# Die Amerikaanse regering beplan glo om byna ses-miljoen-rand te bestee aan navorsing en advertensieveldtogte in Suid-Afrika om vas te stel waarom minder Afrikaners aansoek doen om vlugtelingstatus. Die Amerikaanse Vlugteling-toelatingsprogram volg op ‘n uitvoerende bevel wat president Donald Trump verlede jaar onderteken het. Dit het voorrang gegee aan die hervestiging van Afrikaners weens ‘n […]
# Eskom is exploring new revenue streams as South Africa liberalises its electricity market and reduces the power utility’s dominance. Eskom CEO Dan Marokane says the reforms are irreversible, with opportunities in renewable energy, electric vehicle charging, data centres and electricity exports. He says Eskom remains a major regional power supplier despite growing competition. The […]
# Minister of Basic Education Siviwe Gwarube has strongly condemned a fake news article generated using artificial intelligence, alleging a leak of the matric exam English Paper Three. She says these baseless claims are designed to disrupt the examination process and prejudice over 964-thousand candidates who are currently writing. Spokesperson Terrence Khala says there was […]
# Die Parlement vra die Departement van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing om sy oudit-aksieplan volledig in te stel om swakhede ten opsigte van bestuur en finansiële bestuur te verhoed. Die departement het 829,2-miljoen-rand onderbestee, al het hy 49 van sy 52 jaarlikse prestasieteikens in die 2025/26-boekjaar bereik. Die grootste onderbesteding hou verband met omgewingsprogramme, […]
# Activists and Citizens Forum vra wetstoepassers om die stryd teen onwettige vuurwapens te verskerp te midde van die vlaag politieke moorde voor die munisipale verkiesing. Vier lede van die ANC-Jeugliga is Dinsdagaand doodgeskiet toe hulle ʼn gedenkdiens in Katlehong, Gauteng, bygewoon het. Twee ANC-raadslede is gister in Umgababa, KwaZulu-Natal, vermoor terwyl hulle ʼn deur-tot-deur-veldtog […]
# The US government is reportedly planning to spend about six-million-rand on research and advertising campaigns in South Africa to understand why fewer Afrikaners are applying for refugee status. The US Refugee Admissions Programme stems from a 2025 executive order signed by president Donald Trump, which prioritised Afrikaner resettlement on the purported grounds that they […]
# Parliament is calling on the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment to fully implement its audit action plan to address the financial management and governance weaknesses. This as the department has 829.2-million-rand in unspent funds, despite achieving 49 of its 52 annual performance targets in the 2025/2026 financial year. The largest underspending was in […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die voorlopige skorsing van die nasionale polisiekommissaris, Fannie Masemola, opgehef. Hy is aangekla ingevolge die Wet op Openbare Finansiële Bestuur oor ʼn tender van 360-miljoen-rand aan die vermeende misdaadbaas, Vusimuzi “Cat” Matala. Die aanklagte is verlede maand teruggetrek nadat die Nasionale Direkteur van Openbare Vervolgings, Andy Mothibi, bevind het daar […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has lifted the precautionary suspension of National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola. He was facing Public Finance Management Act-related charges in connection with a 360-million-rand tender awarded to alleged crime boss Vusimuzi “Cat” Matala. The charges were withdrawn last month, after National Prosecuting Authority head Andy Mothibi ordered a review of the […]
