# Die Verenigde Koninkryk se eerste minister, Keir Starmer, sê hulle voer samesprekings met ander lande om terugkeersentrums op te rig vir asielsoekers wie se aansoeke afgekeur is. Die voorstelle is slegs van toepassing op mense wie se aansoeke afgekeur is en wat nie verder in die Verenigde Koninkryk kan appelleer nie. Sedert Januarie het […]
# The Minister of Higher Education and Training, Nobuhle Nkabane, has withdrawn the recent appointments of chairpersons to Sector Education and Training Authorities boards. This follows a public outcry over the inclusion of individuals linked to the ANC, including minister Gwede Mantashe’s son, Buyambo, and former KwaZulu-Natal premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube. Minister Nkabane says she has […]
# US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he does not expect a breakthrough in the negotiations over the war in Ukraine until president Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, meet face-to-face. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has criticised Russia for sending a low-level delegation to Turkey for talks over the war, accusing Putin […]
# Soccer: South Africa is through to the Africa Cup of Nations U20 final for the first time in 28 years following a 1-0 victory over Nigeria in Ismailia, Egypt. A header by Tylon Smith in the 66th minute proved decisive. This result ends Nigeria’s hopes of winning a record-extending eighth AFCON title. Amajita will […]
# Rugby: President Cyril Ramaphosa het hulde gebring aan die voormalige Springbok-vleuel Cornal Hendricks en gesê hy sal met trots en waardering onthou word. Die 37-jarige is Woensdagaand aan ‘n hartaanval oorlede. Hy het 12 toetse vir die Bokke gespeel en Boland, die Cheetahs en die Bulle verteenwoordig. Ramaphosa sê Hendricks het in sy jeug […]
# Die Oekraïnse president, Volodymyr Zelensky sê Rusland is nie ernstig oor vredesamesprekings nie, nadat sy Russiese eweknie, Vladimir Putin, weggebly het van ‘n gesprek in Turkye. Kiëf en Moskou het sedert kort na Rusland se volskaalse inval in Februarie 2022 nog geen regstreekse gesprekke gevoer nie. Zelensky het beklemtoon sy land is nie die […]
# Western Cape Finance MEC Deidré Baartman has revealed that five municipalities in the province collectively owe Eskom over 200-million-rand. These are Matzikama, Cederberg, Theewaterskloof, Kannaland and Beaufort West. Baartman says the National Treasury has confirmed that four of these municipalities have met the conditions of the Municipal Debt Relief Programme. She says this will […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says government is committed to working with farmers to address their challenges. He made an appearance at the NAMPO Harvest Day in the Free State on Thursday, one of the largest agricultural expos. This comes after president Cyril Ramaphosa visited the expo earlier this week, where he said the Afrikaners […]
# UK prime minister Keir Starmer says they are in talks with other countries to set up return hubs for asylum seekers who have had their application rejected. The proposals would apply only to asylum seekers whose claims had been rejected and who had no further routes of appeal in the UK. The number of […]
