Nuclear Regulator will conduct a nuclear emergency exercise at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in Cape Town on Tuesday. The exercise aims to assess emergency preparedness, test response procedures and improve coordination between organisations responsible for handling a potential nuclear emergency. Chief executive Ditebogo Kgomo says the exercise will also help identify gaps […]
# Die Regterlike Inspektoraat vir Korrektiewe Dienste het in die 2025/2026-boekjaar 554 klagtes van vermeende gebruik van geweld teen gevangenes ontvang. Regter Lee Bozalek het in ʼn onderhoud met Newzroom Afrika kommer gelug oor toenemende onnatuurlike sterftes en vrae oor sterftes in aanhouding. Dit sluit gevalle in by die Pollsmoor- en Goodwood-gevangenisse. Bozalek sê oorbevolking […]
# Eskom sê Koeberg Eenheid Een is gister van lyn gehaal nadat ʼn beskermingstelsel geaktiveer is tydens ʼn toetsproses wat met beplande onderhoud aan Eenheid Twee verband hou. Ingenieur-spanne ondersoek die oorsaak en of herstellende optrede nodig is. Eskom sê daar is geen kerngevaar nie. Alle veiligheidstelsels werk normaal en die stasie bly bestendig. Die […]
# Die sakeman Suliman Carrim het in die Pretoria-landdroshof verduidelik dat sy beplande reis ʼn godsdienstige pelgrimstog aan Saoedi-Arabië via Dubai, en daarna ʼn reis na Pakistan ingesluit het. Sy prokureur, Hendrik Potgieter, sê Carrim het ʼn retoerkaartjie gehad, terwyl die staat se ondersoekbeampte, Jimmy Kubayi, sê die bespreking was nie retoer nie en dat […]
# Eskom says Koeberg Nuclear Power Station’s Unit One was safely taken offline yesterday after a protection system activated during testing linked to planned maintenance on Unit Two. Engineering teams are investigating the cause and assessing whether corrective action is needed. Eskom says there are no nuclear safety concerns, with all safety systems operating normally […]
# The Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services received 554 reports of alleged force against inmates during the 2025/26 financial year. Speaking to Newzroom Afrika, inspecting Judge Lee Bozalek raised concerns about rising unnatural deaths and questions surrounding deaths in custody. These include cases at Pollsmoor and Goodwood correctional facilities. Bozalek says overcrowding and the smuggling […]
# Businessman Suliman Carrim told the Pretoria Magistrate’s Court that his planned trip included a religious pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia via Dubai, followed by a visit to Pakistan. His lawyer, Advocate Hendrik Potgieter, maintained that Carrim had a return ticket, disputing the State’s investigating officer Jimmy Kubayi’s claim of a one-way booking and that he […]
