# Businessman Elon Musk’s company, SpaceX, has begun suspending Starlink services used illegally in South Africa. This follows a warning from the communications regulator, ICASA, which raised concerns about users exploiting loopholes to access the satellite internet. According to News24, Starlink isn’t licensed to operate locally due to Black Economic Empowerment ownership rules, but roaming […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens waarsku teen ‘n kouefront met ysige toestande, reën en sneeu in dele van Suid-Afrika van môreaand tot Maandag. Die Wes-Kaap sal vandag eerste getref word, met sterk wind en verspreide buie. Sneeu word voorspel oor hoogliggende gebiede in die Wes- en Oos-Kaap, Lesotho en die Drakensberge. Die weerdiens waarsku temperature in […]
# Rugby: There will be no love lost when the Bulls host the Sharks in their all-South African United Rugby Championship semi-final in Pretoria today. A place in the Grand Final of the cross-hemisphere showpiece will be up for grabs. Kick-off at Loftus is 6:15pm. In the other semifinal Leinster is at home in Dublin […]
# Tennis: It will be number one versus number two for the French Open women’s title at Roland Garros for the first time in more than a decade. World number one Aryna Sabalenka dethroned three-time defending champion Iga Swiatek in the first semifinal and number two Coco Gauff ended Lois Boisson’s Cinderella story in the […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority says it is preparing a new application to extradite the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates. This comes as the NPA faces criticism after the High Court in the Free State ruled the extradition of Ace Magashule’s former personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, in the asbestos case, was unlawful. NPA […]
# Sakeman Elon Musk se maatskappy, SpaceX, het begin om Starlink-dienste wat onwettig in Suid-Afrika gebruik word, op te skort. Dit volg op ‘n waarskuwing van die Onafhanklike Kommunikasieowerheid van Suid-Afrika, ICASA, wat kommer uitgespreek het oor gebruikers wat skuiwergate uitbuit om toegang tot die satellietinternet te verkry. Volgens News24 is Starlink as gevolg van […]
# Former diplomat Kingsley Mkhubela says the fallout between US president Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk was inevitable. Speaking to SABC News, Makhubela cited Musk’s informal behaviour, like bringing his child to the White House, as diminishing its stature. Makhubela says Trump fiercely protects the White House’s credibility. He warned that South Africa may […]
# The Health Funders Association says a personal income tax hike of up to 115-percent would be needed to fund the National Health Insurance in its current form. They launched a legal challenge against the NHI Act, warning that it is fiscally impossible and would damage the economy. The association’s CEO, Thoneshan Naidoo, proposes a […]
# Die Raad vir Gesondheidsorgbefondsers sê ‘n persoonlike inkomstebelastingverhoging van tot 115-persent word benodig om die NGV in sy huidige vorm te befonds. Hulle het ‘n regsgeding teen die Wet op Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering van stapel gestuur en waarsku dit is fiskaal onmoontlik en sal skade doen aan die ekonomie. Die vereniging se uitvoerende hoof, Thoneshan […]
