# Die burgemeester van Kaapstad, Geordin Hill-Lewis, het die steun verwelkom van die uittredende Wes-Kaapse polisiekommissaris, Thembisile Patekile, vir groter magte vir die Metropolisie. Patekile het voorgestel sekere polisiëringsfunksies kan na die Metropolisie oorgedra kan word om druk op die polisie te midde van hulpbronbeperkings te verlig en hulle toe te laat om op gespesialiseerde […]
# Rugby: Die Springbok-vroue sal Ierland op 24 en 31 Oktober in Kaapstad ontvang vir ‘n geskiedkundige eerste toetsreeks tussen die twee lande. Die spanne het mekaar slegs een keer voorheen ontmoet, 20 jaar gelede in Kanada tydens die Vrouerugbywêreldbeker, met Ierland wat met 37-0 gewen het. Die Springbok-vroue se hoofafrigter, Swys de Bruin, het […]
# ‘n Mexikaanse man wat op video betrap is terwyl hy die hoeke van sy oë op skrefies trek tydens die Wêreldbeker-wedstryd tussen Suid-Korea en die Tsjeggiese Republiek, het om verskoning gevra nadat die video hewige kritiek ontlok het. ‘n Suid-Koreaanse inhoudskepper het ‘n video van haarself by die wedstryd geplaas met Ulises Fernando Bernal […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Legislature’s Portfolio Committee on Community Safety has welcomed the suspension of Gauteng Traffic Police Chief Inspector Samuel Mashaba pending a disciplinary process. The decision follows testimony before the Madlanga Commission, where Mashaba reportedly made admissions that could amount to serious misconduct. The committee chairperson Bandile Masuku says the move reflects government’s […]
# Nege mense is dood en verskeie ander beseer in ‘n vlaag Russiese aanvalle op Oekraïne, met ‘n belangrike godsdienstige landmerk in die hoofstad Kiëf wat in vlamme opgegaan het. Die 11de-eeuse Dormition-katedraal is erg beskadig in wat die Oekraïense premier, Yulia Svyrydenko, beskryf het as ‘n wrede aanval op die mense en erfenis van […]
# US President Donald Trump celebrated his 80th and America’s 250th birthday with an Ultimate Fighting Championship event on the White House lawn. Trump and thousands of other mixed martial arts fans watched on as American fighter Justin Gaethje beat Spanish-Georgian opponent Ilia Topuria to win the lightweight championship in the main event. The fight […]
# Business Leadership South Africa says recent developments, including a credit rating upgrade, improved port performance in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, and stronger-than-expected gross domestic product growth, show that reforms are starting to work. However, the organisation warns investment remains too low at just 13.5-percent of gross domestic product, far below the 30-percent target needed to drive […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has welcomed support from outgoing Western Cape police commissioner Thembisile Patekile for expanded powers for Metro Police. Patekile has suggested that certain policing functions could be transferred to Metro Police to ease pressure on police and allow it to focus on specialised investigations, amid resource constraints. Hill-Lewis now urges […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana goalkeeper Ricardo Goss has defended head coach Hugo Broos amid criticism following a 2-nil loss to Mexico. Goss says it is unfair to judge Broos harshly, pointing to the team’s progress under his leadership, including World Cup qualification and a third-place finish at the Africa Cup of Nations. He backed Broos […]
