# Gholf: Die wêreld-nommer-twee, Rory McIlroy, het met ʼn openingsrondte van ses onder 64 by die BMW-kampioenskap in Missouri, heelwat beter gedoen as verlede week se teleurstellende vertoning by die FedEx St Jude-kampioenskap. Die speler van Noord-Ierland deel die voorsprong met die Amerikaanse viermanskap Gary Woodland, Wyndham Clark, JJ Spaun en Chris Gotterup. Die wêreld-nommer-een […]
# Tshwane Metro Police Department says there is a major accident on the N1 North before the Proefplaas Interchange, slowing down traffic from Lynnwood Road. As a result, the road has been closed off to traffic between Proefplaas Interchange and Sefako Makgato exit. TMPD says emergency services are on the scene as traffic is being […]
# Alliance of Citizens for Change veroordeel die moord op die voormalige ANC-raadslid en burgemeester van Knysna, Ndoda Aubrey Tsengwa. Volgens ʼn voorlopige ondersoek was die 48-jarige raadslid Woensdagaand op pad huis toe saam met drie ander toe ʼn onbekende aanvaller op hulle voertuig losgebrand het voordat hy te voet in die Joodsekamp-area gevlug het. […]
# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has welcomed South Africa and Finland’s commitment to strengthening cooperation in education and skills development. This week, Finnish minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz conducted an official visit to South Africa, where he met with Basic Education minister Siviwe Gwarube to discuss shared priorities and opportunities for deeper collaboration between the […]
# Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says Cape Town has become a beacon of hope for South Africa over the last five years, with record infrastructure investments driving 50-percent of all job growth in the country’s metros. He delivered his final address to council for the term. Hill-Lewis highlighted the record 12.2-billion-rand infrastructure spending, gains in public […]
# Eco-justice group the Green Connection has urged Parliament to withdraw the proposed Gas Bill, warning it could lock South Africa deeper into oil and gas dependence while weakening oversight. The legislation, once promulgated, would replace the Gas Act, with a new framework covering areas including liquefied natural gas, gas infrastructure, investment, licensing and enforcement. […]
# Johannesburg Water has joined forces with the Gauteng Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Department to strengthen their partnership with community development workers. This is to promote responsible water use and encourage positive behavioural change across communities. Johannesburg Water’s spokesperson, Nombuso Shabalala, says the prevention of water losses is one of the key indicators of […]
# Ten minste 50 mense, insluitend 40 kinders, is dood toe ‘n oorlaaide boot gister in Sokoto in die noordweste van Nigerië omgeslaan het. Daar was volgens berigte meer as 70 mense aan boord, wat boere en arbeiders ingesluit het wat gehuur is om rys te oes. Sestien mense is gered. Die Nasionale Binnelandse Waterweë […]
# Union federation Cosatu is concerned about the rise of far-right vigilante, racial and tribal groupings that pose a serious threat to South Africa’s hard-won non-racial democracy. AfriForum and the March and March movement announced a collaborative working group to cooperate on community safety, legal issues, education, and anti-crime initiatives. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says this strange […]
