# Die DA is bekommerd oor Suid-Afrika se kinderhongersnood-krisis en sê dit is ‘n landwye tragedie. Slegs verlede jaar is 766 kinders onder vyf jaar in openbare hospitale in die land dood aan wanvoeding-verwante oorsake. Sedert Mei vanjaar is 45 kinders net in die Oos-Kaap alleen dood weens wanvoeding. Bridget Masango van die DA sê […]
# AfriForum se Privaatvervolgingseenheid beskuldig die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding dat hy wydverspreide korrupsie by die Universiteit van Suid-Afrika ignoreer, maar vinnig ingryp by die Kaapstad Kollege. Die eenheid verteenwoordig Unisa se waarnemende finansiële hoof, Reshma Mathura, wat in April verlede jaar geskors is na bewerings van korrupsie. Barry Bateman van die eenheid […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê die gebreekte rioolpyplyn in Tambotiestraat, Delft-Suid, is teen ‘n koste van 1,44-miljoen-rand herstel. Die ingestorte veselsementpyplyn is 4,2 meter diep onder die grond. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Water en Sanitasie, Zahid Badroodien, sê dienste is nou ten volle vir meer as vyfduisend huishoudings en drie skole herstel:
# The DA in Gauteng has accused premier Panyaza Lesufi of abandoning critical infrastructure by failing to maintain and safeguard it. The party says critical infrastructure, including roads, hospitals, clinics, schools, water pipes, electricity substations, and cables, have been neglected and left to decay with no plan in place to fix it. The DA’s Solly […]
# Today is International Country Music Day, celebrating one of the world’s most popular music genres. Country music has its origins in the rural southern United States and its roots in blues, church, and American folk music. Today is also the birthday of Hank Williams, one of the most influential country music artists of the […]
# Die Internasionale Energie-agentskap sê die gemiddelde tempo waarteen olie- en gasvelde se produksie oor tyd afneem, het wêreldwyd aansienlik versnel. Dit is grootliks vanweë groter afhanklikheid van skalie- en diepsee-bronne. Die nuwe IEA-verslag sê die gemiddelde wêreldkoerse vir jaarlikse na-spits-afname is 5,6-persent vir olie-produksie en 6,8-persent vir konvensionele aardgas. Die agentskap sê sonder voortgesette […]
# Mzansi Jikelele, ʼn groep bekende plaaslike kunstenaars, sal Suid-Afrika Saterdag by die InterVision-musiekkompetisie in Rusland verteenwoordig. Die groep, wat aansluit by deelnemers uit 22 ander lande in hierdie multikulturele viering, sal ʼn oorspronklike komposisie opvoer met die titel, Home. Suid-Afrika se teenwoordigheid word verder versterk deur Ntsiki Mazwai, ʼn beroemde sanger, digter en aktivis, […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, says there have been significant developments toward the reduction of carbon emissions as part of South Africa’s Just Energy Transition. South Africa is among the top 15 largest emitters of carbon dioxide worldwide. Minister George says the recently published draft National Greenhouse Gas Carbon Budget […]
# Western Cape MEC of Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says the agriculture sector’s resilience and growth are a testament to the hard work of farmers, agri-workers, and agri-processors. The sector delivered a standout performance in the second quarter of 2025, recording a 14-percent year-on-year increase. This is according to the Agricultural Economic […]
