# Former president Kgalema Motlanthe has described the US as a declining empire under unpredictable leadership. Speaking after voting at Killarney Country Club, Motlanthe commented on Washington’s exclusion of South Africa from the African Growth and Opportunity Act. He said the US has the right to decide which countries access its markets, without necessarily providing […]
# Die gesin van ‘n boer van Noordwes, Donovan Marx, sê hy het ‘n mediese terugslag beleef ná ‘n noodoperasie. Hy is verlede week ernstig beseer tydens ‘n wrede plaasaanval naby Ventersdorp en word steeds in die hoësorg-eenheid behandel. Vier beskuldigdes bly in aanhouding nadat hulle gister in die plaaslike Landdroshof verskyn het en ‘n […]
# Die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, prys die Verkiesingskommissie se reëlings by stembusse tydens vandag se munisipale verkiesing geprys. Hy het in Seshego, Limpopo, gestem en die proses as vlot en doeltreffend beskryf. Malema het dit vergelyk met 2024 se verkiesing toe kiesers ure lank moes wag, en gesê dat die proses hierdie keer goed georganiseerd […]
# Oudpresident Thabo Mbeki sê daar sal waarskynlik verskeie onbesliste munisipaliteite wees ná vandag se munisipale verkiesing. Hy het in Houghton in Gauteng gepraat nadat hy gestem het. Mbeki skryf dit toe aan meer politieke partye wat meeding en onsekerheid onder kiesers oor die land se toekoms. Hy sê baie dinge het in plaaslike regerings […]
# SA Canegrowers CEO Thomas Funke says expanding bioethanol production from sugarcane could reduce South Africa’s dependence on imported fuel while supporting struggling growers. In his article in Engineering News, Funke says rising petrol and diesel prices highlight the need for domestic alternatives. Funke argues that a coordinated government programme is needed to attract investment, […]
# The family of North West farmer Donovan Marx has revealed he has suffered a medical setback following emergency surgery. Marx was seriously injured during a brutal farm attack near Ventersdorp last week and remains in intensive care. Four accused remain in custody after appearing in the local Magistrate’s Court yesterday, while a fifth reportedly […]
# Former president Thabo Mbeki says South Africa is likely to have several hung municipalities after today’s local government elections. Speaking in Houghton, Gauteng, he attributed this to growing political fragmentation and uncertainty among voters about the country’s future direction. Mbeki says many things have gone wrong in local government and he believes voters are […]
# Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat vir Johannesburg, Helen Zille, het ‘n koalisie met die EFF ná vandag se munisipale verkiesing uitgesluit. Dit vind plaas te midde van groeiende ontevredenheid oor swak munisipale dienslewering en landwye kommer oor die toestand van plaaslike regering. Zille het by die Emmarentia Primary School in Randburg gestem. Sy wou haar […]
# Government has welcomed the strong voter turnout nationwide, describing today’s local government elections as democracy in action. Voters are urged to remain patient while waiting in queues and to follow instructions from election officials. Government deputy spokesperson William Baloyi also reminds the public that taking pictures of marked ballot papers is not allowed, as […]
