# United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has warned critical food systems and the lives and livelihoods they sustain are under attack amidst several conflicts. 2025 saw not only the highest number of armed conflicts since World War Two, but also among the highest levels of acute hunger on record, with at least 266-million people facing […]
# Police and their law-enforcement partners have intercepted two separate consignments of suspected cocaine worth an estimated 200-million-rand at the OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng. In the first incident, two large travel suitcases were intercepted at the terminal, containing blocks weighing approximately 84 kilograms. National police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says in a separate interception […]
# The City of Tshwane has condemned an attempted land invasion in Ward 86, Mamelodi. A person identified as Kgoshi Lekhuleni is allegedly mobilising residents to occupy a plot, claiming ownership of two plots. Doreen Mokgolo of the Department of Human Settlements says it’s municipal land. She urges residents to exercise caution and not pay […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Gesondheid ondersoek bewerings van omkopery en voorkeurbehandeling deur amptenare. Hulle word na bewering deur sommige pasiënte omgekoop om die toue te omseil wanneer hulle afsprake maak, om toegang tot pasiëntlêers te kry en medikasie by apteke by openbare gesondheidsgeriewe af te haal. Die departement se woordvoerder, Steve Mabona, sê die […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens het ‘n Geel Vlak 2-waarskuwing uitgereik vir skadelike wind langs die Wes-Kaapse kus. Die gevaarlike toestande sal na verwagting vanmiddag ooswaarts na Plettenbergbaai versprei. ‘n Woordvoerder vir die Mosselbaai-munisipaliteit, Cornelle Carstens-Johnston, sê die sterk wind kan navigasie bemoeilik en klein hawens en strandaktiwiteite ontwrig:
# Die Mining Affected Communities United in Action, en verskeie ander organisasies sê beraadslaging met die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Minerale en Petroleum Hulpbronne kan ʼn nuwe begin wees vir Suid-Afrika se myngemeenskappe. Tydens gister se vergadering het die organisasies hul kommer gelug oor die maatskaplik-ekonomiese en omgewingsgevolge van mynbedrywighede en -sluitings, korporatiewe aanspreeklikheid, rehabilitasie-verpligtinge en […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has launched an investigation into allegations of bribery and preferential treatment by officials. It is alleged that some patients are bribing officials to jump queues when booking appointments, accessing patient files and collecting medication from pharmacies at public health facilities. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says reporting these incidents […]
# The South African Weather Service has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds along the Western Cape coast today. The hazardous conditions are expected to spread eastwards towards Plettenberg Bay during the afternoon. Mossel Bay Municipality spokesperson, Cornelle Carstens-Johnston, says the strong winds could make navigation difficult and disrupt small harbours, ports and […]
# Rugby: Die All Blacks-losvoorspeler Anton Segner is beseer en gaan die res van die Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry-toer deur Suid-Afrika misloop. Hy is laat onttrek aan die wedstrydgroep vir die eerste toets op Ellispark, nadat hy oor ‘n geswolle enkel gekla het. Afrigter Dave Rennie sê Segner het ‘n geringe operasie ondergaan en gaan huis […]
