# The Department of Agriculture has confirmed two new cases of foot-and-mouth disease in Heilbron and Bloemfontein, bringing the Free State’s total confirmed cases to 772. Spokesperson Moliehi Moeng says 577 cases have been resolved, with affected properties meeting requirements for quarantine restrictions to be lifted. However, 195 cases remain active. The disease has now […]
# Die Mpumalanga provinsiale regering van sê vroue beklee 46-persent van sleutel- strategiese posisies in die administrasie. Premier Mandla Ndlovu het die aankondiging by die Provinsiale Vroueparlement in Arcornhoek, Bosbokrant, gemaak waar vroue kommer uitgespreek het oor verteenwoordiging en toegang tot regeringstenders. Ndlovu sê die regering teiken 40-persent steun vir maatskappy in vroue-besit met ‘n […]
# The Mpumalanga provincial government says women occupy 46-percent of key strategic positions in the administration. Premier Mandla Ndlovu made the announcement at the Provincial Women’s Parliament in Arcornhoek, Bushbuckridge, where women raised concerns about representation and access to government tenders. Ndlovu says the government is targeting 40-percent support for women-owned businesses, with a long-term […]
# Botswana se president, Duma Boko, het oproepe vir groter samewerking en oop handelskorridors regoor die SAOG-streek herhaal teneinde streekshandel te bevorder. In ‘n onderhoud met die SABC sê Boko lande moet wegbeweeg van afsondering en eerder op hul gesamentlik voordele voortbou. Hy het beklemtoon dat die uitbreiding van streeksverbindings noodsaaklik is om intra-Afrika-handel te […]
# Die ANC het 42 moontlike burgemeesterskandidate vir Suid-Afrika se agt metropolitaanse munisipaliteite aangewys, in plaas van een kandidaat per metro. Die aankondiging volg na maande se vertragings in die aanloop tot die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing op 4 November. Die party het sy keuringsproses verbreed, met kandidate wat gekeur en ondervra is. ANC-nasionale amptenare sal waarskynlik […]
# Botswana President Duma Boko has reiterated calls for greater cooperation and open trade corridors across the SADC region to boost regional commerce. Speaking to the SABC, Boko says countries must move away from working in isolation and instead build on their comparative advantages. He emphasised that expanding regional connectivity is crucial to increasing intra-African […]
# The ANC has named 42 potential mayoral candidates for South Africa’s eight metropolitan municipalities, rather than selecting one candidate for each metro. The announcement follows months of delays ahead of the November 4 local government elections. The party widened its selection process, with candidates screened, vetted and interviewed. ANC national officials are expected to […]
# Today marks five years since Tembisa Hospital whistle-blower Babita Deokaran was assassinated outside her Johannesburg home after exposing alleged corruption. Her death brought renewed scrutiny to fraud and tender irregularities at the hospital, while several men linked to her killing have since been sentenced. Civil society groups and her family continue to demand accountability […]
# The Inkatha Freedom Party president Velenkosini Hlabisa says the return of approximately 200 former National Freedom Party members in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, highlights growing support for the party ahead of local elections. The members including prominent leaders NFP’s National chairperson Sibusiso Mkhabela, secretary general Teddy Twala and party councillors were welcomed to the IFP. Most […]
