# The Electoral Commission says more than 1.3-million South Africans had cast special votes by midday. Since yesterday more than 900-thousand votes were cast at voting stations, while over 400-thousand were conducted through home visits. Special voting allows registered voters who cannot make it to voting stations on election day to cast their ballots early. […]
# One of the five accused in connection with the brutal attack on North West farmer Donovan Marx is expected to become a state witness. The other four accused face attempted murder, robbery and illegal firearm possession charges. They return to the Ventersdorp Magistrate’s Court on 13 November for bail proceedings. Provincial police commissioner Arthur […]
# Die voormalige Adjunk- Nasionale Polisiekommissaris Shadrack Sibiya het formeel teen die beslissing van die Randburg-landdroshof geappelleer om hom borgtog te weier. Landdros Hleziphi Mkhasibe het op 20 Oktober borgtog geweier weens kommer oor moontlike getuie-inmenging en getuienismanipulasie. Sibiya staan tereg op ses aanklagte, insluitend verkragting, seksuele voorbereiding, mensehandel vir seksuele uitbuiting en nalatige vuurwapenhantering. […]
# Die belangegroep vir Wes-Kaapse onafhanklikheid waarsku Suid-Afrika se AGOA-uitsluiting kan ernstige gevolge vir die Wes-Kaapse ekonomie inhou. Phil Craig van die groep sê die provinsie het in 2025 produkte ter waarde van 14,5-miljard-rand na die VSA uitgevoer. Die sitrus-, wyn-, vrugtesap- en seiljagvervaardigingsbedryf staar nou onsekerheid in die gesig, en Wesgro sê Amerikaanse uitvoere […]
# Die burgemeester van Tshwane, Nasiphi Moya, verwelkom die herstelwerk aan die Bronkhorstspruit-waterbehandelingsaanleg. Moya vra inwoners egter om nie water vanaf die aanleg te drink voor dit veilig verklaar is nie. Sy sê die herstelwerk vorder goed nadat besoedeling en dekades van verwaarlosing aan die lig gekom het. Moya bevestig lae vlakke van E. coli […]
# Former Deputy National Police Commissioner Shadrack Sibiya has formally appealed the Randburg Magistrate’s Court decision to deny him bail. Magistrate Hleziphi Mkhasibe refused bail on October 20, citing concerns about possible witness interference and evidence tampering. Sibiya faces six charges, including rape, sexual grooming, human trafficking for sexual exploitation and negligent firearm handling. He […]
# Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya has welcomed the rehabilitation work at the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Works. However, Moya has urged residents not to drink water from the treatment works until it is declared safe. She says rehabilitation work is progressing following the discovery of contamination and decades of infrastructure neglect. Moya confirmed low levels of […]
# Wetenskaplikes gebruik kunsmatige intelligensie, hommeltuie, satellietbeelde en datasensors om kuswoude in Abu Dhabi te herstel, wat uiters belangrik is in die stryd teen klimaatsverandering. Kuswoude berg koolstof, beskerm kuslyne teen wegspoeling en bied ‘n habitat aan seelewe. Die Bayhead-kuswoud in Durban het gekrimp van 438 hektaar in die 1800’s tot net 15 hektaar vandag. […]
# Die ACDP sê die verlies van Suid-Afrika se handelsvoordele ingevolge die Amerikaanse Wet op Groei en Geleenthede in Afrika kan die ekonomiese krisis vererger. Hy waarsku die verlies aan Amerikaanse handelsvoordele kan werkloosheid en armoede vererger, en sê die gespanne verhouding met Amerika is weens die regering se buitelandse beleid. Woordvoerder Wayne Thring vra […]
