# The Ntirhisano Community Centre urges unity and solidarity among residents of ward 56 in Cape Town to overcome deep-rooted inequality and service delivery challenges. They condemn a recent xenophobic protest planned against refugees at the Wingfield refugee camp, calling it a harmful distraction from the real issues affecting all communities. The organisation’s Phillip Nyalungu […]
# Cricket: Zimbabwean allrounder Sikandar Raza is hailed a hero in his country of birth, Pakistan, for rushing to help Lahore Qalanders win the Pakistan Super League. He landed just in time, but contributed an undefeated 22. Qalanders beat Quetta Gladiators by six wickets with one ball to spare. Raza’s teammates then carried him off […]
# Die Stad Johannesburg begin vandag promosietoere om die Spaza-winkel Ondersteuningsfonds van 500-miljoen rand te bevorder. Die fonds, wat gemik is op entrepreneurs in dorpsgebiede en landelike gebiede, bied tot 300-duisend-rand in toelaes en rentevrye lenings vir voorraad en infrastruktuur. Die toere sal tot Julie in al sewe streke plaasvind. Spaza-winkeleienaars word aangemoedig om dit […]
# Non-governmental organisations and the public are calling on Kelly Smith to reveal the whereabouts of her missing daughter, Joslin, ahead of sentencing procedures in the Western Cape High Court, sitting in Saldanha Bay, tomorrow. The three-day process includes arguments and aggravations as convicted trio Smith, Jacquen Appollis, and Steveno van Rhyn await their fate. […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap het die provinsiale Polisiekommissaris, Thembisile Patekile, skriftelik versoek om ‘n duidelike tydlyn en operasionele plan te verskaf, waarin die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, belowe het om bendegeweld op die Kaapse Vlakte te bestry. Die party-lid, Nicholas Gotsell, sê die tydlyn moet tasbare antwoorde insluit oor wanneer die Anti-Bende-eenheid […]
# Suid-Afrika se telekommunikasie-infrastruktuur is onder toenemende druk, met die huidige stelsel wat as onvolhoubaar beskou word. ‘n Sleutelbydraer is die opkoms van aanlyn-stromingsdienste soos Netflix en YouTube, wat groot hoeveelhede bandwydte verbruik. Volgens die Vereniging van Kommunikasie en Tegnologie is hierdie platforms grootliks afhanklik van plaaslike netwerke om inhoud aan hulle te lewer, maar […]
# The G20 Meeting of Agricultural Chief Scientists is underway in Polokwane, Limpopo. Over three days, experts will explore transforming global agrifood systems to tackle hunger, with Africa most affected. Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Nakedi Kekana says key themes include climate-smart agriculture, soil health, and digital innovation. She highlighted the aim to support […]
# The DA says a judgment by the North Gauteng High Court has confirmed that the process Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau undertook to appoint a temporary lottery licence operator for the National Lottery, was unlawful. The DA’s Toby Chance says they warned of this in March, when Tau undertook the process. He […]
# Tennis: Die veertienmalige Franse Ope-wenner, Rafael Nadal, is vereer met ‘n emosionele afskeidseremonie op die Philippe-Chatrier-hoofbaan in Parys. Die Spanjaard het die kleibaantoernooi oorheers sedert sy eerste titel in 2005 tot sy rekord 14de in 2022. Sy jarelange mededingers, Roger Federer van Switserland, Novak Djokovic van Serwië en Andy Murray van Skotland, het by […]