# Die ANC in KwaZulu-Natal sê tegniese probleme het sy kandidaatlyste in drie munisipaliteite geraak voor November se plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Die koördineerder van die provinsiale taakspan, James Nxumalo, sê in eThekwini en Ray Nkonyeni is sekere kandidate in die verkeerde wyke gelys en daar was ook gevalle van herhalings en omruilings. Provinsiale sameroeper Mike Mabuyakhulu […]
# At least 20 people have died in a fire that broke out on a cargo ship in the eastern Chinese port city of Qingdao. The blaze started mid-morning and was brought under control several hours later. State media says the vessel was carrying cargo when the fire began, and several people were trapped on […]
# Statistics South Africa says mining production fell by 7.5-percent year-on-year in July, mainly due to declines in platinum group metals, coal and iron ore. Mineral sales also dropped by 5.6-percent, with gold sales plunging by more than 33-percent. Stats SA’s Juan-Pierre Terblanche says on a monthly basis, seasonally adjusted mineral sales fell by 15.1-percent, […]
# South Africa and Saudi Arabia are looking to strengthen tourism ties, including increasing direct flights between the two countries. Tourism minister Patricia de Lille says discussions include commercial flights to Johannesburg and pilgrimage-related services to Cape Town. She says that Saudi Arabia is among 30 countries covered by South Africa’s electronic travel authorisation system, […]
# Iceland’s government will submit a bill in February to ban whaling, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as the only two countries in the world to continue commercial whaling. Whaling in Iceland has sparked years of protests from animal welfare campaigners and Hollywood celebrities. Only Iceland, Norway and Japan have conducted commercial […]
# The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal says technical glitches have affected its candidate lists in three municipalities ahead of the 4 November local government elections. Provincial task team coordinator James Nxumalo says errors in eThekwini and Ray Nkonyeni resulted in some ward candidates being listed in the wrong wards, with cases of duplication and candidate swapping. […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se inwonende koördineerder in Suid-Afrika, Nelson Muffuh, sê die land ondervind ‘n kritieke uitdaging om ambisieuse ontwikkelingsplanne in werklike gevolge te omskep. Hy het aan die SABC gesê Suid-Afrika het ‘n sterk grondslag ten opsigte van beleide, hervormings en vennootskappe, maar inwerkingstelling is noodsaaklik. Werkloosheid van 33,6-persent en ekonomiese groei van […]
# Korrektiewe Dienste het bevestig ‘n gevangene wat uit die Rooigrond Maksimum Korrektiewe Sentrum in Noordwes ontsnap het, is binne 72-uur aangekeer deur die departement en wetstoepassingsagentskappe. Nasionale kommissaris Makgothi Thobakgale sê Edward Madiba dien ‘n vonnis van 20-jaar uit vir roof, die onwettige besit van ‘n vuurwapen, ontvoering en die oortreding van sy paroolvoorwaardes. […]
# Rusland maak toenemend gebruik van vinniger, straalaangedrewe hommeltuie om teikens in Oekraïne aan te val. Oekraïne se Weermag het aan die BBC gesê die aantal aanvalle met straalaangedrewe hommeltuie het toegeneem van 350 in Junie tot een-duisend-600 in Julie en twee-duisend-800 in Augustus. Dit vlieg teen meer as 480-kilometer per uur, aansienlik vinniger as […]
