# Iran se Ministerie van Buitelandse Sake sê gesprekke duur voort met Oman oor die Seestraat van Hormoes, maar is tydsaam weens ingewikkelde kwessies en sekere rolspelers se pogings om die proses te ondermyn. Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, het gedreig om Oman te bombardeer indien die land inmeng met sy regering se bedrywighede in […]
# The DA says the Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development wasted more than 20.6-million-rand on 211 events between 2022 and 2026, while farmers continue to struggle for support. The DA’s Bronwynn Engelbrecht says the spending was revealed in a response to questions in the Gauteng Provincial Legislature. She says the department should prioritise […]
# Rugby: All Blacks coach Dave Rennie regards the coming Test series against the Springboks as a lot tougher than a World Cup. He says in a World Cup the strength of the opponents varies considerably while it will be the same strong opponent against South Africa every time. The two countries could meet in […]
# Oil prices rose for a third consecutive trading session today as hopes for a lasting US-Iranian peace deal weakened, raising concerns about global energy supplies. Iran says it would adopt a more offensive military stance after negotiations stalled, while Washington ruled out extending a temporary ceasefire. Brent crude reached a peak of 91-dollar-76-cents a […]
# A new study by Stellenbosch University and Artefact South Africa is calling for targeted prevention and support strategies to address cyberbullying among teenagers. Researchers Daniel le Roux and Camryn Twaddle found that 63.9-percent of learners surveyed had been involved in cyberbullying. Twaddle says the study found that girls and boys experienced different forms of […]
# ‘n Studie deur die Universiteit van Kaapstad het bevind stokvelle kan ‘n belangrike platform word vir die verbetering van voeding en voedselsekerheid in lae-inkomste gemeenskappe. Die Internasionale Navorsings- en Ontwikkelingsentrum het die studie befonds. Ondersoek is ingestel na die uitwerking van kruideniersware-stokvelle op voedselaankope en voedingsverwante besluite in twee lae-inkomstegemeenskappe in Kaapstad, Dunoon en […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens het sy raadplegings-dokument oor die vernuwing van BTW bekendgestel en ‘n openbare raadplegingsproses begin om die land oor te skakel na ‘n digitale BTW-administrasiestelsel met bykans onmiddellike verwerking. Die diens stel ‘n aanlyn BTW-model voor wat e-fakturering en e-rapportering integreer om BTW-administrasie te herposisioneer, nakoming te vergemaklik en toesig te versterk. […]
# The International Trade Administration Commission has recommended a temporary rebate on customs duties for certain new tyres used on agricultural and forestry vehicles and machinery. The tyres, with rim sizes below 91 centimetres, are mainly used on tractors and harvesters. Itac says there are no local manufacturers of the products in the Southern African […]
# Consulting Engineers South Africa says technical skills must be prioritised in implementing the National Water Action Plan. Cesa CEO Chris Campbell says infrastructure investment and institutional reforms will fail without qualified engineers, technicians and process controllers to operate and maintain water systems. He says the decline in municipal technical expertise has contributed to worsening […]
