# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, together with Trade, Industry and Competition minister, Parks Tau, are leading South Africa’s delegation at the 2025 OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris today and tomorrow. The meeting’s focus is on resilient, inclusive, and sustainable prosperity through rules-based trade, investment and innovation. Lamola’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, […]
# AgriSA says the Control of Tobacco Products and Electronic Delivery Systems Bill, in its current form, neglects to consider the broader implications on agricultural livelihoods. The legislation seeks to regulate the sale, advertising, packaging, and manufacturing of tobacco products, and to prohibit certain activities like vending machine sales and sales to minors. In its parliamentary submission, […]
# Die adjunkminister van Polisie, Polly Boshielo, het die grusame moord op die 14-jarige Lukhona Fose in Roodepoort, Gauteng, veroordeel. Die graad 8-leerder van die Ikusasalethu Secondary School in Braamfischerville se geskende liggaam is Sondag in ʼn veld gevind. Haar familie glo sy was ʼn teiken omdat sy as lesbiër identifiseer. Boshielo het Fose se […]
# Johannesburg Water has warned residents of a possible water outage today, as Rand Water will be conducting the first phase of major maintenance on its infrastructure. The phased approach will start with maintenance of the Palmiet system. Johannesburg Water’s spokesperson, Nombuso Shabalala, says for ten hours today, pumping will be reduced to 67-percent, which will […]
# Oekraïne se president Volodymyr Zelensky het beklemtoon die sleutel tot blywende vrede is duidelik: Die aggressor moenie enige beloning vir die oorlog ontvang nie. Dit volg ná ʼn tweede ronde vredesonderhandelinge gister in Istanboel tussen Rusland en Oekraïne wat sonder ʼn deurbraak geëindig het. Zelensky het by ʼn beraad in die Litause hoofstad, Vilnius, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says genocide is a storm that is brewing in South Africa. The international organisation Genocide Watch has identified ten stages of genocide. According to the organisation, white farmers in the country are at stage six – polarisation. The FF Plus’, Wynand Boshoff, says characteristics of this stage include polarising statements and […]
# The man who allegedly used a flamethrower and Molotov cocktails to set people on fire at a march in support of Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday has been charged. Twelve people were injured. Mohamed Sabry Soliman has been charged with a federal hate crime and 16 counts of attempted murder. The FBI is investigating […]
# Krieket: Die Internasionale Krieketraad het bevestig dat die 50-boulbeurt Vroue-wêreldbeker wat later vanjaar plaasvind, by vyf plekke in Indië en Sri Lanka gespeel sal word. Indië se weiering vroeër vanjaar om na Pakistan te reis vir die mans se Kampioenetrofee, het die raad genoop om neutrale terreine te vind vir toernooie wat dié nasies […]
# Die adjunkminister in die Presidensie, Nonceba Mhlauli, sê die regering is trots op die momentum van die Jobs Boost Outcomes Fund. Die fonds gebruik ʼn vernuwende betaal-vir-prestasie-model om die plasing van jong mense in volgehoue, gehaltewerke te verander. Teen einde Maart was meer as vyf-duisend-400 jong mense ingeskryf wat 65-persent van die program se […]
