# Action Society verwelkom voorgestelde hervormings in die Wysigingswetsontwerp op die Suid-Afrikaanse Polisiediens, insluitend maatreëls soos leefstyloudits, integriteitstoetsing en sterker aanspreeklikheidstelsels. Die organisasie waarsku egter hervormings sal slegs betekenisvol wees as dit lei tot beter polisiëringsuitkomste, insluitend meer opgeloste sake, suksesvolle vervolgings en verbeterde veiligheid vir gemeenskappe. Juanita du Preez van Action Society sê Suid-Afrika […]
# Eskom sê verbeterde kraglewering het onbeplande onderbrekings verminder en die land se elektrisiteitsvoorsiening verstewig namate die vraag in die winter toeneem. Die nutsmaatskappy sê sy energiebeskikbaarheidsfaktor het tot 63,24-persent gestyg teenoor 57,91-persent ‘n jaar gelede. Sy besteding aan diesel het ook skerp gedaal, en wel byna 89-persent op ‘n jaargrondslag tot 615-miljoen rand. Die […]
Sokker: Die VSA het as mede-gashere van vanjaar se ‘n FIFA Wêreldbekertoernoooi ‘n droom-afskop gehad toe hulle hul teenstanders in Groep D, Paraguay, vanoggend met 4-1 geklop het. Die Stars and Stripes het vir die eerste keer ooit in ‘n Wêreldbeker-wedstryd vier doele aangeteken. Folarin Balogun het twee keer in die eerste helfte doele aangeteken […]
# Cricket: England made a flying start to the Women’s T20 World Cup as Danni Wyatt-Hodge’s blistering century inspired an 87-run victory over Sri Lanka on Friday. Wyatt-Hodge, whose wife Georgie gave birth to their daughter Daisy last month, celebrated becoming a parent with a superb innings of 105 not out in just 62 balls […]
# Fietsry: Die Belgiese fietsryer Wout Van Aert het gister aan die Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes onttrek met ‘n knaende elmboogbesering ‘n dag nadat hy skof vyf gewen het. Sy Visma-span sê Van Aert kon nie skof ses begin nie weens aansienlike ongemak met sy elmboog na die ongeluk wat hy verlede week opgedoen het. Van Aert […]
# Cycling: Belgian rider Wout Van Aert retired from the Tour Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes yesterday with a persistent elbow injury a day after sprinting to victory in stage five. His Visma team says Van Aert could not start stage six because of significant discomfort in his elbow related to the crash he sustained last week. Van Aert […]
# The chairperson of the Section 89 Impeachment Committee, Makashule Gana, has confirmed receiving court papers from president Cyril Ramaphosa’s lawyers seeking to halt Parliament’s impeachment inquiry linked to the Phala Phala scandal. Ramaphosa filed an urgent application in the High Court in the Western Cape, arguing the process should be suspended while he challenges […]
# The DA in Gauteng has clarified its complaint with the South African Human Rights Commission, alleging government departments are failing to report and investigate cases of suspected statutory rape linked to underage pregnancies. DA spokesperson Angel Khanyile says thousands of girls under 16 fall pregnant each year, yet few cases reach the criminal justice […]
# Eskom says improved power station performance and reduced unplanned outages are strengthening the country’s electricity supply as winter demand increases. The utility reported that its Energy Availability Factor has risen to 63.24-percent, up from 57.91-percent a year ago. Diesel spending has also fallen sharply, dropping by nearly 89-percent year-on-year to 615-million-rand. Eskom spokesperson Daphne […]
