# Die DA-leier en burgemeester van Kaapstad, Geordin Hill-Lewis, het sy veldtog vir ‘n tweede termyn ná die munisipale verkiesing in November afgeskop. Hill-Lewis het in Hanover Park ‘n vyfpuntplan onthul wat fokus op sterker polisiëring, werkskepping, betroubare dienste, meer behuising en skoner openbare ruimtes. Hy sê Kaapstad het ‘n model geword vir effektiewe plaaslike […]
# Die polisie ondersoek die dood van die erfgenaam van die multi-miljoen-dollar Duitse skeepvaartfirma, DAL, Caroline von Rantzau, en haar finansiële bestuurder op haar familie se privaat jagreservaat in Limpopo. Die 26-jarige is dood in haar kamer op die Leeuwfontein-landgoed gevind, ‘n dag nadat die landgoed se finansiële bestuurder, Arno Koën, ook op die eiendom […]
# Police are investigating the deaths of Caroline von Rantzau, the heiress to a million-dollar German shipping firm, DAL, and her finance manager at her family’s private hunting reserve in Limpopo. The 26-year-old was found dead inside her room at the Leeuwfontein Estate, one day after the estate’s financial manager, Arno Koën, was also found […]
# DA leader and Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has launched his campaign for a second term ahead of the November municipal elections. Speaking in Hanover Park, Hill-Lewis unveiled a five-point plan focused on stronger policing, job creation, reliable services, more housing and cleaner public spaces. He says Cape Town has become a model for […]
# Statistics South Africa says mining production increased by 8.2-percent in April compared with the same period last year. The growth was driven mainly by strong performance in platinum group metals, manganese ore, and chromium ore. However, coal production declined and weighed on overall output. Stats SA’s Juan-Pierre Terblanche also reports mineral sales surged by […]
# The DA says thousands of teenage pregnancies highlight a serious breakdown in the government’s system for reporting and prosecuting child sexual abuse. The party has filed a complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission because many cases of statutory rape are not being properly reported as required by law. The DA’s Angel Khanyile […]
# The National Treasury has extended the public comment period for the draft General Public Procurement Regulations 2026, to 15 July. The regulations were published for comment in April to support the implementation of the Public Procurement Act of 2024. Treasury says the extension follows requests from stakeholders and recognises the complexity of the proposed […]
# The Motor Industry Staff Association has criticised the Motus Group for retrenching 67 employees amid strong vehicle sales and improved financial performance. MISA says the job cuts were unjustified and not a last resort, arguing that the company failed to meaningfully consider alternatives during consultations. MISA spokesperson Phakamile Hlubi-Majola maintains that Motus abused retrenchment […]
# Die DA sê duisende tienerswangerskappe beklemtoon ‘n ernstige ineenstorting in die regering se stelsel vir die aanmelding en vervolging van seksuele misbruik van kinders. Die party het ‘n klag by die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie ingedien omdat baie gevalle van statutêre verkragting nie soos deur die wet vereis, behoorlik aangemeld word nie. Angel Khanyile sê dié […]
