# The City of Tshwane is warning Hammanskraal residents that the tap water in the area remains unsafe for drinking, due to ongoing water quality issues at the Temba Water Treatment Plant. The area was the epicentre of a Cholera outbreak in May 2023, which claimed the lives of more than 30 people. The metro’s […]
# The Road Freight Association says the latest fuel price increases are yet another reminder of just how highly susceptible the industry is to the volatility of global oil markets. Petrol prices have gone up by one-rand-34-cents a litre and diesel prices by between two-rand-93- and three-rand-15-cents per litre. The association’s CEO, Gavin Kelly, says as […]
# ActionSA sê die Parlement se besluit om die aanbeveling van advokaat Thandazani Madonsela as getuienisleier te herroep, is ʼn klassieke voorbeeld van Stalingrad-vertragingstaktieke. President Cyril Ramaphosa het beswaar gemaak teen Madonsela se aanstelling en moontlike botsing van belange aangevoer, insluitend dat hy voorheen regsadvies oor die ampsklagproses aan die ANC gegee het. ActionSA-woordvoerder Lerato […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het gister die president van die Internasionale Komitee van die Rooikruis, Mirjana Spoljaric, in Pretoria ontmoet, vir gesprekke oor die bevordering van respek vir internasionale humanitêre reg en oorlogsreëls. Suid-Afrika is een van die ses stigterslande van die Globale Internasionale Humanitêre Regsinisiatief, wat 118 state insluit, waaronder 27 Afrikalande. Spoljaric sê […]
# Die EFF het heftig kritiek gelewer op die onttrekking van advokaat Thandazani Madonsela se aanstelling as getuienisleier van die Ampsklagkomitee. Madonsela se aanbeveling is herroep te midde van ʼn regshersiening van president Cyril Ramaphosa se beswaar in verband met die Phala Phala-skandaal. Die Ampsklagkomitee se 31 lede van 16 politieke partye het tot Vrydag […]
# Goldman Sachs Group believes South Africa could regain its investment status as soon as 2028, as ratings companies reward the country’s improving finances and economic growth. Its analysis suggests scope for the government ten-year local-currency yield to fall more than 100 basis points to 7.6-percent. Goldman economist Andrew Matheny says they expect better fiscal dynamics, firmer […]
# Die Regspraktykraad het ten sterkste ontken dat die omstrede Malesela Teffo wat van die advokate-rol geskrap is, weer tot die regsberoep toegelaat is. Dit volg na Teffo se onverwagse verskyning by die Gautengse Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg tydens die sakeman, Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala, en sy vier medebeskuldigdes se poging-tot-moord-verhoor. Teffo hou vol hy is op […]
# Tennis: Gael Monfils het sy 40ste verjaardag in styl gevier met ‘n oorwinning oor Adolfo Daniel Vallejo van Paraguay op die Amerikaanse Ope. Die Fransman, wat die einde van die seisoen uittree, is nou deur na die tweede ronde. Die vyfde-gekeurde Italianer Flavio Cobolli het Francisco Comesana van Argentinië in vyf stelle geklop. In […]
# Germany has announced a slew of new measures against Russia, after blaming Moscow for being behind last month’s drone attack targeting the Leipzig/Halle Airport. A drone containing explosives was discovered near a Ukrainian cargo aircraft used to transport military supplies inside a secure area of the airport. However, it failed to explode as the […]
