# Die president van Amerika blameer die “radikale linkses” nadat sy bondegenoot Charlie Kirk doodgeskiet is in wat Trump as ‘n “gruwelike sluipmoord” beskryf. Trump sê in ‘n aanlyn video uit die Ovaalkantoor Kirk was ‘n patriot wat sy lewe aan die beginsel van oop debat gewy het. Hy sê die radikale linkses vergelyk reeds […]
# Die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake het SALGA geprys oor sy sterk bestuursprestasie. Die vereniging het ‘n indrukwekkende 98-persent prestasiekoers teenoor sy prestasieteikens aangeteken. Die uitvoerende hoof van SALGA, Sithole Mbanga, sê hulle werk saam met die regering, die Parlement en munisipaliteite en bly daartoe verbind om ‘n bekwame, reagerende […]
# Die DA in die Noord-Kaap vra die Provinsiale Regulerende Liggaam om verantwoording te doen vir die versuim om aandag te skenk aan 350 vals taxi-bedryfslisensies. Reinette Liebenberg van die DA sê die party gaan die liggaam vra om voor die provinsiale wetgewer se portefeuljekomitee te verskyn om verantwoording te doen oor waarom hy sloer […]
# The Independent Police Investigative Directorate has arrested policeman Mandla Buthelezi, accused of murdering his girlfriend, Gauteng Crime Warden Chesnay Keppler, last December. IPID spokesperson Lizzy Suping says Buthelezi was taken into custody at the High Court in Johannesburg today for alleged intimidation. She confirmed he will remain detained at Moroka Police Station until his […]
# The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee is expected to meet next week to discuss inflation and the repo rate. Economists predict the repo rate will remain steady at seven-percent as inflation has climbed to 3.5-percent, its highest in ten months. BetterBond’s Bradd Bendall says the property market momentum is building, with home […]
# Tennis: Australia’s non-playing Davis Cup captain, Lleyton Hewitt, plans to appeal his suspension and fine for shoving a doping control official. An independent tribunal from the Tennis Anti-doping Programme suspended the former world number one for two weeks and fined him 350-thousand-rand. This follows October’s incident after Australia lost to Italy in the semifinal […]
# The government has called for calm following protests in Westbury and Coronationville in Johannesburg, Gauteng, over ongoing water supply challenges. It says Johannesburg Water is working on immediate relief measures while also finalising the new Brixton reservoir and tower, expected to be completed by the end of next month. Government spokesperson William Baloyi has […]
# Die ANC sê sy onlangse oorwinnings in tussenverkiesings bevestig dat Suid-Afrikaners steeds hul vertroue in die party plaas. Die ANC het wyke behou in Bela Bela in Limpopo, Kgotsong-Bothaville in die Vrystaat, Emdeni en Naledi in Soweto in Gauteng, en Kou-Kamma in die Oos-Kaap. Woordvoerder van die party, Mahlengi Bhengu sê hierdie uitslae wys […]
# Die Tshwane-beleggingsberaad het 86-miljard-rand in beloftes vir die stad verseker om by te dra tot 22 projekte in die eiendoms-, konstruksie-, motor- en infrastruktuursektore. Die burgemeester se woordvoerder, Zintle Mahlati, sê ‘n teiken van 5-miljard-rand is vir die beraad gestel. Sy sê die beraad vorm deel van die veelparty-koalisieregering se strewe om ekonomiese groei, […]