# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het bewerings oor bestuursmislukkings, finansiële wanbestuur en uitvoerende wangedrag verwerp en noem dit ongegrond. Volgens die diens is vertragings met die verkryging van ‘n nuwe hoëprestasie-rekenaarstelsel te wyte aan die streng nakoming van verkrygingswette. Volgens woordvoerder, Oupa Segalwe, is deeglike toesig, eerlikheidsoorsigte en gebeurlikheidsplanne ingestel, terwyl ‘n zero-toleransie benadering tot bedrog […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# Die onderwysaktivis Hendrick Makaneta het Suid-Afrikaanse mans versoek om te verenig en jong mans te mentor oor aanspreeklikheid en respek vir vroue. Makaneta het ná die moord op twee vroue in Mamelodi gesê skole kan nie alleen hierdie verantwoordelikheid dra nie. Makaneta het die stigting van mansforums in elke gemeenskap aangemoedig om konflikresolusie en […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# Sokker: Argentinië se kaptein, Lionel Messi, hoop om in volgende jaar se Wêreldbeker te speel, hoewel hy besef dat sy ouderdom en fiksheid belangrike faktore sal wees. Hy word 39 net voor die begin van die toernooi in Noord-Amerika. Messi, wat sy land in 2022 na Wêreldbeker-glorie gelei het, het onlangs sy kontrak met […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# Deputy Police minister Cassel Mathale told Parliament’s ad hoc committee that leadership within SAPS must foster teamwork rather than infighting. Addressing allegations of internal disputes, Mathale said differences of opinion exist, but leaders must build cohesive teams to effectively fight crime. He stressed that success depends on collaboration, adding that without strong leadership and […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has accused Hamas of a “clear violation” of the Gaza ceasefire deal by releasing remains of a hostage already recovered by troops nearly two years ago. He warned that Israel would respond after he discussed “next steps” with his defence chiefs. Netanyahu’s threat increases fears over the sustainability […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# The Freedom Front Plus says Justice and Constitutional Development minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s remarks on Afrikaner self-determination undermine section 235 of the Constitution. The party argues Kubayi’s remarks undermine the 1994 agreement that recognised cultural and community rights. The FF Plus’s Wynand Boshoff says the minister’s claim that Orania in the Northern Cape promotes racial […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# Transport minister Barbara Creecy has launched PRASA’s renewable energy initiative and celebrated the rollout of the 300th locally built train in Isipingo, KwaZulu-Natal. Creecy told Newzroom Afrika that the trains, made from South African steel, mark progress in advanced manufacturing and job creation. The minister also unveiled the new Isipingo Mall in KwaZulu-Natal, part […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# The Ministry of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities welcomes the arrest of a suspect in the killing of two young women in Mamelodi East, in Tshwane. Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga condemned the violence and praised the police for their rapid response, urging the justice system to act without delay. The suspect is expected to […]    
				
				
				
			
				
				
				
					
    
		# Deputy Police minister Cassel Mathale has revealed that deputy ministers in the Police Ministry currently have no delegated responsibilities. Speaking before Parliament’s ad hoc committee, Mathale admitted he has been in office for a year without clear duties but insisted he and his colleagues are not idle. He says the team continues working collectively […]