# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump sê wat die wêreld die afgelope 14 weke gesien het, is ‘n rewolusie van gesonde verstand. Hy het Woensdag sy 100ste dag in die amp gevier met ‘n veldtogstyl-saamtrek in Michigan. Volgens Gallup is Trump die enigste president na die Tweede Wêreldoorlog met minder as die helfte van die […]
# US president Donald Trump says what the world has witnessed in the past 14 weeks is a revolution of common sense. He celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan on Wednesday. According to Gallup, Trump is the only post-World War Two president to have less than half the public’s […]
# Tennis: Die Argentyn, Francisco Cerundolo, het die topgekeurde Alexander Zverev van Duitsland verslaan om die Madrid Ope se kwarteindronde te haal. Die negende gekeurde Rus, Daniil Medvedev, is deur na die laaste agt nadat hy met die Amerikaner, Brandon Nakashima, afgereken het. Casper Ruud van Noorweë het die Amerikaner, Taylor Fritz geklop. In die […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê Suid-Afrika en Botswana wil handel, belegging en goeie internasionale verhoudinge bevorder. Hy het Botswana se president, Duma Boko, Woensdag by Mahlamba Ndlopfu, sy ampswoning in Pretoria, ontvang. Ramaphosa sê bilaterale betrekkinge tussen die twee lande is sterk en dek samewerking oor ʼn wye spektrum, insluitend politiek, ekonomie, die omgewing, wetenskap […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is reiterating its call for a wide-ranging investigation into the broader pattern of suspected wildfire arson in the province. Between November 2024 and February 2025, there were eleven-thousand-149 wildfires reported across the province. Of these, 68 are currently still being investigated as suspected arson. Over the last few […]
# Higher Education minister, Nobuhle Nkabane, says the timely disbursement of Technical and Vocational Education and Training allowances, and the NSFAS appeals process are paramount towards a streamlined and transparent funding process. This is after recent delays in the disbursement of TVET student allowances, which were scheduled for 25 April but were affected by a system […]
# The Automobile Association has welcomed the significant reduction in vehicle collisions and fatalities recorded over the Easter period. Crashes were reduced from 209 in 2024 to 141 in 2025, which is a 32.5-percent overall decrease. Fatalities were reduced from 307 in 2024 to 167 in 2025, which is a 45.6-percent decrease. All provinces recorded decreases […]
# Government is urging consumers to check that they are charged the correct value-added tax rate of 15-percent on all goods and services from tomorrow. This follows National Treasury’s reversal of the proposed 0.5-percent VAT increase. Government Communication and Information System’s spokesperson, Kgomotso Ranoto, says vendors are expected to charge VAT at the rate of […]
# Parliament maintains that the processes followed in adopting the 2025 fiscal framework were not unlawful and procedurally defective, as they complied with the Constitution. National Treasury has been sent back to the drawing board by the Western Cape High Court after it set aside the fiscal framework. This follows the reversal of the 0.5-percent […]
