# Tshwane police arrested 343 suspects for various criminal offences in Brooklyn and Sunnyside during a multidisciplinary crime prevention operation over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes including attempted murder, armed robbery and possession and dealing of drugs. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says compliance inspections undertaken during the operation focused on immigration-related […]
# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta daag diegene wat kinders van buitelanders die skuld gee vir oorvol klasse in Suid-Afrika uit om dit te bewys. Data dui aan dat 98,2-persent van leerders in skole Suid-Afrikaanse burgers is, en slegs 1,8-persent buitelanders. Makaneta sê die regering moet eerder daarop fokus om meer skole te bou en te […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu verwelkom die kredietgraderingsagentskap Fitch se jongste gradering van Eskom as ‘n positiewe mosie van vertroue. Die kragvoorsiener se langtermyn-gradering is opgradeer van B na B-plus na die onlangse opgradering van Suid-Afrika se soewereine kredietgradering. Dis ‘n kritieke tyd vir Eskom, wat sy langtermyn bedryfs-omkeerplan uitvoer. Matthew Parks van Cosatu sê nadat […]
# Soccer: Four-time champions Germany got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start, beating debutants Curacao 7-1 in Houston. Six different players were on the scoresheet, with Kai Havertz netting two goals. Manchester United winger Amad Diallo scored a 90th-minute winner as Ivory Coast beat Ecuador 1-0 in Philadelphia. Liverpool forward Alexander Isak […]
# Education activist, Hendrick Makaneta, has challenged those who blame children of foreign nationals for overcrowding in South African schools to provide evidence for their claims. Data indicates that 98.2-percent of learners in the country’s schools are South African citizens, while only 1.8-percent are foreign nationals. Makaneta says instead of blaming foreign children, government should […]
# Die Anglikaanse Kerk van Suider-Afrika is bekommerd oor die geweld teen buitelanders wat in Suid-Afrika woon. Betogings teen buitelanders neem toe. Die kerk se vikaris-generaal, eerwaarde Stephen Diseko, sê hulle glo immigrasiewette moet afgedwing word, maar deur die betrokke owerhede en nie deur oproeriges nie. Hy vra diegene wat vyandigheid teenoor buitelanders aanvuur om […]
# Die gewese Amerikaanse president, Barack Obama, twyfel of enige ooreenkoms tussen sy land en Iran beduidend anders of ‘n verbetering sal wees op 2015 se gesamentlike omvattende kernooreenkoms. President Donald Trump het dit in sy eerste termyn opgeskort. Washington en Teheran het ‘n vredesooreenkoms bereik, insluitend die heropening van die Seestraat van Hormoes en […]
# Union federation Cosatu has welcomed international ratings agency Fitch’s latest credit rating on Eskom, saying this is a positive vote of confidence. Fitch has raised the power utility’s long-term issuer default rating from B to B+, following a recent upgrade of South Africa’s sovereign credit rating. This comes at a critical time for the […]
# The Anglican Church of Southern Africa has expressed concern about the violence and brutality being inflicted on foreign nationals living in South Africa. This comes as anti-foreigner protests around the country continue to gather pace. The Anglican Church’s Vicar-General, Reverend Stephen Diseko, says while they believe that immigration laws should be enforced, they should be implemented by the […]
