# The DA says eradication of foot-and-mouth disease requires coordination and collaboration across government, industry, and farming communities. The DA’s Marie Helm says minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, lifted Limpopo’s Disease Management Area and congratulated all roleplayers who have worked tirelessly and collaboratively to ensure the eradication of the disease in the affected areas:
# RISE Mzansi is calling on the Police Ministry to fix forensic laboratories to reduce the backlog of forensic exhibits. The party says DNA delays mean killers roam free in the country. RISE Mzansi spokesperson, Makashule Gana says the detection rate for murder is 10-percent and that means 90-percent of murderers get away with it. […]
# US President Donald Trump says he plans to start sending letters informing trading partners of their tariff rates as soon as today, as negotiations to avoid higher US levies enter the final stretch. Countries will start paying the tariffs from 1 August. Trump says they’ll range in value from 60 or 70 percent tariffs […]
# Austrian president Alexander van der Bellen says South Africa’s peaceful and inclusive transition to democracy is a global example of stability and progress. Speaking during his state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, he highlighted the strong ties between the two countries, not only in business but also in science, education, and culture. […]
# Rusland het oornag sy grootste hommeltuig- en missielaanval ooit op Oekraïne uitgevoer, enkele ure nadat ‘n telefoonoproep tussen die Amerikaanse en Russiese presidente ‘n dooiepunt bereik het. AFP-joernaliste in die hoofstad kon die hommeltuie in Kiëf se lugruim en ontploffings wat weergalm, hoor, terwyl Oekraïense lugverdedigingstelsels die aanval afgeweer het. President Donald Trump het […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says global governance institutions, including the United Nations Security Council, must be urgently reformed to address rising geopolitical tensions and global insecurity. Speaking during Austrian president Alexander van der Bellen’s state visit at the Union Buildings in Pretoria, Ramaphosa said current conflicts and instability in many parts of the world highlight […]
# Alexandra Abrahams van die DA sê meer as twee-miljoen begunstigdes van die Suid-Afrikaanse Agentskap vir Sosiale Sekerheid sal moontlik teen Oktober 2025 nie hulle toelaes ontvang nie, as die Openbare Beskermer se warskuwing korrek is. Die Openbare Beskermer het ondersoek ingestel oor aantygings van onnodige vertraging deur SASSA en die onreëlmatige aanstelling van die voormalige […]
# Bek-en-klouseer-uitbrekings by groot beesvoerkrale, insluitend Karan Beef naby Heidelberg in Gauteng, het paniekaankope veroorsaak en rooivleispryse landwyd opgestoot. Kleinhandelaars rapporteer ‘n jaar-tot-jaar-styging van 20-persent, met biefstuk wat met 4,5-persent gestyg het en maalvleis met 1,7-persent in Mei. Volgens News24 is uitvoere na China en die Europese Unie gestaak, en streng bewegingsbeperkings beperk voorraad. Owerhede […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has described former deputy president David Mabuza as a leader who championed unity. Mabuza died yesterday following breathing difficulties. He served as deputy president from 2018 to 2023. Mabuza’s health became a talking point during his tenure, when he visited Russia to receive medical treatment. Speaking outside Mabuza’s Bryanston home, […]
