# Airlink gaan in Oktober sy eerste regstreekse vlugte tussen Kaapstad en Zanzibar instel. Die nuwe weeklikse Saterdagdiens volg op die bekendstelling van die roete tussen Johannesburg en Zanzibar in Junie. Die nuwe skedule verkort die reistyd vir passasiers wat tussen die Wes-Kaap en die eiland reis. Die meeste geskeduleerde reise van Kaapstad na Zanzibar […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has honored several foreign nationals with the Order of the Companions of OR Tambo for supporting South Africa’s freedom and democracy. Speaking at the award ceremony in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said the award recognises friendship, solidarity and contributions to peace. Recipients include Teresa Hillary Clarke from the US and Professor Cherif Keita […]
# Build One South Africa says the Small Business Development Department is failing to address rising unemployment, citing underfunding, poor execution, and weak leadership. Speaking during Parliament’s debate on the Small Business Development department’s budget vote, BOSA Deputy Leader Nobuntu Hlazo-Webster argued that small businesses are not surviving beyond the early stages despite state support. […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum bepleit streng regstappe teen die omstrede sakeman Brown Mogotsi wat in aanhouding is weens verskeie aanklagte, insluitend meineed, regsverydeling en die onwettige besit van ‘n vuurwapen. Sy formele borgtogaansoek is Maandag. Dennis Bloem van die forum beskuldig Mogotsi dat hy regsinstellings ondermyn, insluitend die Madlanga-kommissie, die Parlement se ad hoc-prosesse […]
# Rugby: President Cyril Ramaphosa het die Orde van Ikhamanga aan die Springbok-hoofafrigter Rassie Erasmus toegeken tydens ‘n seremonie in Pretoria. Die toekenning is Suid-Afrika se hoogste eerbewys in sport, kuns en kultuur. Erasmus, ‘n tweemalige Wêreldbeker-wenner af afrigter, is geprys oor hoe hy die sport gebruik om Suid-Afrikaners te verenig. Die Noordwes-Universiteit beskryf hom […]
# The National Council of SPCAs welcomes a position statement by the South African Veterinary Association opposing the export of live animals by sea for slaughter. NSPCA spokesperson Samanta Stelli says the practice is inherently cruel and cannot be made humane through regulation, citing risks such as heat stress, disease and confinement. She says draft […]
# Pick n Pay het aangekondig hy gaan ‘n verdere 11,5-persent van die Boxer-kettinggroep ter waarde van tot 4,7-miljard-rand verkoop om sy balansstaat te versterk en te verseker die ommekeer onder Sean Summers werp vrugte af. Die aankondiging beteken Pick n Pay sal ongeveer 54-persent van Boxer besit, terwyl dit tans meer as 65-persent beloop. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has praised recipients of the 2026 National Orders for advancing democracy and nation-building in South Africa. Speaking in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said the honorees have contributed greatly to arts, science, medicine, education and human rights. Ramaphosa noted that the vision of equality, justice and dignity dates back generations. He added that the […]
# Rugby: President Cyril Ramaphosa has awarded Springbok head coach Rassie Erasmus the Order of Ikhamanga during an investiture ceremony in Pretoria. The award is South Africa’s highest honour in sport, arts and culture. Erasmus, a two-time World Cup-winning coach, was praised for using the sport to unite South Africans across divides. This follows his […]
