# Eastern Cape acting premier Mlungisi Mvoko says flood damage in the province is currently estimated at four-billion-rand. Over four-thousand-200 houses have been destroyed, with nearly two-thousand partially damaged. Mvoko confirmed that more than 400 schools and one-thousand-500 classrooms have been affected, impacting over 40-thousand learners. He says the government is committed to assisting victims:
# Die waarnemende premier van die Oos-Kaap, Mlungisi Mvoko, sê vloedskade in die provinsie word op vier-miljard-rand beraam. Meer as vier-duisend-200 huise is vernietig, met amper twee-duisend wat gedeeltelik beskadig is. Mvoko het bevestig dat meer as 400 skole en een-duisend-500 klaskamers beskadig is, wat meer as 40-duisend leerders raak. Hy sê die regering is […]
# Action Society says bureaucracy and political disagreements are undermining efforts to keep South Africans safe as crime continues to rise. The organisation urges Police minister Senzo Mchunu to give full policing powers to capable municipalities without delay. They argue that limited powers and red tape prevent local police from effectively fighting crime. Action Society’s […]
# Action Society sê burokrasie en politieke meningsverskille ondermyn pogings om Suid-Afrikaners veilig te hou namate misdaad toeneem. Die organisasie doen ‘n beroep op die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, om onmiddellik volle polisiëringsmagte aan bevoegde munisipaliteite toe te ken. Action Society is van mening beperkte magte en rompslomp verhinder die plaaslike polisie se vermoë […]
# Police in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, have confirmed that another suspect has been arrested in connection with the kidnapping and murder of journalist Aserie Ndlovu and his partner Zodwa Mdhluli. The couple disappeared in February, with their remains identified in May through DNA testing after being found in a veld in Rust de Winter, Limpopo. KwaMhlanga […]
# Die polisie in KwaMhlanga, Mpumalanga, het nog ‘n verdagte aangekeer in verband met die ontvoering en moord op die joernalis Aserie Ndlovu en sy lewensmaat, Zodwa Mdhluli. Die paartjie het in Februarie verdwyn, en hulle liggame is verlede maand deur DNS-toetsing uitgeken nadat hulle oorskot in ‘n veld in Rust de Winter, Limpopo, gevind […]
# Olympic Games: Kirsty Coventry, who takes over as president of the International Olympic Committee on Monday, says she regards collaboration with stakeholders as the most important issue in her tenure. The former Olympic swimming champion from Zimbabwe was elected in March to succeed Thomas Bach of Germany. The 41-year-old becomes the IOC’s first female […]
# Olimpiese Spele: Kirsty Coventry, wat Maandag oorneem as president van die Internasionale Olimpiese Komitee, sê sy beskou samewerking met belanghebbendes as die belangrikste deel van haar ampstermyn. Die voormalige swemkampioen van Zimbabwe is in Maart verkies om Thomas Bach van Duitsland op te volg. Die 41-jarige is die IOK se eerste vroulike president. Coventry […]
# The DA in Tshwane says the city has once again cut electricity to one of its water reservoirs due to non-payment. Power to the Suiderberg Reservoir was disconnected this week for a second time following a similar incident in December. The DA’s Jacqui Uys says the disconnection, carried out by the city’s credit control […]