# Poland’s military says it shot down drones that violated its airspace during a Russian attack on Ukraine today. This marks the first time the country has directly engaged Russian assets in its airspace since the Ukraine war started in 2022. Earlier this week, Moscow launched its biggest-ever air assault on Kyiv, with more than […]
# ʼn Gesinsdrama in Mamelodi-Oos het gisteraand tragies geëindig toe ʼn polisiekonstabel eers sy tienerneef en toe homself doodgeskiet het. Die 32-jarige Thapelo Mashego het sy 69-jarige ma en neef 16 uur lank gyselaar gehou in ʼn vermeende familietwis. Polisiewoordvoerder Brenda Muridili sê gyselaarbemiddelaars kon die konstabel gisteraand 11 uur oorreed om sy ma vry te […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the ongoing billing crisis in the City of Johannesburg highlights the ANC and its coalition partners’ financial mismanagement of the metro. The party says it has been inundated with complaints from residents who are threatened with service disconnections even though their accounts are paid in full. Others complain of […]
# Action Society says the continued postponement of court cases due to investigative, forensic and prosecuting capacity challenges is concerning. In one case, Joshlin Marthinus was allegedly killed by her boyfriend in the Western Cape. On 27 August, the matter appeared before the Atlantis Regional Court but was postponed to 11 September for a pre-trial conference. […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê talle inwoners het met die stad in verbinding getree en beweer dat handelaars wat voorheen by die Marabastad-kleinhandelmark verwyder is, toestemming het om handel te dryf. Hulle sê die bewerings is heeltemal vals en ondermyn wetstoepassing. Die Burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Ruimtelike Beplanning, Sarah Mabotsa, sê toestemming om handel […]
# The City of Tshwane says the Tshwane Investment Summit will unlock the metro’s economic potential. The summit will be held today under the theme, Tshwane Rising. The metro aims to secure five-billion-rand in investments at the landmark event. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa, says the focus of the […]
# Die regering sê Walmart se belegging in Suid-Afrika is ʼn teken van vertroue en ʼn sterk geloof in die land se ekonomiese trajek. Die Amerikaanse kleinhandelreus beplan om sy eerste winkels later vanjaar in die land te open. Die winkels sal vars kruideniersware, huishoudelike artikels, klere en tegnologiese produkte verkoop, en sal produkte aankoop […]
# A family hostage situation in Mamelodi East ended in tragedy last night, after a police constable killed his teenage nephew before turning the gun on himself. Thirty-two-year-old Thapelo Mashego held his 69-year-old mother and nephew hostage for over 16 hours, in what is believed to have been a family dispute. Police spokesperson Brenda Muridili says […]
# Die visekanselier van die Rhodes Universiteit, professor Sizwe Mabizela, het die ontvangers van die gesogte Distinguished Alumni-toekenning vir 2025 aangekondig. Hulle is professor Michael Davies-Coleman, bekend vir sy navorsing in bio-chemie, John Donald, bekende in Suid-Afrikaanse sportadministrasie-kringe, ‘n vooraanstaande leier in die land se motorbedryf, Billy Eric Tom, en die huidige hoof en visekanselier […]
