# Rescue operations have resumed in Nepal after a brief suspension, with authorities seeking specialist help as the death toll continues to rise. More than 600 people have died and almost three-thousand remain missing in Nepal and Tibet, including more than 500 foreign nationals. The threat of further flooding is complicating the search. A lake […]
# Mpumalanga police has opened murder cases following the discovery of six bodies of suspected illegal miners in Mashobote on Saturday. Police spokesperson, Mavela Masondo says police received a call from a member of the community who reported that he noticed human bodies at a mountain in the area. He says police members from the […]
# Niger’s military government says it has regained control of key sites in the capital, Niamey, after mutinous soldiers attacked the airport and presidential palace. Dozens of soldiers were reportedly killed or arrested after hours of gunfire and explosions. State television, which was briefly taken off air, later showed footage of detained troops. The government […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the government is in the process of identifying the South Africans who were caught up in the Nepal floods disaster. Ramaphosa was addressing media during the ANC election trail campaign in Orlando West, Soweto yesterday. Six South Africans are reported missing after the floods swept across the Nepal-Tibet border. The […]
# Rugby: The Pumas have booked their place in the Currie Cup semi-finals after a 52-26 victory over the Cheetahs at Mbombela Stadium. The hosts scored eight tries to four in a dominant display, leading 28-7 at half-time. The Pumas had needed a bonus-point win to guarantee their place in the final four, and delivered […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus has praised New Zealand’s improvement but hit back at All Blacks coach Dave Rennie after he complained about South Africa’s scrummaging. Erasmus says it is the first time the Springboks have been accused of “walking around” in the scrum, adding that the All Blacks had several head-contact incidents that […]
# Rugby: South Africa’s 33-26 victory over New Zealand in Cape Town levelled the four-Test series at one-all. The Boks bounced back strongly from last weekend’s 33-16 defeat, racing into a 24-14 half-time lead and holding off a late All Blacks fightback. Siya Kolisi marked his return from injury with a try, while Cheslin Kolbe […]
# SAFTU het die regering en die Departement van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding versoek om die transformasie van die hoëronderwyssektor te prioritiseer. Statistiek toon 39,7-persent van die professore aan die Universiteit van Kaapstad is wit, 39,3- persent is buitelandse burgers, terwyl Afrika-, bruin en Indiese professore saam slegs 22,6-persent uitmaak. Asive Dyani van SAFTU sê […]
# Die landbou-organisasie, TLU SA, sê die land se jongste kwartaallikse polisiemisdaadstatistiek bied geen rede vir selfvoldaanheid nie. Tussen April en Junie vanjaar is vyf-duisend-427 mense in Suid-Afrika vermoor. Kontakmisdaad het met 2,3- persent afgeneem, terwyl die aantal moorde met 5,9-persent gedaal het. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê egter die regering kan nie […]
