# Rugby: The United Rugby Championship will still allow coaches to meet referees on their own before matches this coming season. World Rugby’s ban on such interaction frustrated Rassie Erasmus and Dave Rennie in the recent Test series between South Africa and New Zealand, and lead to a warning this could result in coaches using […]
# The South African Local Government Association, has reaffirmed its commitment to ending gender-based violence and femicide. During a national solidarity activation in Pretoria, SALGA leaders and staff held a candle-lighting ceremony for the women whose bodies were recently discovered in Ekurhuleni. SALGA CEO Sithole Mbanga says tackling violence against women requires more than public […]
# Wetenskaplikes het ‘n nuwe wildekatspesie in Bolivia geïdentifiseer – die eerste lewende katspesie wat in meer as ‘n eeu formeel beskryf is. Die klein gespikkelde kat, wat as die “Tilcayo” bekend staan, leef in die Yungas-oerwoud waar die Andesgebergte en die Amasone-reënwoud mekaar ontmoet. Dit is kleiner as ‘n gemiddelde huiskat en weeg ongeveer […]
# Firefighters have made significant progress containing a mountain fire above La Plaisir Wine Estate in the Cape Winelands. The Cape Winelands District Municipality’s spokesperson Jo-Anne Otto says the blaze was tackled overnight by municipal crews, ground teams and volunteers. Despite strong winds, steep terrain and flames reaching three metres, teams prevented the fire from […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deadline for the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry’s final report to 25 January 2027. The Commission is investigating criminality, political interference and corruption in the criminal justice system. The extension will allow commissioners to process additional evidence, including testimony from experts who have made recommendations within the Commission’s terms […]
# Soccer: Mamelodi Sundowns coach Miguel Cardoso says they will not be intimidated by Al Ahli’s star-studded squad. Sundowns face the Saudi Arabian club at Loftus Versfeld this afternoon in their first leg of the FIFA Africa-Asia-Pacific Cup. Cardoso says the result will depend on performance, effort and concentration. Sundowns are unbeaten this season and […]
# Amerika, Denemarke en Groenland het ‘n ooreenkoms bereik wat Washington toelaat om sy militêre teenwoordigheid op die eiland aansienlik uit te brei. President Donald Trump sê die ooreenkoms sal ook verhoed dat teenstanders militêre basisse in Groenland vestig of sensitiewe beleggings daar maak sonder Amerikaanse goedkeuring. Reuters het vroeër berig Amerika en Denemarke is […]
# Die Speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Thoko Didiza, is optimisties die geskil oor Amerikaanse visumbeperkings wat sekere Suid-Afrikaners raak, kan binnekort opgelos word. Amerika sê die beperkings is gemik op persone wat verbind word met sekere beleid wat verband hou met grond, ras en geweld. Didiza sê diplomatieke samesprekings tussen Pretoria en Washington duur […]
# Die voorsitter van die Staatsdienskommissie, professor Somadoda Fikeni, bevraagteken of Suid-Afrika se intelligensiedienste bedreigings van nasionale belange voldoende kan identifiseer. Fikeni het voor die Madlanga-kommissie gevra of intelligensie hoofsaaklik op eksterne bedreigings fokus, in plaas van op binnelandse risiko’s. Hy voer aan dat nasionale veiligheidsprioriteite duidelik geïdentifiseer en met toepaslike vlakke van ingryping, senioriteit, […]
