# Die MK-party het ‘n beroep op die regering gedoen om dringend in te gryp nadat Israelse magte ses Suid-Afrikaners wat aan boord van die Global Sumud Flotilla was, aangehou het. Hulle was deel van ‘n groep van sowat 100 aktiviste wat probeer het om van Turkye na Gaza te vaar om die Israelse blokkade […]
# Tennis: The world’s top players are reportedly planning to reduce their media appearances at the French Open in protest over prize money. Many don’t believe they are receiving a fair share of Grand Slam prize money and appropriate player benefits. Players selected for Friday’s opening news conference will walk out after 15-minutes. This is […]
# Soccer: Aston Villa ended their 30-year wait for a trophy as they defeated Freiburg 3-0 to win the Europa League in Istanbul. First-half goals by Youri Tielemans and Emi Buendia were followed by Morgan Rogers’ strike in the second half, helping Villa triumph 44 years on from their European Cup win in 1982. Villa […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse tak van die Anti-Apartheid Movement for Palestine veroordeel Israel se aanvalle op bote wat deel is van die Global Sumud-flottielje. Ses Suid-Afrikaners is Maandag deur Israelse magte aangekeer nadat die flottielje in internasionale water voorgekeer is terwyl hulle probeer het om deur die Gaza-blokkade te breek en hulp te verleen. Die beweging […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says union federation Cosatu can help the fight against procurement corruption in municipalities, without the need for unconstitutional legislation that will slow service delivery with even more red tape. He was responding to Cosatu’s criticism of the metro’s Constitutional Court bid to invalidate the Public Procurement Act. Hill-Lewis says […]
The DA has written to the minister of Higher Education and Training, Buti Manamela, demanding that he fire Construction Education and Training Authority administrator, Oupa Nkoane. He unilaterally determined and approved his own three-million-rand salary package, without the department or the minister’s authorisation. The DA’s Karabo Khakhau says an administrator should be an honest public […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it notes the below inflation adjustment by public transport operator Putco for passenger fares. The company will be increasing bus fares by an average of ten-percent from the first of June, citing soaring diesel prices and mounting operational pressures. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks says it is important that government retain the […]
# The Free Market Foundation says it has repeatedly warned that National Health Insurance is unaffordable, unconstitutional, economically destructive, and incompatible with freedom of choice in healthcare. The Constitutional Court has declared Sections 36 to 40 of the NHI Act unconstitutional. These sections relate to a state programme designed to control where healthcare practitioners or […]
# Eskom voer verkennende gesprekke met die Wêreldbank oor die befondsing van ‘n multimiljard-dollar kernprogram. Die Koeberg Kernkragstasie naby Kaapstad is Afrika se enigese werkende kernkragstasie. Die kragverskaffer stel voor vier-duisend-800 megawatt van konvensionele waterdruk-reaktors en 400 megawatt van klein modulêre reaktors. Ten minste die helfte van die klein modulêre reaktors sal bestem wees vir […]
