# Die GOOD-party doen ‘n beroep op die Stad Kaapstad om ‘n hofbevel oor die Dial-a-Ride-diens te gehoorsaam en toe te sien dat dié noodsaaklike diens vir alle inwoners ten volle operasioneel is. Die wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof het die metro gelas om sy beplande besnoeiings aan die Dial-a-Ride-diens te staak totdat die hofsaak afgehandel is. Roscoe […]
# A total of 346 suspects were arrested for various criminal offences in Silverton and Villieria in Tshwane during Operation Shanela over the weekend. The suspects were apprehended for crimes ranging from murder, attempted murder, rape, armed robbery and gender-based violence-related crimes. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 44 undocumented foreign nationals were also detained […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a yellow level 2 alert for severe thundershowers with heavy rain in several parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal. The downpours can lead to flooding of roads and settlements. Residents in low-lying areas are advised to take extra precautions due to potential localised flooding. The SA […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Elektrisiteit en Energie het kommer uitgespreek oor bewerings van ʼn bestuurskrisis by die Kernenergiekorporasie van Suid-Afrika. Die maatskappy is sonder ʼn funksionerende raad nadat vyf raadslede verlede week bedank het. Dit het plaasgevind nadat die raad nie ministeriële ondersteuning kon kry om die korporasie se uitvoerende hoof, Loyiso Tyabashe, te […]
# Motorsport: Max Verstappen van Red Bull het sy voorste wegspringposisie in die Italiaanse Grand Prix benut en daarmee vir die eerste keer sedert Mei eerste geëindig. Die McLaren-jaers, Lando Norris en Oscar Piastri, was onderskeidelik tweede en derde, met Charles Leclerc in die vierde plek vir Ferrari. George Russell van Mercedes het vyfde geëindig. […]
# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has commended the Transnet Port Terminals for its turnaround in operational efficiency. Since June this year, the entity has consistently averaged more than 90-thousand twenty-foot equivalent units per week, a sharp improvement from the same period last year, when volumes hovered around 65-thousand. This marks a year-on-year increase of 7.2-percent […]
# Sterrekykers in talle wêrelddele, ook Suid-Afrika, het Sondagaand ‘n seldsame algehele maanverduistering, bekend as ‘n “bloedmaan”, waargeneem. Die skouspel van 82-minute – een van die langste in ‘n dekade – het afgespeel toe die Aarde tussen die maan en die son ingeskuif het en sy skaduwee op die maan se oppervlak geval het. NASA […]
# Western Cape MEC of Social Development, Jaco Londt, says the Fountain of Hope Intermediate Child Youth Care Centre in Philippi is a critical response to a long-standing systemic gap in the child protection system in the country. The centre is a first-of-its-kind facility in South Africa, providing accommodation and support for young people transitioning […]
# Today is International Literacy Day, a day to highlight the critical importance of literacy for creating a more literate, just, peaceful, and sustainable society. This year’s theme is Promoting literacy in the digital era. In 2024, at least 739-million people worldwide still lacked basic literacy skills. At the same time, 4 in 10 children are not reaching minimum proficiency […]
