# Rugby: Die Springbokke se skrumafrigter, Daan Human, sê dis nie in sy aard om te probeer kul of sy spelers onwettige skrumopdragte te gee nie. Nieu-Seeland se afrigter, Dave Rennie, het Suid-Afrika beskuldig van onderduimse taktiek in die skrum. Hy beweer die Bokke loop om hul teenstanders in die vaste fasset. Human sê hulle […]
# The Public Servants Association is calling on government to implement urgent measures to cushion South Africans from the massive fuel price hikes this month. The petrol price has increased by one-rand-34-cents per litre, and the diesel price has gone up by between two-rand-94-cents and three-rand-15-cents per litre. PSA’s Claude Naicker says urgent measures, including immediate […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned airlines and passengers against using Russian airspace, saying it is becoming completely unsafe. Kyiv closed its airspace to civilian aircraft at the beginning of the war. Chinese, Turkish and Gulf state airlines are among those using Russian airspace. Zelensky says his country will be escalating its drone strikes […]
# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has a lot to answer for regarding the vaccination of animals against foot and mouth disease. This comes after the department admitted that only 540-thousand animals were vaccinated against FMD despite receiving over 757-thousand-340 vaccine doses. The DA’s Bronwynn Engelbrecht says this leaves over […]
# Union federation COSATU says it is encouraged by the recent positive fall in some serious crimes in the latest quarterly crime statistics released for April to June 2026. Statistics South Africa has recorded a 5.9-percent decline in murders, 17.6-percent drop in house robberies, and a 21-percent decline in truck hijackings. COSATU’s Matthew Parks says […]
# Rugby: Springbok scrum coach Daan Human says it’s not in his nature to try to cheat or instruct his players to scrum illegally. This follows New Zealand coach Dave Rennie’s accusations over South Africa’s alleged underhanded tactics in the scrum. He suggested the Boks were “walking around” opponents in the set-piece. Human says they will […]
# Die Stad Tshwane waarsku inwoners van Hammanskraal dat dit steeds onveilig is om kraanwater in die gebied te drink as gevolg van voortslepende probleme met watergehalte by die Temba-watersuiweringsaanleg. Die gebied was in Mei 2023 die middelpunt van ʼn cholera-uitbreking waartydens meer as 30 mense dood is. Die metro-woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê kraanwater wat […]
# Die Goldman Sachs-groep meen Suid-Afrika kan sy beleggingstatus reeds in 2028 herwin, namate graderingsmaatskappye die land se verbeterende finansies en ekonomiese groei beloon. Volgens die ontleding kan die regering se tienjaar-opbrengs in plaaslike geldeenheid moontlik met meer as 100 basispunte tot 7,6-persent daal. Goldman-ekonoom Andrew Matheny sê die groep verwag beter fiskale dinamika, stewiger […]
# Die Padvragvereniging sê die jongste verhoging in die brandstofprys beklemtoon weer hoe blootgestel die bedryf aan die wisselvalligheid van die wêreld se oliemarkte is. Albei grade petrol styg met een-rand-34-sent per liter, terwyl diesel tussen twee-rand-93-sent en drie-rand-15-sent per liter meer kos. Die vereniging se uitvoerende hoof, Gavin Kelly, sê terwyl brandstofpryse styg, moet […]
