# The Patriotic Alliance has announced its suspended deputy president, Kenny Kunene, as the party’s mayoral candidate for Johannesburg for the 2026 Local Government elections. This comes despite an internal probe into Kunene’s alleged ties to crime figure Katiso “KT” Molefe. Kunene was at Molefe’s Sandton home during his arrest for DJ Sumbody’s murder. Party […]
# Die UDM vra die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, en nasionale polisiekommissaris Fannie Masemola vir dringende maatreëls om mediavryheid te beskerm terwyl wetstoepassing tydens betogings versterk word. Woordvoerder Zandile Phiri verwys na die joernaliste Sandiso Phaliso wat in Nyanga, Kaapstad, aangerand is, en Julia Evans, wat deur ‘n rubberkoeël gewond is toe sy […]
# The Department of Defence has admitted spending nearly 110-million-rand leasing the St George’s Hotel in Pretoria. Defence and Military Veterans minister Angie Motshekga revealed the figures in response to a parliamentary question, blaming the Department of Public Works and Infrastructure for failing to provide suitable state-owned facilities. According to News24, the hotel housed the […]
# ‘n Mylpaal-ooreenkoms van die Wêreldhandelsorganisasie het in werking getree wat miljarde-rand se skadelike visvang-subsidies verbied. Die ooreenkoms, wat deur Brasilië, Kenia, Tonga en Viëtnam goedgerkeur is, verbied subsidies vir oorbeviste voorrade en visvang in internasionale waters. Regerings bestee tans jaarliks 614-mijard-rand aan sulke subsidies, hoofsaaklik deur China, die Europese Unie, Amerika, Suid-Korea en Japan. […]
# Wildlife Ranching South Africa het die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, beskuldig dat hy nie jaarlikse jagkwotas vir olifante, swartrenosters en luiperds vasgestel het nie. George het onlangs aangekondig hy sal kwotas terughou hangende ‘n hofuitspraak. Die organisasie voer aan die minister gebruik die saak as ‘n verskoning om nie […]
# The family of murdered Johannesburg student Leigh Matthews has rejected recommendations for the possible parole of her killer. Donovan Moodley was convicted in 2005 for murder, kidnapping and extortion, and remains behind bars 21 years after the crime. Matthews’ father, Rob, told SABC News the process has reopened painful wounds, stressing there has been […]
# Die DA in Noordwes het die Portefeuljekomitee oor Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling, die Omgewing, Bewaring en Toerisme versoek om die LUR, Bitsa Lenkopane, te ontbied nadat die provinsie uitgesluit is van Suid-Afrika se G20-toerismebeleggingsberaad. Die DA se woordvoerder, Jóhni Steenkamp, sê terwyl ander provinsies belangrike beleggings kon verseker, het Noordwes moontlike beleggings van een-miljard-rand misgeloop. Die […]
# Die leier van BOSA, Mmusi Maimane, het in ‘n brief aan die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, aangedring op totale deursigtigheid oor die raad van die Openbare Beleggingskorporasie. Die woordvoerder van BOSA, Roger Solomons, sê die nuwe nie-uitvoerende direkteure is aangestel sonder enige verduideliking of geen openbare konsultasie nie. Hy sê dit is buitengewoon […]
# The UDM is calling on acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia and national police commissioner Fannie Masemola to urgently reinforce to safeguard press freedom while strengthening policing during protests. The party’s Zandile Phiri referred to journalists Sandiso Phaliso who was assaulted in Nyanga in Cape Town, and Julia Evans who was wounded by a rubber bullet while covering community […]
