# Johannesburg Water sê omvattende operasionele en kommunikasie-maatreëls is ingestel as deel van sy gereedheid vir Rand Water se beplande instandhouding wat van vandag tot Dinsdag sal duur. Talle gebiede in die stad sal na verwagting in hierdie tyd lae waterdruk ondervind of geen water hê nie. Johannesburg Water se woordvoerder, Nombuso Shabalala, sê watertenkwaens […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Health has criticised the Interim Traditional Health Practitioners Council for failing to fully implement the Traditional Health Practitioners Act nearly two decades after it was passed. Committee chairperson Faith Muthambi says the absence of regulations, enforcement systems and a national practitioner register continues to expose communities to unsafe practices. Committee […]
# Union federation Cosatu says the Border Management Authority must be applauded for intercepting a drug consignment worth nearly one-billion-rand at the Beitbridge border post in Musina, Limpopo. Three suspects were arrested during the operation. Investigations are currently underway to determine the intended destination of the substance and whether the syndicate forms part of a […]
# The Forum for South Africa says the decision by the South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee to increase the repo rate by 25 basis points is an economic punishment for the poor and working class. The repo rate is now at seven-percent, while the prime lending rate increases from 10.25-percent to 10.5-percent. FOSA leader, […]
# Blue Origin has described the explosion of its New Glenn rocket while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad as an anomaly. A massive fireball engulfed and destroyed the launchpad seconds after the start of the scheduled test. No personnel were harmed. Blue Origin’s founder, Jeff Bezos, says work is underway to determine the […]
# A multidisciplinary crime prevention operation in Atteridgeville and Laudium, Tshwane, yesterday resulted in the arrest of 340 suspects. They were apprehended for various criminal offences, including murder, attempted murder, and armed robbery. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says 49 undocumented foreign nationals were also detained and handed over to immigration authorities for further processing […]
# A Russian drone struck an apartment building in Galati, Romania and exploded, injuring two people. Galati sits on the border of Ukraine. The drone, which was tracked by radar in Romanian airspace, was part of an overnight attack on civilian and infrastructure targets in Ukraine. Romanian Foreign Ministry says this incident represents a serious and […]
# Tennis: Die 23-malige Grand Slam-kampioen, Serena Williams, beplan glo om volgende maand haar terugkeer te maak op die grasbane van Queen’s Club in Londen. Die 44-jarige Amerikaner het ʼn los lootjie versoek om in die dubbelspel saam met die Kanadees, Victoria Mboko, te speel ná ses maande in die opkikker-toetsgroep. Williams het laas in […]
# Rugby: Springbok Sevens coach, Philip Snyman, says mental focus will be key in the second of three Sevens World Championship events in Valladolid, Spain, this weekend. South Africa won the first championship tournament in Hong Kong. The Blitzboks have two Pool A encounters today, against Great Britain and Kenya, and on Saturday, they face […]
