# Die ANC-veteraan Tokyo Sexwale kritiseer president Cyril Ramaphosa oor die Phala Phala-skandaal en noem sy verduideliking kinderagtige onsin. Die voormalige hoof van die Staatsveiligheidsagentskap, Arthur Fraser, het die skandaal onthul, wat beteken dat Ramaphosa ‘n ampsklag-proses moet deurgaan. Sexwale het op die SMWX-potgooi bewerings bevraagteken dat onverklaarde Amerikaanse dollars wat op sy plaas gevind […]
# Die Kaapstadse polisie ondersoek ‘n vlaag skietvoorvalle oor die naweek waarin minstens 13 mense dood is. Woordvoerder Andrè Traut sê ses mans is in Makhaza en Endlovini dood, insluitend drie slagoffers in ‘n informele woning, en nog drie wat vanoggend in ‘n sjebien doodgeskiet is. Die motiewe word tans ondersoek. Woordvoerder Novela Potelwa het […]
# Rugby: Springbok speedster Cheslin Kolbe’s return to Cape Town had been confirmed. The 32-year-old versatile back player left the Stormers for French outfit Toulouse in 2017, and moved to Japan in 2023. The native from Kraaifontein in the Mother City made his debut for South Africa in 2018 and played 49 Tests since, scoring […]
# Opkikkerspele: Die Griekse swemmer Kristian Gkolomeev het die enigste wêreldrekord oortref op die eerste Opkikkerspele in Las Vegas. Hy het die 50-meter-vryslag in 20,81 sekondes voltooi, maar dit sal nie in die rekordboeke opgeteken word nie want die Spele laat die gebruik van opkikkers toe wat in hoofstroom-sport verbied word. Die Australiër Cameron McEvoy […]
# Skateboarding: American skateboarder Jason Vanporppal is just 25-kilometres away from completing an extraordinary skateboarding journey across Africa. The 26-year-old left Kampala, Uganda, in February, skating through five countries to raise funds for a permanent skatepark in Uganda. Battling illness, rough roads and visa setbacks, Vanporppal continued alone into Paarl, in the Cape Winelands region, […]
# South African Health Products Regulatory Authority has shut down an illegal weight-loss drug manufacturing plant in Silverton, Pretoria, after complaints about unregulated production. The facility was found to be manufacturing semaglutide and tirzepatide without proper authorisation. Spokesperson Mokgadi Fafudi says inspectors, together with the South African Pharmacy Council, discovered unaccounted active ingredients and finished […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank se Monetêre Beleidskomitee vergader Donderdag terwyl ekonome waarsku dat ‘n rentekoersverhoging waarskynlik is met inflasie wat toegeneem het weens die oorlog in die Midde-Ooste. Die inflasiekoers het verlede maand tot vier persent gestyg teenoor 3,1 persent in Maart, wat deur hoër vervoer- en energiekoste aangevuur is. FNB en Sanlam-beleggings sê dit […]
# Gauteng Department of Health has come under scrutiny after revelations that nearly 40-thousand staff working with children have not been fully vetted against the National Register for Sex Offenders and National Child Protection Register. The DA’s Michael Waters says the failure places vulnerable patients, including children in hospitals and clinics, at risk. He calls […]
# ANC veteran Tokyo Sexwale has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal, calling his explanation a childish non-story. The scandal, revealed by the former head of the State Security Agency, Arthur Fraser, is under parliamentary investigation with Ramaphosa facing an impeachment process. Speaking on SMWX podcast, Sexwale questioned claims that undeclared US […]
