# Rugby: Stormers director of rugby John Dobson made three injury-enforced changes to the starting line-up for tomorrow’s United Rugby Championships semi-final against Leinster in Dublin. Winger Seabelo Senatla, flyhalf Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, and lock Ruben van Heerden were injured in the quarter-final victory over Cardiff in Cape Town. This have resulted in Wandisile Simelane, Jurie […]
# A District Court in The Hague convicted a 49-year-old Dutch woman of war crimes and sentenced her to seven years in prison for allowing her then 14-year-old son to become a fighter for Islamic State. The woman, identified only as Ayada K, was convicted for aiding and abetting the recruitment of a child soldier […]
# The South African Police Service has confirmed the suspension of nine senior officers linked to the controversial 360-million-rand Medicare24 tender for Tshwane District. Those suspended include the divisional commissioner for Technology Management Services, Edith Mavundla, and acting deputy national commissioner for Support Services, Lineo Nkhuoa. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says the suspensions are pending […]
# Olimpiese Spele: Casey Wasserman beplan nie om te bedank as voorsitter van 2028 se Olimpiese Spele in Los Angeles nie. Burgemeester Karen Bass het hom vroeër vanjaar gevra om te bedank weens sy vorige bande met ‘n vertroueling van Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell. Wasserman sê hulle e-posboodskappe in 2003 was voor haar misdade bekend […]
# Eskom verwelkom die ondertekening van ‘n gasvoorsieningsooreenkoms met Zululand Energy Terminal en beskryf dit as ‘n belangrike stap na grootskaalse gasaangedrewe kragopwekking. Raadsvoorsitter Mteto Nyati sê die ooreenkoms weerspieël Eskom se hernude fokus om Suid-Afrika se ekonomiese groei op ‘n volhoubare manier aan te vuur. Hy sê gas en hernubare energie sal mekaar aanvul […]
# Die voormalige president van die Deutsche Bundesbank wat tans verbonde is aan die Guthe Universiteit in Frankfurt, het die ontslape president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, Tito Mboweni, as ‘n patriot en ekonoom geprys. Axel Weber het op die eerste Tito Mboweni-gedenklesing die rol geprys wat hy gespeel het in arbeidshervormings en die bevordering van […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu verwelkom die Internasionale Arbeidsorganisasie se Komitee vir die Toepassing van Standaarde se steun aan Suid-Afrika se pogings om gelyke indiensneming te bevorder. Dit volg ná ‘n saak deur Business Unity South Africa, waarin beweer word daar is nie geraadpleeg oor die Wet op Billike Indiensneming nie. Woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê die […]
# The president of the Goethe University’s Centre for Financial Studies, Axel Weber, has warned that rising global economic imbalances are fueling trade tensions, financial instability and protectionist policies. Speaking at the Tito Mboweni memorial lecture, Weber said emerging economies are often the first victims when global liquidity tightens and geopolitical tensions disrupt trade and […]
# Die Vereniging van Staatsamptenare is bekommerd oor die voortdurende plasingskrisis in kolleges vir Tegniese en Beroeps-onderwys en -opleiding. Meer as 30-duisend studente wag steeds op opleidingsgeleenthede in die werksplek. Claude Naicker van die vakbond sê die probleem word vererger omdat hoër onderwys-instellings ongeveer 165-duisend studente se sertifikate terughou weens die toenemende skuldkrisis:
