# Ekonome sê Suid-Afrika kan binne die volgende jaar ‘n kredietgraderingsopgradering van groot internasionale agentskappe ontvang. Dit volg nadat Moody’s die land se vooruitsigte na “positief” verbeter het. Ontleders sê opgraderings kan volg na die middeltermynbegroting in Oktober, die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing in November of volgende jaar se nasionale begroting. Ekonome van Ou Mutual Wealth en […]
# Misdaadstatistieke van Januarie tot Maart in die 2025/2026-boekjaar toon dat Gauteng ‘n gemiddeld van 27 ontvoerings per dag aanteken. Meer as die helfte van die land se ontvoerings vind in die provinsie plaas. ‘n Kriminoloog, Jacob Mofokeng, het aan EWN gesê sindikate teiken slagoffers deur middel van kapings, afspraak-toepassings en losprys-skemas. Hy sê slagoffers […]
# Gauteng is recording an average of 27 kidnappings a day, according to crime statistics covering January to March in the 2025/2026 financial year. The province accounts for more than half of the country’s kidnapping cases. Speaking to EWN, Criminologist Jacob Mofokeng says syndicates are organised and target victims through hijackings, dating apps, and ransom […]
# Die DA vra ‘n dringende verhoor voor die Parlement se portefeuljekomitee oor Vervoer weens toenemende kommer oor lugvaartveiligheidsmislukkings. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Lugdiens het na bewering agt dae geneem om die Kaapstadse Lughawe se brandstofnoodgevalle aan te meld by die Suid-Afrikaanse Burgerlugvaartowerheid. DA-woordvoerder Chris Hunsinger sê dit oorskry die verpligte verslagdoeningstydperk van 72-uur. Hy sê dit […]
# Grain South Africa and South African Cereals and Oilseeds Trade Association have taken legal steps over delays in implementing revised wheat import tariffs. The industry bodies say they have waited nearly two years for the government to finalise changes aimed at protecting local wheat producers from subsidised global imports. Lawyers have given authorities until […]
# Australië se hoofspioenasie-agentskap waarsku dat die terreurbedreiging in die land ‘n kommerwekkende wending geneem het. Dit volg op die aanval op Bondi-strand tydens ‘n Joodse Hanukkah-viering in Desember verlede jaar waarin 15 mense dood is. Die direkteur-generaal van die Australiese Veiligheidsintelligensie-organisasie, Mike Burgess, sê jare se toename in anti-Semitisme het bygedra tot hul besluit […]
# Soccer: Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum says her country will host Iran’s national team during the World Cup after the United States reportedly refused to accommodate the squad overnight. She says FIFA approached Mexico for assistance amid ongoing Middle Eastern tensions and security concerns. Iran’s training base will be in Tijuana, Mexico, while their tournament […]
# The Gauteng Provincial Government says it is intensifying interventions to curb land invasions and illegal land occupation across the province. Spokesperson Ofentse Morwane says they introduced the LIMIT system, a technology-driven tool aimed at detecting illegal land occupations in real time. He says operations are continuing against syndicates involved in the illegal sale of […]
# Economists say South Africa could receive a credit ratings upgrade from major global agencies within the next year, following Moody’s improving the country’s outlook to positive. Analysts say upgrades could come after the medium-term budget in October, the local government elections in November, or next year’s national budget. Economists from Old Mutual Wealth and […]
