# Die Patriotic Alliance het aangekondig sy geskorste adjunkpresident, Kenny Kunene, is die party se burgemeesterskandidaat vir Johannesburg in die komende plaaslike regeringsverkiesing. Dit volg ondanks ‘n interne ondersoek na Kunene se beweerde bande met die misdaadfiguur Katiso “KT” Molefe. Kunene was by Molefe se huis in Sandton toe hy in hegtenis geneem is vir […]
# ActionSA says it will file a complaint with the Public Protector after revelations that the National Treasury has failed to act on corruption cases flagged by the Special Investigating Unit. Of 467 suppliers and individuals recommended for blacklisting, only one is on Treasury’s Restricted Suppliers Register. ActionSA says this represents systemic maladministration, with just […]
# Rugby: World Cup-winning coach Jaques Nienaber will stay with Irish side Leinster until 2027, nipping speculation in the bud he might return to the Springboks to re-join old friend Rassie Erasmus. Nienaber coached South Africa to back-to-back World Cup titles in 2023, whereafter he returned to Ireland where he coached before. Leinster clinched the […]
# The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of interference in Truth and Reconciliation Commission cases will begin oral hearings on 10 November at the Sci-Bono Discovery Centre in Johannesburg in Gauteng. Chaired by former Constitutional Court judge Sisi Khampepe, the commission is calling on all interested parties to submit witness statements, reports, and other […]
# The High Court in Pretoria has dismissed with costs the Lungu family’s bid to appeal a ruling allowing Zambia to repatriate former president Edgar Lungu for a state funeral. Lungu died on 5 June at a Pretoria hospital where he was receiving treatment. His family requested he be buried in South Africa following disputes with […]
# Rugby: Wallabies flyhalf James O’Connor wants to return Down Under for the two Bledisloe and Rugby Championship Tests against the All Blacks. The 35-year-old left for English club Leicester Tigers, who he planned to join after the British and Irish Lions series, but was then retained in the squad due to injuries. He played […]
# Trade union Solidarity has declared a formal dispute with government at the National Economic Development and Labour Council over mass retrenchments, citing poor infrastructure, power instability, and policy failures. The union says about 350-thousand jobs are already affected, with more at risk in coming months. Solidarity accuses president Cyril Ramaphosa of ignoring repeated warnings […]
# The DA says it’s pleased that president Cyril Ramaphosa has acknowledged the party’s record of good governance. Speaking at ANC’s councillors’ roll call at the FNB Stadium yesterday, Ramaphosa highlighted Cape Town and Stellenbosch as examples of effective service delivery and urged ANC councillors to learn from DA municipalities. The DA’s Willie Aucamp says […]
# Die familie van die vermoorde Johannesburgse student Leigh Matthews verwerp aanbevelings oor haar moordenaar se moontlike parool. Donovan Moodley is in 2005 skuldig bevind aan moord, ontvoering en afpersing, en is reeds byna 21 jaar agter tralies. Matthews se pa, Rob, het aan SABC News gesê die proses het weer pynlike wonde oopgekrap. Hy […]
