# The South African Communist Party has strongly condemned Israel’s violent and unlawful attack on Qatar. They accuse Israel of pursuing imperialist aggression that threatens peace in the Middle East, undermines sovereignty, and prolongs the war against Palestine and neighbouring states. SACP spokesperson Mbulelo Mandlana says Israel’s justification for targeting Hamas in Qatar is mere […]
# The DA says Eskom must be unbundled urgently to save the mining sector from collapse. The party warns that soaring electricity prices, which have risen by more than 800-percent since 2007, are crippling mining and shutting down ferrochrome smelters, with Glencore closing all 22 of its furnaces. The DA’s Kevin Mileham says South Africa, […]
# Psychiatrists from across Africa will gather in East London in the Eastern Cape from today until Friday for the 2025 South African Society of Psychiatrists Congress. The conference will focus on improving access to mental health care, where most people living with mental illness currently go untreated. The organisation’s Anusha Lachman says delegates will […]
# Cricket: Afghanistan’s exiled women’s players will tour India during the one-day World Cup, where they will play against domestic teams. Most of the cricketers fled to Australia when the Taliban regime returned in 2021 and banned women and girls from participating in sports, education and employment. The team will also be invited to watch […]
# The DA in Johannesburg has slammed mayor Dada Morero for allegedly diverting four-billion-rand away from Johannesburg Water during a severe water crisis. The funds were reportedly redirected to general financial obligations, without council approval. The DA says the move is reckless, undermines accountability, and worsens collapsing water infrastructure. The DA’s Belinda Kayser-Echeozonjoku says it […]
# Soccer: World governing body Fifa announced the distribution of 6.1-billion-rand to clubs for next year’s World Cup in North America – an increase of almost 70-percent from the previous tournament in Qatar in 2022. This is part of Fifa’s expanded club benefits programme, where clubs are being compensated for releasing players for qualifiers as […]
# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump sê Amerika en China het ‘n ooreenkoms oor TikTok bereik, met Washington wat sê beheer oor Tik-Tok moet na VSA-beheerde eienaarskap skuif. Die ooreenkoms is oor twee dae in Madrid bereik tussen Amerika se minister van Finansies, Scott Bessent, en die adjunk-eerste minister van China, He Lifeng. TikTok het […]
# Die Kaapse Skiereiland Universiteit vir Tegnologie het aangekondig professor Brian Figaji is sy nuwe kanselier. Die universiteitsraad het die aanstelling vroeër vandeesmaand goedgekeur en Figaji het Sondag amptelik die rol vir ‘n vier-jaar-termyn aanvaar. Figaji was voorheen rektor van die voormalige Skiereiland Technikon, wat twee dekades terug met die Kaapse Technikon saamgesmelt het om […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het ‘n gids vir beleggingsaansporing bekendgestel om ondernemings en beleggers te lei en om ekonomiese groei en werkskepping te bevorder. Burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Omgewingsbeplanning, Sarah Mabotsa sê die gids plaas die kollig op finansiële en nie-finansiële aansporings, sektordata, en geleenthede. Dit volg na die Beleggingsberaad wat 86-miljard-rand in privaatsektorbeloftes […]
