# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Mzwandile Stick says they realise they have to be their best for the full 80 minutes of tomorrow’s Rugby Championship match against the All Blacks in Wellington. Much is at stake for South Africa. Victory will see them retain the Freedom Cup they won last year for the first time […]
# Die minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, en adjunkminister Mkhuleko Hlengwa is bekommerd oor die toenemende ongelukke waarby leerders betrokke is, en sê ‘n hersiening van die Nasionale Padveiligheidstrategie sal skoolvervoer prioritiseer. Dit volg ná die dood van vyf leerders gister toe ‘n ‘n minibus in ‘n voorskoolse gebou in die Imbali Township in Pietermaritzburg, […]
# ‘n Nadoktorale student van die Durban Universiteit van Tegnologie, doktor Kehinde Christopher Adewumi, is vereer met die gesogte toekenning vir opkomende vakkundiges van die Common Ground Research Networks in Amerika. Ontvangers word gekies op grond van die impak en potensiaal van hul navorsing, publikasies en betrokkenheid by die gemeenskap. Adewumi is ‘n nadoktorale genoot […]
# The DA says deputy president, Paul Mashatile, failed to demonstrate remorse for his failure to provide a complete declaration of interests in spite of the fine levied on him by Parliament’s Joint Ethics Committee. The DA’s Dennis Ryder says in spite of the acknowledgement of guilt demonstrated by his payment of the fine, the […]
# Acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia and Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis have addressed crime challenges in the city, including the lack of a police station in Mfuleni. Hill-Lewis offered 380 square metres of municipal office space for the police to establish a station, with an adjoining plot reserved for a future full facility. Spokesperson […]
# Convicted murderer Thabo Bester’s legal counsel, Courage Morero, expressed disappointment after the High Court in Pretoria dismissed Bester and Nandipha Magudumana’s urgent bid to block Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester documentary from airing today. Judge Sulet Potterill ruled that Bester has other legal remedies and that prior restraint is not the only option. Morero argues […]
# Cosatu has welcomed the National Assembly’s passing of the Immigration Amendment Bill and supported the progressive Bill that was necessitated by a Constitutional Court judgment. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says whilst welcoming these common-sense amendments, it is critical that Parliament and the Home Affairs Department ensure that persons under 18 years of age are not separated from their families […]
# The DA says minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille’s dismal handling of SA Tourism’s affairs has cost it a whopping 500-million-rand. The DA’s Haseena Ismail says her tenure has gone from one scandal to the next. He says De Lille has not been transparent over her reckless decision to dissolve the board. She adds […]
# The organisation Lawyers for Human Rights has welcomed the groundbreaking judgment of the Constitutional Court, which affirms that section 26 of the Births and Deaths Registration Act is unconstitutional and unfairly discriminatory on the basis of gender. Lawyers for Human Rights’ attorney Mametlwe Sebei, says this ruling confirms that the right to choose one’s surname upon […]
