# The South African National Christian Forum has accused the ANC government of failing the poor and protecting the wealthy. The forum says Gauteng premier Panyaza Lesufi’s recent remarks about removing illegal settlements amount to hate speech against the poor and foreign nationals. It also condemned plans to blacklist indebted students, citing it blocks opportunities […]
# Die DA kritiseer president Cyril Ramaphosa se besluit om die hoof van die Weermag, generaal Rudzani Maphwanya, nie verantwoordelik te hou nadat hy ’n politieke besoek aan Iran gebring het, wat die weermag se nie-politiese kode geskend het. Chris Hattingh van die DA sê die president het nie die generaal aanspreeklik gehou nie, wat […]
# The Water and Sanitation Department says the Sunday Time article, ‘Splashing out, Dry Taps as Water Boards drown in excess’ referring to board members earning almost 50-million-rand a year in board fees, is misleading. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the maximum amount earned by a board member in the last financial year was 1.7-million-rand. She adds […]
# Die DA gaan die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, vra vir groter beskerming vir verklikkers deur wetgewende hervormings. Glynnis Breytenbach van die DA verwys na die sluipmoord op die Johannesburgse insolvensie-regskenner Bouwer van Niekerk. Sy sê president Cyril Ramaphosa het gedurende sy staatsrede in Februarie gesê die regering sal die fluitjieblaser-beskermingsraamwerk […]
# Die staatsbeheerde digitale verspreider Sentech waarsku hy sal die SABC se sein teen Desember afskakel indien die uitsaaier nie sy skuld van ‘n miljard-rand vereffen nie. Die SABC wil die seinkoste weer onderhandel te midde van vertragings met die aanvaarding van die Wetsontwerp op die SABC om ‘n nuwe befondsingsmodel te skep. Die voorsitter […]
# Energy regulator Nersa has confirmed a four-percent increase in Sasol Gas’s maximum price for the 2025/2026 financial year. The adjustment, effective from next month to December, raises the maximum price from 87-rand-four-cents to 90-rand-57-cents per gigajoule, mainly because of higher costs of gas from Mozambique, oil prices, exchange rates, and the US price index. […]
# International Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Day is raising awareness about the dangers of drinking during pregnancy. Alcohol consumed by mothers passes directly to the fetus, causing irreversible physical, intellectual, and behavioral harm. Experts stress that this disorder, including Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, is entirely preventable by avoiding alcohol throughout pregnancy. Healthcare professionals urge complete abstinence […]
# Gauteng Economic Planning and Development deputy director-general Bulumko Nelana says the Second Annual Embassies Business Fair and Conference at the CSIR Convention Centre in Pretoria is focused on building powerful networks across borders. Held under the theme ‘Direct Business Exchange amongst Embassies‘, the event gathers over one-thousand-500 delegates, 120 exhibitors, and 40 embassies. He […]
