# Parliament’s Standing Committee on Appropriations is being briefed by the Communications and Digital Technologies Department on various issues. This includes the funding models, spending reviews, and the impact of budget constraints on the department and its entities, including the SABC. Lawmakers aim to assess how underfunding affects broadcasting obligations and ensure public funds are […]
# The UDM says president Cyril Ramaphosa’s celebration of South Africa’s removal from the Financial Action Task Force greylist sounds profoundly tone deaf. UDM deputy president, Nqabayomzi Kwankwa says while the president hails technical compliance and investor confidence, millions of South Africans face hunger, joblessness and fear. He adds that technical milestones must be matched […]
# The DA says Gauteng MEC for Education Matome Chiloane’s unlawful announcement of drastic funding cuts for Quintile 5 schools for 2026, after the 30 September 2025 deadline, is creating financial uncertainty for parents and schools. Sergio Dos Santos says the DA condemns the 879-rand to 301-rand per learner reduction, citing potential fee hikes and […]
# Rugby: Springbok-afrigter Rassie Erasmus sê hy het volle vertroue in die stut Zachary Porthen. Die 21-jarige is gereed om Saterdag die eerste keer vir Suid-Afrika uit te draf in die toets teen Japan op Wembley in Londen. Die voormalige SA Onder-20-kaptein het slegs in vyf senior wedstryde vir die Stormers gespeel – vier vanaf […]
# Parliament’s Portfolio Committees on Trade, Industry and Competition, and Transport met with black traders over concerns about Transport minister Barbara Creecy’s directive to renew 25-year leases at Durban’s Transnet Island View Precinct. Traders allege oil majors control port infrastructure and limit fair access. Creecy and Mineral and Petroleum Resources minister Gwede Mantashe defended the move […]
# Die ontwikkelaar van Please Call Me, Nkosana Makate, betwis ‘n regskostebevel van 13-miljoen-rand nadat hy in die Konstitusionele Hof teen Vodacom verloor het. Die koste hou verband met ‘n enkele dag se betoë nadat die hof in Vodacom se guns beslis en die saak terugverwys het na die Appèlhof. Makate noem die bevel onbillik […]
# Krieket: Die Protea-snelbouler Anrich Nortjé sal na verwagting die naweek weer terug op die speelveld wees. Die 32-jarige het by die Durbanse span, die Dolphins, aangesluit vir Krieket Suid-Afrika se T20-uitdaging. Hy het weens ‘n besering nog nie weer gespeel sedert die Indiese Premierliga in Mei nie en sy laaste wedstryd vir die Proteas […]
# The South African technology companies, Specno and Tentra has announced the launch of a new artificial intelligence-powered home rental platform in South Africa. Tentra founder and CEO, Joram Hinds, says by leveraging the full capabilities of AI-enabled systems, Tentra aims to streamline rental applications in the country. He says this will benefit both agents […]
# The EFF is concerned about the decision by Parliament to adopt the Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs’ report on the filling of vacancies in the Electoral Commission of South Africa. The party says this decision disregards the findings and recommendations of the panel chaired by Chief Justice Mandisa Maya, which raised serious concerns about […]
