# Minstens 43 mense is in die eerste nege maande van vanjaar dood in polities-gemotiveerde aanvalle in die aanloop tot die munisipale regeringsverkiesing. Dit is volgens die Globale Organisasie teen Oorgrens-georganiseerde Misdaad. ‘n Senior raadgewer, Julian Rademeyer, sê tien mense is net dié maand vermoor. Hy waarsku die moorde het ’n vernietigende uitwerking op demokrasie, […]
# Die maatskaplike sekerheidsagentskap SASSA sê spesiale betaaldatums vir November se maatskaplike toelaes is ‘n eenmalige reëling weens volgende Woensdag se munisipale verkiesing. Toelaes vir ouer persone sal Vrydag uitbetaal word, ongeskiktheidstoelaes Maandag en kindertoelaes Dinsdag. Toelaes wat tans hersien word, sal volgende Donderdag uitbetaal word, mits begunstigdes steeds kwalifiseer. SASSA se woordvoerder, Andile Tshona, […]
# ‘n Koalisie van burgerregte-organisasies, waaronder Fossil Free South Africa en die StopEACOP-koalisie, het ‘n amptelike klagte ingedien by die Advertensie-reguleringsraad waarin Standard Bank se omgewingsreklame as misleidend bestempel word. Woordvoerder Zaki Mamdoo sê hulle vra die reguleerder om Standard Bank se bewerings oor sy leiersrol in volhoubare befondsing en klimaatsoptrede deeglik te ondersoek, aangesien […]
# Social security agency SASSA says the special social grant payment dates for November are a once-off arrangement due to next Wednesday’s local government elections. Older persons grants will be paid on Friday, disability grants on Monday and children’s grants on Tuesday. Grants under review will be paid next Thursday, subject to eligibility. SASSA spokesperson […]
# More than 2.2-million vehicle licence discs are set to expire in November and December, the Road Traffic Management Corporation has warned. The Corporation is urging motorists to renew ahead of the festive season rush. Gauteng accounts for the highest number at over 851-thousand discs, followed by the Western Cape with 374-thousand and KwaZulu-Natal with […]
# ‘n Suid-Afrikaner wat in Amerika werk, is in Oklahoma in hegtenis geneem in verband met beweerde materiaal van die seksuele misbruik van kinders. Grady se balju sê die 42-jarige Vico du Toit is geïdentifiseer nadat inligting aan die Nasionale Sentrum vir Vermiste en Mishandelde Kinders aangemeld is. Ondersoekers beweer hy het die materiaal op […]
# Prinses Anne van Britanje is volgende week in Kaapstad in haar hoedanigheid as president van die Koninklike Landbouvereniging van die Statebond. Sy sal die 31ste Statebond Landbou-konferensie bywoon, wat die volgende geslag boere byeenbring. Anne sal ook aan verskeie geleenthede deelneem om bande tussen Britanje en Suid-Afrika te beklemtoon. Dit sluit in ontmoetings met […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki says the outcome of the US midterm elections could indicate what to expect from Congress and the Senate’s commitment to the United Nations and international law. Speaking at the sidelines of the Africa and African Diaspora Conference in Boksburg, Mbeki cautioned that the results may not meet global expectations and […]
# At least 43 people were killed in politically-motivated attacks in the first nine months of 2026, ahead of local government elections. That’s according to the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime. Senior adviser Julian Rademeyer says another 10 people were killed in October alone. He warns the killings have a corrosive impact on democracy, […]
