# Die voorsitter van die Artikel 89-ampsklagkomitee, Makashule Gana, het bevestig dat hy hofstukke van president Cyril Ramaphosa se prokureurs ontvang het wat die Parlement se ampsklag-ondersoek oor die Phala Phala-skandaal probeer keer. Ramaphosa voer in ‘n dringende aansoek in die Hooggeregshof in Kaapstad aan die proses moet opgeskort word terwyl hy die Artikel 89-paneelverslag […]
# Die DA in Gauteng het meer lig gewerp op sy klagte by die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie waarin die party beweer dat regeringsdepartemente versuim om gevalle aan te meld en te ondersoek van beweerde statutêre verkragting wat tot tienerswangerskappe lei. Die DA-woordvoerder Angel Khanyile, sê duisende meisies onder 16 raak elke jaar swanger, maar min sake […]
# Action Society welcomes proposed reforms in the South African Police Service Amendment Bill, including measures such as lifestyle audits, integrity testing and stronger accountability systems. However, the organisation warns that reforms will only be meaningful if they lead to better policing outcomes, including more solved cases, successful prosecutions and improved safety for communities. Action […]
# Action Society verwelkom voorgestelde hervormings in die Wysigingswetsontwerp op die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens, insluitend maatreëls soos leefstyloudits, integriteitstoetsing en sterker aanspreeklikheidstelsels. Die organisasie waarsku egter hervormings sal slegs betekenisvol wees as dit lei tot beter polisiëringsuitkomste, insluitend meer opgeloste sake, suksesvolle vervolgings en verbeterde veiligheid vir gemeenskappe. Juanita du Preez van Action Society sê Suid-Afrika […]
# Eskom sê verbeterde kraglewering het onbeplande onderbrekings verminder en die land se elektrisiteitsvoorsiening verstewig namate die vraag in die winter toeneem. Die nutsmaatskappy sê sy energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor het tot 63,24-persent gestyg teenoor 57,91-persent ‘n jaar gelede. Sy besteding aan diesel het ook skerp gedaal, en wel byna 89-persent op ‘n jaargrondslag tot 615-miljoen rand. Die […]
# The chairperson of the Section 89 Impeachment Committee, Makashule Gana, has confirmed receiving court papers from president Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers seeking to halt Parliament’s impeachment inquiry linked to the Phala Phala scandal. Ramaphosa filed an urgent application in the High Court in the Western Cape, arguing the process should be suspended while he challenges […]
# The DA in Gauteng has clarified its complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission, alleging government departments are failing to report and investigate cases of suspected statutory rape linked to underage pregnancies. DA spokesperson Angel Khanyile says thousands of girls under 16 fall pregnant each year, yet few cases reach the criminal justice […]
# Eskom says improved power station performance and reduced unplanned outages are strengthening the country’s electricity supply as winter demand increases. The utility reported that its Energy Availability Factor has risen to 63.24-percent, up from 57.91-percent a year ago. Diesel spending has also fallen sharply, dropping by nearly 89-percent year-on-year to 615-million-rand. Eskom spokesperson Daphne […]
# The Forum for South Africa says police must turn specialised deployments into arrests in the Cleveland mass shooting, where 12 people were killed. The forum states while additional forensic and tactical units show urgency, South Africans now expect results and not just police deployments. FOSA’s Tebogo Mashilompane says the case must not go cold, […]