# The Limpopo Transport and Community Safety Department has confirmed that six people were killed including two pedestrians and eleven injured in four different crashes that were reported on the province’s roads last night. Spokesperson Mashudu Mabata says the department continues to urge motorists to obey road safety regulations, as reckless behaviour on the roads can result […]
# Three Red Cross volunteers died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from suspected Ebola likely caught while managing dead bodies. The volunteers are among the first known victims of the DRC’s Ebola outbreak, which has resulted in more than 170 suspected deaths and 750 suspected cases. The outbreak involves a rare species of […]
# Acting national police commissioner, Puleng Dimpane, has called on police across the country to sustain intelligence-driven operations and continue stamping the authority of the state. This followed the release of the latest quarterly crime statistics, which reflected a downward trajectory in several serious and violent crime categories. Dimpane commended the commitment and hard work […]
# Momentum Investments’ Chief Economist, Sanisha Packirisamy says in Moody’s baseline assumptions the government of national unity is expected to see through its term. However, she says Moody’s acknowledges that the upcoming electoral cycle, including the local government elections scheduled for 4 November, presents political and policy risks in South Africa. Packirisamy says while Moody’s notes that reform […]
# COSATU vra die Parlement om die openbare deelnamefase vir die Wet op Beskermde Bekendmakings vinnig te open om korrupsie doeltreffend te bestry en verklikkers te beskerm. Die aanvanklike venster vir skriftelike openbare voorleggings het amptelik gesluit en die wetgewende proses beweeg nou na parlementêre openbare verhore. COSATU se woordvoerder, Matthew Parks, sê Suid-Afrika kan […]
# Tennis: Novak Djokovic will today begin his latest attempt to make history. Winning the French Open for a fourth time would bring the 39-year-old that elusive 25th major title. Djokovic’s last Grand Slam title came at the US Open in 2023, with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz winning every Grand Slam since then. Djokovic […]
# Cosatu verwelkom president Cyril Ramaphosa se afkondiging van Artikels 5, 6 en 19 van die Wysigingswet op Maatskappye. COSATU se woordvoerder, Matthew Parks, sê die afkondiging van hierdie bepalings, wat lankal moes gebeur het, dwing genoteerde maatskappye en staatsondernemings om hul vergoedingsbeleide vir goedkeuring voor te lê. Hy sê dit sluit in die volledige […]
# Die hoofekonoom van Momentum Investments, Sanisha Packirisamy, sê Moody’s het Suid-Afrika se soewereine graderingsvooruitsigte van bestendig na positief hersien, met die kredietgradering op Ba2. Sy sê die vooruitsig-opgradering weerspieël verbeterende fiskale prestasie en strukturele hervormings wat skuld bestendig maak en die ekonomiese herstel sedert 2007 ondersteun, ondanks die wêreldwye verlangsaming. Packirisamy sê egter Moody’s […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Willie Aucamp, is geskok na die tragiese ontdekking van twee toeriste se liggame in die noordelike deel van die Krugerwildtuin. Hy sê ‘n soektog is Donderdagaand van stapel gestuur nadat personeel opgemerk het die toeriste het nie teruggekeer na hul kamp nie. Ander toeriste het Vrydag […]
