# Minister of Water and Sanitation, Pemmy Majodina, says government is intensifying efforts to address the country’s water and sanitation challenges. Government has allocated 12.3-billion-rand in infrastructure grants to municipalities during the current financial year. This is aimed at improving water security, rehabilitating ageing infrastructure, and expanding access to reliable services across all provinces. Majodina has acknowledged […]
The headlines of the leading newspapers on 18 June 2026: NATIONAL: # Business Day: Reports a steel tariff of 52-percent has been introduced despite warnings about its impact on building costs in townships. The paper writes there are concerns about the impact of the steel tax on the cost of housing for the poor. # […]
Die hooftrekke uit die belangrikste nuusblaaie soos op 18 Junie 2026: NASIONAAL: # Business Day: Berig ‘n staaltarief van 52-persent is ingestel ten spyte van waarskuwings oor die uitwerking daarvan op die boukoste in townships. Die koerant skryf daar heers kommer oor wat die uitwerking van die staalbelasting gaan wees op die dakkoste vir armes. […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika en president Masoud Pezeshkian van Iran het ʼn amptelike 14-punt-vredesooreenkoms onderteken wat bekendstaan as ʼn memorandum van verstandhouding. Die ooreenkoms sluit in dat gevegte aan albei kante, insluitend Libanon, onmiddellik gestaak word. Iran moet ook binne 30 dae die verkeer deur die Straat van Hormoes herstel en Teheran mag […]
# Eskom has extended the public consultation process regarding potential electricity supply restrictions for the City of Johannesburg and City Power by a further 30 days. By the end of May, the metro and City Power owed the power utility 5.26-billion-rand, excluding the current account of 1.58-billion-rand which was due on June 5th. Eskom says […]
# Rwanda’s minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, says discussions should centre on the underlying causes of migration rather than assigning blame to a single country. This is amid recent violent anti-immigration protests in parts of South Africa, where tensions over undocumented migrants have escalated. Nduhungirehe, who met with minister of International […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition welcomes the agreement reached for Tongaat Hulett to exit business rescue and maintain its operations. Under the terms of the agreement, the Industrial Development Corporation will extend its post-commencement finance support to enable Tongaat Hulett to continue trading while the transaction is implemented. This also provides […]
# Krieket: Suid-Afrika het Pakistan in Edgbaston, Engeland, met twee paaltjies verslaan om hul eerste oorwinning in die T20-Wêreldbekertoernooi vir vroue te behaal. Kaptein Fatima Sana het ʼn onoorwonne 55 bygedra tot Pakistan se 126 vir nege en Marizanne Kapp het drie paaltjies platgetrek. Daarna het die veelsydige Annerie Dercksen 52 van 35 balle gemoker terwyl […]
# Golf: World number one Scottie Scheffler, who will become the seventh man to complete the career Grand Slam if he wins the US Open this week, says he will not consider it a failure if he does not win. The 29-year-old American is already a four-time major champion after capturing both the PGA Championship […]
