# Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen and his Italian counterpart Francesco Lollobrigida have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in agriculture, agro-processing, innovation and market access. The agreement was signed at the inaugural South Africa–Italy Agriculture Business Forum in Cape Town. Steenhuisen says the partnership aims to expand trade, investment and value-added agricultural partnerships […]
# ActionSA verwelkom die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie se uitnodiging om gesamentlik toesig te hou oor Gautengse hospitale. Die party is egter bekommerd oor betwiste databronne, insluitend ‘n opname van 2013 en ‘n beskrywende studie verlede jaar wat volgens hulle nie ‘n betroubare beeld van vermoë of oorvol afdelings bied nie. Woordvoerder Mongezi Ntsebenzo sê hulle het […]
# ActionSA has welcomed the South African Human Rights Commission’s invitation to conduct joint monitoring of Gauteng hospitals. The party raised concerns about disputed data sources, including a 2013 survey and a 2025 qualitative study, arguing they do not reliably reflect hospital capacity or overcrowding. Party spokesperson Mongezi Ntsebenzo says they requested a preliminary meeting […]
# Die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, het ‘n dringende aansoek van minagting van die hof teen die voormalige radiopersoonlikheid Ngizwe Mchunu by die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria ingedien. Hy vra dat Mchunu ses maande-tronkstraf opgelê word sonder die keuse van ‘n boete. Die aansoek beweer Mchunu het voortgegaan met lasterlike uitlatings teenoor Malema ondanks Vrydag se hofbevel. […]
# Tennis: Former Swiss maestro Roger Federer’s participation in an exhibition event before the US Open had been confirmed. He will join other former greats Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick and John McEnroe from America at the Arthur Ashe Stadium at Flushing Meadows on 25 August. Forty-four-year-old Federer won five of his 20 Grand Slam titles […]
# One person has died, and another was injured in a serious collision involving a diesel tanker and a light motor vehicle on the R59 between Sasolburg and Parys in the Free State this morning. The tanker burst into flames after the crash, causing a major emergency response. Emergency services quickly arrived, extinguished the fire […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse ambassadeur in Italië, Nosipho Jezile, sê die twee lande deel ‘n verbintenis om landbou as ‘n dryfveer vir voedselsekerheid, werkskepping en landelike ontwikkeling te gebruik. Jezile het tydens die Suid-Afrika-Italië Landbousakeforum in Kaapstad besprekings verwelkom wat gerig is op landboutegnologie, waterbestuur en waardetoegevoegde verwerking. Sy sê sterker vennootskappe is noodsaaklik om klimaatsverandering, […]
# Soccer: Mexico’s president, Claudia Sheinbaum, promised the ongoing teacher protests won’t disrupt Thursday’s World Cup opening match against South Africa in the capital of Mexico City. Members of a teachers’ union, demanding salary increases and pension reforms, ran amuck at a fan zone in the city and toppled commemorative players’ statues last week. They […]
# Gauteng het in die vierde kwartaal van 2025/26 ‘n afname van 5,2-persent in algehele gemeenskaps-aangetekende ernstige misdade getoon. Die polisie se provinsiale misdaadstatistiek dui aan sake van moord- en poging tot moord het met onderskeidelik 15- en 3,2-persent afgeneem, terwyl motorkapings met 17,1-persent gedaal het. Provinsiale kommissaris Tommy Mthombeni sê ontvoerings het effens toegeneem. […]
