# The National Council of Provinces has passed the Division of Revenue Bill. This piece of legislation determines how nationally collected revenue is shared among national, provincial and local governments for the 2026/2027 financial year. The bill was passed by the National Assembly last month and referred to the NCOP Select Committee on Appropriations for […]
# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, says the department will be launching a demonstrably independent external forensic investigation into the foundation phase national catalogue process. This follows a News24 report that Lighthouse Publishers, registered just three days after the terms of reference were issued for the foundation phase national catalogue, received the bulk of approvals to publish […]
# Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, says there is a detailed turnaround plan to address long-standing challenges at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. The facility caught fire in April 2021, destroying vital parts of the main building structure and the multi-level parking lot. An investigation by the Public Protector found systemic failures, maladministration, and budget […]
# Iran has threatened to retaliate after what it calls a blatant violation of the ceasefire by the US. The US military carried out “self-defence” strikes in southern Iran on Monday, targeting boats attempting to lay mines and missile launch sites in the Hormozgan region, which has a coast along the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s […]
# The ANC has referred five senior members to the party’s National Disciplinary Committee, including former ministers Bheki Cele and Sisisi Tolashe, for allegedly bringing the organisation into disrepute. The others who were referred to the committee are City of Johannesburg mayoral committee member, Sithembiso Zungu, Matjhabeng Local Municipality mayor, Thanduxolo Khalipha, and ANC Sedibeng […]
# Rugby: The Junior Springboks recorded their second comprehensive victory of the Under-20 International Series, beating Fiji 82-25 at Wynberg Boys’ High School in Cape Town yesterday. South Africa scored 12 tries, with Luan Giliomee marking his return to the team with a hat-trick. Last week, the Junior Boks thrashed Chile 97-0 in their opening […]
# Rugby: Die Springbok-losskakel van weleer, Naas Botha, is aangestel as direkteur van rugby by die Amerikaanse Afdeling Een-klub Kansas City Blues. Die 67-jarige het 179 wedstryde vir die destydse Noord-Transvaal gespeel en twee-duisend-511 punte aangeteken. Hy het ook 312 punte vir die Bokke in 28 toetse tussen 1980 en 1992 bygedra. Botha het ná […]
# Die ANC sê die regstelling van plaaslike regering sal sy hooffokus wees voor die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing op 4 November. Die party se nasionale uitvoerende komitee het agt onderpresterende munisipaliteite geïdentifiseer vir dringende omkeerplanne, terwyl hy politici opdrag gegee het om die lewering van paaie, water en elektrisiteit te prioritiseer. Die ANC-sekretaris-generaal, Fikile Mbalula het […]
# Noord-Korea het Dinsdag verskeie projektiele, waaronder minstens een kortafstand ballistiese missiel, langs die land se weskus afgevuur. Dit is Noord-Korea se eerste missiellansering sedert 19 April, toe die land verskeie kortafstand ballistiese missiele getoets het. Suid-Korea se ministerie van Buitelandse Sake het Noord-Korea versoek om te reageer op Seoel se vredesvoorstelle en pogings om […]
