# Overstrand Municipality in the Western Cape says many of the foreign nationals affected by recent unrest in Kleinmond are in South Africa legally. About 100 displaced people are currently being accommodated at the town hall, while some are considering voluntary repatriation. Ward councillor Grant Cohen says families, including children attending local schools, have been […]
# Die Amerikaanse weermag sê hy het vier Iranese eenrigting-aanvalshommeltuie afgeskiet wat na die Straat van Hormoes gelanseer is. Dit volg enkele dae nadat Amerika en Iran mekaar aangeval het terwyl toenemende spanning die wankelende skietstilstand tussen die twee lande bedreig. Een persoon is dood en meer as 60 gewond in Iranse aanvalle op die […]
# Die Fitch-graderingsagentskap verwag Suid-Afrika se skuld en bruto binnelandse produk sal oor die volgende twee jaar stabiliseer teen ongeveer 80-persent van die BBP. Dit sluit plaaslike owerheidskuld in, en is ver bo die 2027 ‘BB’-mediaan van 53-persent. Die agentskap sê skuldstabilisering is te danke aan verbeterde fiskale prestasie en voorraadvloei-aanpassings met onttrekkings op deposito’s […]
# Motorsport: Die sewemalige kampioen Lewis Hamilton het Vrydag sy Ferrari-spanmaat Charles Leclerc geklop en die vinnigste tyd in die tweede oefening vir Sondag se Monaco Grand Prix aangeteken. Na sy sterk tweede plek in Kanada, lyk dit asof Hamilton ‘n tweede asem gekry het. Hy het nuwe rekords in sy visier met ‘n 105de […]
# Soccer: Spectators won’t be allowed to bring vuvuzelas to World Cup games. World governing body FIFA banned the plastic horns from venues in Canada, the US and Mexico. In the 2010 tournament in South Africa, vuvuzelas were everywhere, but wasn’t as popular with the rest of the world for their monotonous droning sound. FIFA […]
# Government has welcomed Fitch’s decision to upgrade South Africa’s long-term foreign and local currency credit ratings to ‘BB’ from ‘BB-’ and maintain the stable outlook. According to Fitch, the upgrade reflects South Africa’s record of prudent fiscal management and its progress on fiscal consolidation, despite weak economic growth and domestic and external shocks. Fitch said […]
# Cosatu says society expects and deserves to have a police service that enjoys its confidence and whose loyalty to the law cannot be questioned. This followed the dismissal of former police component head for organised crime, Richard Shibiri after he was found guilty of misconduct. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says if South Africa’s is […]
# Fitch Ratings believes president Cyril Ramaphosa will remain in office, despite establishment of Parliament impeachment committee on Phala Phala matter set up last month. It expects the ANC with 40-percent of seats in Parliament will remain supportive of the President. Fitch Ratings says tensions within the ANC and the government of national unity are likely to increase, […]
# Cabinet has approved the final closure of the Gauteng freeway improvement project e-toll system, including the orderly resolution of related legal cases and outstanding debt matters. This follows the decision to end electronic tolling in April 2024. Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, says the closure brings finality to a long-standing infrastructure financing issue:
