# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap veroordeel die onlangse toename in wreedaardige geweld in Kraaifontein, Mfuleni en Steenberg in Kaapstad, waar verskeie mense vermoor of beseer is in vermeende bende-verwante aanvalle. Volgens die party kan onder-befondsde en oorbelaste polisiestasies nie doeltreffend optree nie. Benedicta van Minnen van die DA vra die nasionale regering om meer […]
# Athletics: South Africa’s Zakithi Nene qualified for the final of the men’s 400-metres at the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan. He won his heat in the fifth-fastest time, while compatriot Lythe Pillay‘s time was too slow. Three athletes from Botswana will run in the title race, with Busang Kebinatshipi posting the world-leading time of […]
# The man convicted of murdering Thembekile Letlape, affectionately known as the ‘Pastry Princess’, will be sentenced on Thursday. Sibusiso Zitha appeared briefly in the Johannesburg High Court this morning. He pleaded guilty to fatally stabbing Letlape multiple times during an argument at her Fourways home last May, in front of their ten-year-old daughter. Her […]
# Robert Redford, die hartebreker Hollywood-akteur en Oscar-wenner regisseur is oorlede in die ouderdom van 89. Sy agent, Cindi Berger, het aan CNN gesê hy het in sy huis in Sundance in die berge van Utah, omring deur sy geliefdes, gesterf. Beroemd vir hoofrolle in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid en All the President’s […]
# Rise Mzansi sê daar is ‘n dringende behoefte om die strafregstelsel te herstel met die Madlanga-kommissie wat môre sy werk begin doen by die Bridgette Mabandla-justisiekollege in Pretoria. Die party versoek die kommissie, wat ondersoek instel na bewerings deur die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, om die polisie se misdaadintelligensie-afdeling te ondersoek. Rise Mzansi se […]
# Motorsport: Zandvoort, Singapoer en Montreal sal volgende seisoen vir die eerste keer Formule Een-blitsrenne aanbied. Formule Een en die sport se beheerliggaam, die F-I-A, het aangekondig dat dié drie renbane aansluit by Shanghai en Miami wat die afgelope twee seisoene blitsrenne aangebied het, en Silverstone wat in 2021 laas ‘n blitsren aangebied het. Volgende […]
# AfriForum urges communities and municipalities to prepare for extreme weather this spring. The national disaster management centre and South African Weather Service warn of above-average rainfall in the north-eastern parts of the country, higher temperatures, and risks of wildfires, flooding, strong winds, and even snow. AfriForum’s Tarien Cooks says poor municipal planning and maintenance […]
# The City of Tshwane has released an Investment Incentive Toolkit to guide businesses and investors to boost economic growth and job creation. Mayoral Committee member for Economic Development and Spatial Planning, Sarah Mabotsa said the toolkit highlights financial and non-financial incentives, sector data, and opportunities. The toolkit follows the Investment Summit which secured 86-billion-rand […]
# The DA in the Western Cape has condemned a recent surge of brutal violence in Kraaifontein, Mfuleni, and Steenberg in Cape Town, where several people were killed and injured in suspected gang-related attacks. According to the party, under-resourced and overstretched police stations are unable to respond effectively. The DA’s Benedicta van Minnen calls on […]
