# Kleinhandelverkope in Februarie het volgens Statistieke Suid-Afrika met 3,9-persent gestyg vergeleke met dieselfde maand verlede jaar. Die sterkste groei is getoon by kleinhandelaars van tekstiele, klere, skoene en leerware teen 15,7-persent, sowel as algemene handelaars, wat met 3,4-persent gestyg het. Raquel Floris van Statistieke SA sê egter op ‘n maand-tot-maand-grondslag het seisoensaangepaste verkope met […]
# The Public Servants Association says the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development is exaggerating misconduct cases to appear tough on discipline. The union claims minister Mmamoloko Kubayi’s statement on finalising 54 cases is misleading, as many were long delayed and part of a backlog. They argue claims of fraud and corruption are often unproven. […]
# US president Donald Trump blasted Federal Reserve chairperson Jerome Powell for not lowering interest rates, calling him “always too late and wrong”. Trump wrote on his TruthSocial platform that Powell’s termination cannot come fast enough. The central bank’s chair warned yesterday that Trump’s sweeping tariffs on virtually every trade partner could put the Fed […]
# Die Organisasie teen Belastingmisbruik sê hy het wydverspreide bedrog met die uitreiking van padwaardigheidsertifikate in verskeie provinsies blootgelê. Die ondersoek het aan die lig gebring dat voertuie wat inspeksies in Gauteng misluk het, binne minute goedgekeur is by toetspunte in Limpopo en Noordwes. Rudie Heyneke van OUTA waarsku dat onpadwaardige voertuie, wat deur korrupte […]
# Western Cape Mobility MEC, Isaac Sileku has condemned the fatal shooting of a taxi leader at the Nyanga Taxi Rank yesterday. He conveyed condolences to the victim’s family and urged the police to swiftly bring the perpetrators to justice. Sileku appealed to the community to remain calm and avoid retaliation. He urged the taxi […]
# A scholar transport driver was shot dead this morning near Christian de Wet School in Sophiatown, Johannesburg. Eyewitnesses say the shooting happened shortly after he dropped off children. Reports indicate that all children are safe, having exited the vehicle before the incident. Police are on the scene, and the motive remains unclear. No arrests […]
# Soccer: Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has committed his future to the English Premier League club, signing a new two-year contract. The Dutch centre-back follows Mohamed Salah, ending months of speculation by extending his stay at Anfield. Van Dijk has been instrumental in Liverpool’s rise back to the top since arriving from Southampton in […]
# AfriForum het waterpistole oorhandig aan die minister van Polisie, Senzo Mchunu, se kantoor in verset teen die voorgestelde konsepregulasies vir die Privaat Sekerheidsbedryf, omdat dit privaat beamptes sal ontwapen. Die burgerregtegroep het ook ‘n brief ingedien wat die wysigings ingevolge die Wet op die Regulering van die Privaat Sekerheidsbedryf teenstaan. Jacques Broodryk van AfriForum […]
# Rugby: La Rochelle’s signing of an Australian teenager led to Rugby Australia complaining to World Rugby that French clubs are poaching its young talent. La Rochelle contracted 16-year-old Reds player Visesio Kite, while 17-year-old forward Heinz Lemoto is reportedly also in the sights of wealthy Top 14 sides. Rugby Australia’s chairperson, Daniel Herbert, says […]