# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Maatskaplike Sekerheid sê hy verskerp kontroles om bedrog te voorkom en te verseker maatskaplike toelaes gaan aan mense wat daarvoor kwalifiseer. Dit volg op mediaberigte dat betalings gedoen is aan begunstigdes wat na bewering nie vir toelaes in die 2025/2026 boekjaar in aanmerking gekom het nie. Andile Tshona van die […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile het oudpresident Jacob Zuma ‘n spoedige herstel toegewens te midde van teenstrydige berigte oor sy gesondheid. Zuma is volgens berigte in die hospitaal opgeneem nadat hy tydens ‘n veldtog in KwaZulu-Natal siek geword het. Die MK-party hou vol hy het roetine-mediese ondersoeke ondergaan, maar sy broer, Khanya, sê hy is steeds […]
# Die minister van Binnelandse Sake, Leon Schreiber, het gewaarsku teen waninligting rakende ‘n uitspraak van die Konstitusionele Hof oor asielsoekers. Schreiber het in ‘n onderhoud met die SABC gesê hulle het die howe versoek om duidelikheid te verskaf oor die reëls vir die aanhouding van asielsoekers terwyl hul aansoeke verwerk word. Hy meen aanhouding […]
# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, vra kalmte te midde van voortdurende betogings teen migrante in Johannesburg en Durban. Betogings is in Braamfontein, Soweto en Durban aangemeld ná ‘n uitspraak deur die Konstitusionele Hof oor asielaansoeke. ‘n Voertuig is by Konstitusieheuwel aan die brand gesteek en die polisie het rubberkoeëls gebruik om betogers […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die Suid-Afrikaanse regsgeleerde Navi Pillay gelukgewens nadat sy die 2026 Nobelprys vir Vrede gewen het vir haar werk ter bevordering van vrede en internasionale reg. Ramaphosa sê die toekenning erken Pillay se moed, integriteit en lewenslange toewyding aan die beskerming van menseregte en die versekering dat oorlogsmisdade, misdade teen die […]
# The South African Social Security Agency says it’s strengthening checks to prevent fraud and ensure social grants go to people who qualify. This follows media reports that payments were made to beneficiaries who were allegedly not eligible for grants during the 2025/2026 financial year. The agency’s Andile Tshona says reviews and the life certification […]
Deputy President Paul Mashatile has wished former President Jacob Zuma a speedy recovery amid conflicting reports about his health. Zuma was reportedly hospitalised after becoming unwell during a campaign event in KwaZulu-Natal. MK Party maintains that he attended routine medical checks, while his brother, Khanya, says he remains ill in hospital. Mashatile was speaking during […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia has called for calm amid ongoing anti-migrant and economic protests in Johannesburg, Gauteng and Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Demonstrations have been reported in Braamfontein, Soweto and Durban, following a Constitutional Court ruling concerning asylum applications. A vehicle was set alight at Constitutional Hill, while police used rubber bullets to contain protesters. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated South African jurist Navi Pillay on winning the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law. Ramaphosa says the award recognises Pillay’s courage, integrity and lifelong commitment to protecting human rights and ensuring that war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are prosecuted. Presidency spokesperson […]
