# US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, says a US-Iranian peace deal is still a work in progress. President Donald Trump instructed negotiators over the weekend not to rush into a deal. The framework agreement under discussion reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire extension, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and a plan for further negotiations over […]
# Tennis: Third-seeded Novak Djokovic kicked off his quest for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title with victory in the first round of the French Open. The Serbian beat Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, 5-7, 7-5, 6-1, 6-4. Seventh seeded Taylor Fritz was stunned 7-6, 7-6, 6-7, 6-1 by fellow American Nishesh Basavareddy. Germany’s Alexander Zverev […]
# Gauteng Roads and Transport MEC, Kedibone Diale-Tlabela, has strongly condemned the destruction and vandalism of public road infrastructure in Ekurhuleni. Public infrastructure along the R550 Heidelberg and Alberton route was vandalised during a service delivery protest. The department’s spokesperson, Lesiba Mpya, says protesters dug up and destroyed sections of the road near Zonkizizwe and Palm […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says since the adoption of South Africa’s constitution, the nation has built a culture that is robust, participatory, continuously evolving, and firmly anchored in the democratic values everyone holds dearly. This year marks the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution. In his weekly newsletter, he says there is a strong […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, sê ‘n brand het die naweek in die Himeville-landdroshof in die Harry Gwala-distriksmunisipaliteit in KwaZulu-Natal uitgebreek. Volgens ‘n voorlopige ondersoek het die brand in die landdros se kantoor uitgebreek nadat ‘n kontrakteur wat in die gebou gewerk het, ‘n vuur in die kaggel in die kantoor […]
# Gauteng se LUR vir Samewerkende Regering en Tradisionele Sake, Jacob Mamabolo, beskryf die omkeerstrategie vir plaaslike regering as ʼn langtermynprogram om munisipaliteite te herbou en openbare vertroue te herstel. Die strategie is gemik op beter bestuur, finansiële herstel, beskerming van infrastruktuur en dienslewering. Mamabolo sê gekoördineerde ingryping onder die strategie lewer reeds resultate deur […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA het die aankoms verwelkom van die eerste besending van 3,5-miljoen dosisse van Argentinië se Biogénesis Bagó-entstof teen bek-en-klouseer. Dit is die grootste besending entstof teen die siekte wat deur Suid-Afrika ingevoer is. Bennie van Zyl van TLU SA sê die Departement van Landbou moet ‘n toewysingsverspreidingskomitee aanstel wat boere en […]
# Die DA sê president Cyril Ramaphosa moet die Nasionale Raad oor Geslagsgeweld se raadslede onmiddellik aanstel. Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Vroue, die Jeug en Persone met Gestremdhede het in Maart name vir raadslede aan die president voorgestel. Angel Khanyile van die DA sê die raad is ʼn belangrike rolspeler in bekamping van geweld teen […]
# The DA says officials of the National Youth Development Agency must appear before Parliament. This follows reports by TimesLIVE that the NYDA is looking to bring in forensic investigators to find out which staff members may have been sharing internal information with the media. The DA’s Angel Khanyile says the NYDA must account for reports that public […]
