# The Thonga Beach Lodge in KwaZulu-Natal’s iSimangaliso Wetland Park has been named South Africa’s Leading Beach Hotel at the 2025 World Travel Awards for the second year in a row. Celebrated for combining luxury with sustainability, the lodge supports marine conservation, turtle monitoring, and local community development through the Isibindi Foundation. It was praised […]
# Die Amerikaanse tarief van 30-persent is nie goeie nuus vir die Suid-Afrikaanse ekonomie nie en die moontlike negatiewe ekonomiese impak moenie onderskat word nie. Dit is die mening van professor Raymond Parsons van die Noordwes-universiteit se sakeskool. Hy sê die realiteit in die wêreld is dat die aggressiewe Amerikaanse tariefbeleid ‘n gefragmenteerde wêreldhandelstelsel skep […]
# Cosatu is diep bekommerd oor die tarief van 30-persent wat die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, op Suid-Afrikaanse uitvoere aangekondig het, en sê dit sal ‘n verwoestende uitwerking op die ekonomie hê. Sektore wat hard getref sal word, sluit in die motorbedryf, landbou, klere, die chemiese bedryf en juweliersware. Matthew Parks van Cosatu sê dis […]
# The South African senior street dance group won gold in the street dance category at the Dance World Cup 2025 in Burgos, Spain. The team won with a final score of 95.7-percent for their bold, electric, and powerful performance, which blended hip-hop, Pantsula, and Amapiano. Often referred to as the ‘Olympics of Dance’, the competition […]
# Die DA doen ‘n beroep vir ‘n gesamentlike parlementêre ondersoek tussen die portefeuljekomitees van Polisie en Justisie om bewerings van korrupsie en politieke inmenging in die strafregstelsel te ondersoek. Dit volg op die verdoemende bewerings deur KwaZulu-Natal se polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, waarby die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, regstreeks betrek word. Die DA sê […]
# Die GOOD-party veroordeel die Suid-Afrikaanse Maatskaplike Sekuriteitsagentskap se besluit om die Julie-uitbetalings vir duisende begunstigdes vir hersiening te vertraag. Sassa het sommige betalings in Julie vertraag en teiken begunstigdes wat vermoedelik bykomende inkomstebronne het. Die sekretaris-generaal van GOOD, Brett Herron, sê die waarheid is dat die hersieningsproses deel is van ‘n breër patroon van […]
# The DA fully supports the Basic Education budget tabled by minister Siviwe Gwarube in Parliament, saying she is overseeing a turnaround of the department, eradicating pit toilets and building new classrooms. The budget focused on key areas, including expansion of access to Early Childhood Development, eradicating pit toilets in schools, and advancements in mother-tongue-based […]
# The 30-percent US tariff decision is not good news for the South African economy, and its potential negative economic impact should not be underestimated. This is according to North-West University Business School economist professor Raymond Parsons. He says the global reality is that the aggressive US tariff policy is creating a fragmented world trading […]
# Union federation Cosatu is deeply concerned about the pending 30-percent tariff announced by US president Donald Trump on South African exports, saying this will have a devastating impact on the economy. Sectors that will be hard hit include automotive, agriculture, clothing, chemical and jewellery. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says it’s clear that more engagement with […]
