# The minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has urged the national council on gender-based violence and femicide to turn government commitments into action. Following the council’s inaugural meeting, Chikunga told the media, the council’s work must ensure laws and commitments translate into real protection for women and girls, survivors receive […]
# The women’s wing of th South African National Taxi Council has launched a national summit in Gauteng aimed at combating gender-based violence and enhancing empowerment in the transport sector. The event is held in Kempton Park and brings together stakeholders, government officials and leaders to address women’s safety and transformation in the taxi industry. […]
# Eskom says it has made progress in addressing its qualified audit opinion. Independent auditors Deloitte and Touche flagged incomplete records relating to the quantification and disclosure of irregular expenditure under the Public Finance Management Act. However, the qualification no longer covers the accuracy of reported irregular expenditure or losses linked to criminal conduct. Eskom […]
# Die Buffalo City-metro in die Oos-Kaap ervaar tans ‘n skielike toename in klein vlieënde insekte wat dikwels met muskiete verwar word. Die metro se woordvoerder, Luzuko Buku, het inwoners ná raadpleging met entomoloë verseker die insekte is onskadelik. Hy sê hul byt nie en hou geen gesondheidsgevaar in nie. Buku sê die ongewone weerpatrone […]
# Swiss police have arrested a 43-year-old man in connection with a shooting at a rave in the town of Aarau that left an Italian woman dead and five people injured. The suspect was arrested after a large-scale search operation. Police believe a single person was involved, but say the circumstances and motive remain under […]
# Die minister vir Vroue, die Jeug en Persone met Gestremdhede, Sindisiwe Chikunga, sê die nuutgestigte nasionale raad oor geslagsgeweld en vrouemoord sal die stryd teen die onding versterk. Sy het ‘n nuuskonferensie gehou ná die raad se eerste vergadering. Chikunga sê die raad sal die regering, die burgerlike samelewing, sake en ander sektore se […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Johannesburg het ‘n geskorste advokaat, Malesela Teffo, gelas om te bewys hy is weer wettig toegelaat voor hy enige aansoek voor die hof kan indien. Teffo wou grondwetlike kwessies opper in die saak teen die sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala en vier medebeskuldigdes, wat teregstaan op 25 aanklagte, waaronder poging tot moord […]
# Tennis: Venus Williams has bowed out of the US Open in the first round, beaten by American compatriot Sofia Kenin. The 46-year-old has not won a major singles match since reaching the second round at Wimbledon in 2021. Since then, she has appeared in six Grand Slam singles tournaments and exited in the opening […]
# Die IVP het Mkhuleko Hlengwa aangewys as sy burgemeesterskandidaat in eThekwini in die aanloop tot die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing in November. Die aankondiging is vanoggend in Durban gedoen. Hlengwa dien tans as adjunkminister van Vervoer en is ook die party se nasionale woordvoerder. Hy is sedert 2012 ‘n parlementslid. Die IFP-leier, Velenkosini Hlabisa, sê die […]
