# The South African Police Service and Royal Eswatini Police have tracked three suspects involved in the murder of Sergeant Lawrence Mtshweni. The cross-border operation resulted in two suspects being fatally shot and the third taking his own life. Police spokesperson Athlenda Mathe says a reward of 150-thousand-rand remains in place for information on fugitive […]
# Britain’s economy performed better than expected in the second quarter as it weathered the impact of US tariffs and a higher business tax. Gross domestic product grew 0.3-percent in the April to June period, beating analyst forecasts of 0.1-percent growth after reaching 0.7-percent in the first quarter. Finance minister Rachel Reeves says the figures […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Suikerrietkwekersvereniging versoek die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging, Parks Tau, om die regulasies te finaliseer wat kleinhandelaars, voedsel- en drankvervaardigers, meulenaars en produsente sal toelaat om gesamentlik te onderhandel oor die aankoop van hoofsaaklik plaaslike suiker. Die suikerbedryf ondervind ‘n beduidende bedreiging oor die tariewe van 30-persent wat op suikeruitvoere na […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika het bekendgemaak dat die Hollywood-ikoon Sylvester Stallone, die rock-groep KISS en die country-sanger en liedjieskrywer George Strait onder dié is wat vanjaar deur die Kennedy-sentrum vereer word. Ander bekendes sluit in die Britse akteur en komediant Michael Crawford en die plaaslike sangeres Gloria Gaynor. Trump verbreek tradisie deur later […]
# SANParke, in samewerking met die Trust vir Bedreigde Natuurlewe, het begin met ‘n nuwe navorsingsprojek oor leeus in die Kgalagadi-oorgrenspark in die Noord-Kaap wat tot in Botswana strek. JP Louw van SANParke sê oor die volgende paar maande sal spanne inligting insamel met kameras, voetspore, waarnemings en ander nie-indringende metodes. Hy sê leeus het […]
# SA Canegrowers is urging Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau to finalise the regulations that will allow retailers, food and beverage manufacturers, millers and growers to collectively negotiate about purchasing mainly local sugar. The country’s sugar industry faces a significant threat from the 30-percent tariffs imposed on sugar exports to the United States. […]
# US president Donald Trump has revealed Hollywood icon Sylvester Stallone, rock band KISS and country singer-songwriter George Strait as some of this year’s Kennedy Centre honourees. The others are British actor and comedian Michael Crawford and local singer Gloria Gaynor. Breaking with tradition, Trump will host and produce the 48th honouree ceremony later this year. He […]
# SANParks, in partnership with the Endangered Wildlife Trust, launched a new lion research project in the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in the Northern Cape, which also extends into Botswana. SANParks’ JP Louw says over the next few months, teams will be out in the field using cameras, tracks, sightings, and other safe, non-invasive methods to […]
# Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking sê minister Ronald Lamola sal die hoof van die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Weermag, generaal Rudzani Maphwanya, ontmoet om sy opmerkings in Iran te verduidelik. Maphwanya en die bevelvoerder van die Iranse Weermag, general-majoor Amir Hatami, het tydens ‘n vergadering in Teheran blykbaar hul lande se gemeenskaplike doel goedgepraat […]
