# The DA has submitted new evidence to the Public Protector as part of its complaint against Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie. Spokesperson Leah Potgieter says the evidence includes concerns about the appointment of Patriotic Alliance-linked individuals to public entity boards and McKenzie’s 31-million-rand Soccer World Cup trip. She adds the allegations could […]
# At least five migrants have been found dead on a boat rescued near Spain’s Canary Islands, while survivors say up to 83 others may have died during the journey. Migrant rights group Walking Borders says the boat had spent 27 days at sea after leaving Gambia. Forty-one survivors were brought ashore in Gran Canaria, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it will approach US authorities over Amazon Web Services’ requirement that businesses participating in its South African investment programme be 100-percent black-owned. The party is seeking clarity on whether the criterion comes from government regulations or Amazon itself. The FF Plus’s Jaco Mulder says race should not decide who […]
# A thick haze from wildfires in Indonesia is spreading across Southeast Asia as a powerful El Niño brings hotter and drier conditions. Millions of people in Indonesia, Malaysia and neighbouring countries are being exposed to potentially hazardous air. Indonesia has recorded nearly 95-thousand hectares of land burned in July alone, while authorities have detected […]
# Gauteng het ‘n afname van 96,34-persent in nuwe uitbrekings van bek-en-klouseer aangeteken, met 166 gevalle in Oktober verlede jaar wat verlede maand tot slegs ses gedaal het. Meer as 542-duisend diere is ingeënt, terwyl 94-persent buite voerkrale hul aanvanklike inentings ontvang het. Die provinsiale Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling se woordvoerder, Danisile Sathekge, […]
# Die president van die Europese Kommissie, Ursula von der Leyen, veroordeel ‘n beweerde Russiese hommeltuig-sabotasiekomplot op die Leipzig/Halle-lughawe in Duitsland en beskryf dit as ‘n kommerwekkende uitbreiding na die Europese Unie. Von der Leyen en NAVO se sekretaris-generaal, Mark Rutte, sê Rusland se intimidasie sal nie slaag nie. Sy waarsku die EU sal nie […]
# The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse says the boards of state-owned enterprises must be independent but still held accountable. New research by the organisation calls for merit-based board appointments, independent performance reviews, stronger parliamentary oversight and consequences for governance failures. OUTA’s Robyn Pasensie says fixed pay can help protect board independence, but accountability must be […]
# Gauteng has recorded a 96.34-percent decline in new foot-and-mouth disease outbreaks, with cases dropping from 166 to six between October last year and last month. Over 542-thousand animals were vaccinated, with 94-percent of cattle outside feedlots receiving initial vaccinations. The provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s spokesperson, Danisile Sathekge, says 176 of 308 […]
# Lawyers for former Crime Intelligence deputy head major-general Feroz Khan have hinted at challenging his dismissal, calling the process irregular and procedurally unfair. Khan was fired after failing to attend an internal disciplinary hearing while facing serious allegations. His bid to halt the dismissal was dismissed by the Labour Court this week. His lawyers […]
