# Suid-Afrikaanse universiteite ondervind ernstige druk as gevolg van voortdurende wanfunksionering in die Nasionale Finansiële Hulpskema vir Studente en Sektorale Onderwys- en Opleidingsowerhede. Linda du Plessis van die Noordwes-Universiteit waarsku instellings wat gehalte-onderwys moet lewer gaan gebuk onder vertraagde betalings, onttrekking van befondsing en swak bestuur. Die studente se stryd oorheers die opskrifte maar die […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerriet-kwekersvereniging sê die plaaslike suikerbedryf word ernstig bedreig deur die Amerikaanse heffing van 30-persent op uitvoere en ‘n toename in goedkoop gesubsideerde suikerinvoere. Hy waarsku dat die heffings wat volgende maand in werking tree, suiker onmededingend sal maak, terwyl goedkoop invoere van Brasilië en Indië reeds plaaslike pryse ondergrawe. Higgins Mdluli van […]
# A Mexican crewmember of a super yacht was denied bail after he was charged with the murder of a South African colleague in the Bahamas. The body of 20-year-old Paige Bell from Johannesburg was found on the vessel on a tiny island a week ago. The 39-year-old accused, Brigido Munoz, was found nearby with […]
# The DA in the Western Cape urges the National Treasury to adjust provincial funding to reflect the province’s rapid population growth, which has increased by more than 19-percent over the past decade. This comes as the provincial budget committee finalised its negotiating mandate on the Division of Revenue Bill. The DA’s Peter Johnson says […]
# Three suspects have appeared before the Piet Retief Magistrate’s Court for the 2022 murder of Mkondo public relations councillor Muzi Manyathi. He was fatally shot at a fuel station in Piet Retief. Mpumalanga Police spokesperson, Donald Mdhluli, says the suspects aged 32 to 36, were linked to a stolen vehicle used in the crime […]
# Statistics South Africa says manufacturing production increased by 0.5-percent in May compared to the same month last year. The biggest boost came from the steel and metal products sector. However, the motor vehicle and transport equipment division experienced a sharp 6.7-percent drop. Stats SA’s Nicolai Claassen says over the past three months, output fell […]
# US President Donald Trump praised Liberian President Joseph Boakai for his strong grasp of the English language. Trump met with the leaders of Liberia, Gabon, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, and Senegal, praising their countries as “all very vibrant places with very valuable land, great minerals, great oil deposits, and wonderful people”. However, Liberians and other Africans […]
# The Standard Bank Africa Unlocked Conference in Cape Town has put a spotlight on business shaping Africa’s tomorrow. Now in its second year, the forum is fast becoming a premier platform for shaping Africa’s business future. Standard Bank CEO Sim Tshabalala says Africa must lead its own economic destiny through bold leadership and collaboration. […]
# Die voormalige apartheidsera-polisielid Johan Marais is tot 15-jaar tronkstraf gevonnis vir die moord op die studente-aktivis Caiphus Nyoka in 1987. Die 66-jarige Marais het vroeër in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria erken hy het Nyoka by sy huis in Daveyton doodgeskiet. Voorsittende regter Mokhine Mosopa het gesê die vonnis moet as straf sowel as afskrikmiddel dien. Die skuldigbevinding […]
