# Die Suid-Afrikaanse ondersoekende joernalis, Micah Reddy, wat deur die owerhede in Djiboeti aangehou is, is gister ongedeerd en sonder enige klag vrygelaat. Hy en sy plaaslike skakelpersoon, Kooki Mahmoud, wat ook vrygelaat is, het Saterdagmiddag uit hul hotel in dié Oos-Afrika-land verdwyn. Reddy is die Afrika-koördineerder van die Internasionale Konsortium van Ondersoekende Joernaliste. Niall […]
# Die DA het ‘n dringende aansoek by die Verkiesingshof ingedien waarvolgens die EFF, ActionSA, die MK-party en die GOOD-party beskuldig word dat hulle doelbewus kandidate vir kiesers wegsteek. Die party beweer die partye verbuig die reëls deur die verkeerde vertolking van die wet. Die Verkiesingskommissie laat ‘n party toe om bykomende name na ‘n […]
# South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi, says the country is pushing for greater African representation on the UN Security Council. The council comprises five permanent members and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms. Africa currently has representation among the council’s elected members, but no permanent seat. Nkosi […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police has expressed concern at the charges against suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. He faces five charges, including rape, trafficking in persons, promoting the sexual grooming of a child, and two counts of sexual grooming of a child. Sibiya is accused of sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl and […]
# South African investigative journalist Micah Reddy, who was detained by government authorities in Djibouti, was released unharmed and without charge yesterday. He and his local fixer Kooki Mahmoud, who was also released, disappeared from their hotel in the East African country on Saturday afternoon. Reddy is the Africa Coordinator at the International Consortium of Investigative […]
# The DA has filed an urgent application in the Electoral Court accusing the EFF, ActionSA, MK Party and the GOOD Party of deliberately concealing candidates from voters. It alleges that the parties are bending the rules by misinterpreting the law, which allows the Electoral Commission to request a party to submit extra names after […]
# The Ophthalmological Society of South Africa warns that the global rise in short-sightedness is increasing the risk of retinal detachment and permanent vision loss. The warning comes ahead of Eye Care Awareness Month, which runs from Wednesday to 18 October. The society’s Viresh Dullabh says more screen time and less time outdoors are contributing […]
# The South African Rooibos Council says this year’s World Koesister Day Competition shows how local ingredients can be used in new ways. Cape Town chef Huwitt Strydom won the competition at Makers Landing at the V&A Waterfront for using Rooibos in the traditional Cape Malay koesister. Rooibos was this year’s featured heritage ingredient, following […]
# The GOOD Party says narratives of White persecution could deepen racial divisions and strengthen populist political parties. GOOD secretary-general Brett Herron says such rhetoric undermines South Africa’s post-apartheid settlement and commitment to non-racialism. He added minority groups should not be targeted, as South Africa’s democratic transition avoided revenge against the White population. Herron urges […]
