# Cricket: Former England captain Michael Vaughan believes really harsh punishment is needed to ensure all the country’s players realise there will be consequences for unruly behaviour. Pace bowler Brydon Carse became the third national player involved in a drinking controversy in the past year when he was handcuffed by police outside a Derby nightclub […]
# Soccer: Tottenham Hotspur paid an initial fee of 1.6-billion-rand to obtain the services of Brazilian winger Savinho from Manchester City. The 22-year-old didn’t establish himself as a regular at City, but Spurs believe he could add pace and creativity to its attack. Savinho is excited to work under head coach Roberto de Zerbi, who […]
# The newly formed Council of the Left says it will unite political organisations, trade unions and community groups around common struggles affecting workers and poor communities. It plans to campaign against proposed changes to eviction laws, defend the Expropriation Act and support land redistribution. The council also wants increased funding for basic services, action […]
# AfriForum says the lack of title deeds is affecting residents’ property rights in Dennilton, in Limpopo, and causing problems with developments on the land. The organisation argues some residents are also facing unlawful occupation of their commonage. AfriForum’s Barend Uys calls on the provincial Department of Land Reform and Rural Development to provide answers […]
# Die nuutgestigte Council of the Left sê hy sal politieke organisasies, vakbonde en gemeenskapsgroepe verenig rondom gemeenskaplike strydpunte wat werkers en arm gemeenskappe raak. Die raad beplan om teen voorgestelde veranderings aan uitsettingswette te veg, die Onteieningswet te verdedig en die herverdeling van grond te ondersteun. Die organisasie vra ook groter befondsing vir basiese […]
# Die Noordwes-sakeman Brown Mogotsi wou na bewering verlede week uit die hofselle ontsnap om sy verhoor te ontduik. Die staat staan sy vierde borgtogaansoek in die Johannesburgse Landdroshof tee en sê inligting wat op 20 Augustus ontvang is, dui daarop Mogotsi was van plan om homself as ‘n korrektiewe beampte te vermom en uit […]
# ‘n Getuienisleier van die Madlanga-kommissie, advokaat Mahlape Sello, het beswaar gemaak teen onderbrekings deur sakeman Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala se regsverteenwoordiger, advokaat Annelene van der Heever. Die dispuut het ontstaan tydens ondervraging oor opnames en versekerings wat na bewering deur die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag verskaf is rakende Matlala se status as ‘n verdagte. Sello het aangevoer […]
# Die DA vra ‘n breër ondersoek na korrupsie by Emfuleni Munisipaliteit nadat vyf werknemers in hegtenis geneem is oor bewerings van bedrog, diefstal en peuter met noodsaaklike infrastruktuur. Kingsol Chabalala van die DA sê die polisie beweer die verdagtes het hulle as amptenare voorgedoen om elektrisiteit aan te sluit, en toe die fooie in […]
# Die minister van Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Velenkosini Hlabisa, sê Suid-Afrika se munisipaliteite moet dringend infrastruktuur, finansiële bestuur en basiese dienste verbeter om beleggings te lok en ekonomiese groei te ondersteun. Hy het by die Simposium vir Volhoubare Infrastruktuurontwikkeling in Kaapstad gesê, betroubare water-, elektrisiteits-, sanitasie- en afvaldienste is van kritieke belang vir […]
