# The Department of Transport has confirmed it issued a flight permit to a Russian aircraft operator, Abakan Air, last month. The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated Abakan Air for sanctions in June 2024, citing the company’s role in transporting Russian military equipment. The Russian IIyushin IL-76 cargo aircraft landed in Upington […]
# Die DA sê die ANC se Ekonomiese Aksieplan moet die mislukte swartbemagtigingsbeleid laat vaar en toesien dat die nuwe plan werk. Die nuwe tienpuntplan om die ekonomie te laat herleef, sluit in die uitbreiding van elektrisiteitsinfrastruktuur, die herstel van die chroom- en mangaanbedrywe, die bevordering van plaaslike ekonomiese ontwikkeling en die uitbreiding van openbare […]
# Die sameroeper van die Veelpartyhandves, professor William Gumede, glo Suid-Afrika se politieke fragmentasie het ‘n uitdaging en ‘n geleentheid vir sentristiese partye geskep. Build One South Africa, die GOOD-party, en RISE Mzansi het kragte saamgesnoer om Unite for Change te stig, voor die 2026 plaaslikeregeringsverkiesing. Gumede sê dit is belangrik om ‘n politieke middelpunt […]
# The People’s Movement for Change says ahead of the local government elections, it will put forward community-rooted candidates. The party contested its first municipal election in Theewaterskloof, Western Cape, in February 2024, finishing sixth out of six parties, with two-percent of the vote. The party’s spokesperson, Grant Harmse, says their 2026 local government elections […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed the International Court of Justice’s case in defence of workers’ inalienable right to strike. The ICJ opened hearings on Monday to determine whether the right to strike is protected under international law. This is the first time the world’s top court has been asked to […]
# Die Parlement se ad hoc-komitee wat die bewerings van die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, ondersoek, sal vandag met sy verhore begin. Mkhwanazi, wat die eerste getuie sal wees, het korrupsie, politieke inmenging en misdadige infiltrasie van die regstelsel beweer. Die Parlement het advokaat Norman Arendse as sy getuienisleier aangestel. Die voorsitter van die komitee, […]
# The DA says the ANC’s Economic Action Plan must drop the failed Black Economic Empowerment policy to ensure that its new plan works. The new ten-point plan to revive the economy includes expanding electricity infrastructure, restoring the chrome and manganese industries, driving local economic development, and scaling up public employment and skills programmes. The […]
# Die minister van Basiese Onderwys, Siviwe Gwarube, het kommer uitgespreek oor die vertragings in toelaagbetalings aan Onderwysassistente wat deur die Basiese Onderwys-indiensnemingsinisiatief in diens geneem is. Die Departement van Indiensneming en Arbeid het minister Gwarube se departement blameer vir die vertraagde betalings vir September en gesê nie al die vereiste dokumente, insluitend bywoningsregisters, is […]
# Multi-Party Charter convener, professor William Gumede, believes South Africa’s political fragmentation has created both a challenge and an opportunity for centrist parties. Build One South Africa, the GOOD Party, and RISE Mzansi have joined forces to form Unite for Change, ahead of the 2026 local government elections. Gumede says it is important to have […]
