# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis launched his fourth pledge as part of the DA’s local government election campaign, to keep essential services reliable and affordable. He launched the pledge in Rocklands, Mitchell’s Plain, today. Hill-Lewis says in the last term the city quadrupled sewer pipe replacement to 100-kilometres a year and doubled fresh-water pipe […]
# The ANC has lost its Electoral Court challenge against the Electoral Commission over the late submission of candidate lists for six municipalities ahead of the 4 November local government elections. The court rejected the ANC’s argument that details of 181 affected nominations should still be accepted as final candidate lists. The court granted the […]
# The South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry says trade conditions improved marginally in July and August, but remain challenging. SACCI says its Present Conditions Index recovered from 35 in June to 42 in August. The chamber’s CEO Alan Mukoki warns rising crude oil prices could increase business input costs and affect spending. Meanwhile, […]
# Deputy President and chairperson of the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster, Paul Mashatile, condemns the recent killings of women in and around Kempton Park in Gauteng. Mashatile joined president Cyril Ramaphosa in expressing solidarity with women and residents of Kempton Park and surrounding areas affected by the killings. He says gender-based violence has […]
# Namibia is seeking to link its emerging green hydrogen industry with South Africa’s industrial and energy value chains. Namibia Green Hydrogen Programme interim head Joseph Mukendwa says stronger regional integration is essential to developing markets, attracting investment and creating demand for green products. Speaking to The Namibian amid the African Green Hydrogen Summit in […]
# Airports Council International World, representing more than two-thousand-200 airports across the world, is calling for a global overhaul of the airport slot allocation system, which regulates aircraft landings and take-offs. ACI World says the system, developed more than 50-years ago, is no longer suited to modern aviation demands. It warns congested airports have increased […]
# Atletiek: Die president van Wêreldatletiek, Sebastian Coe, sê dis ‘n geskiedkundige geleentheid om die Wêreldkampioenskap in 2029 die eerste keer in Afrika aan te bied nadat Nairobi ‘n oortuigende, emosionele bod ingedien het. Kenia is die tweede suksesvolste land in die geskiedenis van die kampioenskap en het verlede jaar in Tokio tweede geëindig met […]
# The DA in Gauteng says fallen trees and branches along the Hartbeesspruit in Tshwane are creating a safety risk for properties on its banks. The party’s Leanne De Jager says debris has choked the river’s natural course, forcing water off its path and eroding embankments. She says the erosion is undermining foundations of buildings […]
# Rugby: Die Springbok-vrouestut Babalwa Latsha sê hulle is gereed vir die geweldige uitdaging om Wallis Vrydag op hulle tuisveld in Cardiff te pak in die openingswedstryd van die W-15-wêreldreeks. Wallis het Suid-Afrika 29-19 geklop toe die twee lande in 2021 die laaste keer teen mekaar gespeel het. Die wêreld se 12 beste spanne neem […]
