# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, waarsku rampokkery is nie gewone misdaad nie maar ‘n bedreiging vir nasionale sekerheid. Cachalia het in Kaapstad beklemtoon dat die ontplooing van die weermag nie op hierdie stadium oorweeg word nie. Hy waarsku bendelede om nie gemeenskappe te benadeel of staatinstellings aan te val nie en sê […]
# ‘n Nuwe studie deur die Universiteit Stellenbosch toon pa’s se drankgebruik kan kinders se groei en ontwikkeling benadeel. Navorsers het bevind pa’s wat baie drink tydens ‘n swangerskap word gekoppel aan kinders wat korter is, kleiner koppe het en laer punte op die verbale Intelligensie-kwosiënt behaal. Marlene de Vries van die universiteit het op […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Taxiraad moedig alle taxi-operateurs aan om voor die sperdatum aansoek te doen vir taxinoodfondsuitbetalings. Aansoeke vir uitbetalings sluit op 31 Oktober. Die eenmalige fonds, wat ingestel is om operateurs te help om te herstel van die impak van Covid-19, het reeds meer as 414-miljoen-rand aan meer as 73-duisend operateurs uitbetaal. Rebecca […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia has urged Western Cape communities to work with police in combating escalating gang violence. Speaking in Cape Town, Cachalia called on law enforcement to intensify efforts against evolving crime patterns. Cachalia emphasised that organised crime is driving the violence, warning that the state must deploy all available resources to […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has endorsed Brazilian president Lula da Silva’s call for a ceasefire in Gaza and the recognition of Palestinian self-determination. Speaking at the extraordinary BRICS leaders virtual meeting, Ramaphosa said lasting peace requires a two-state solution and affirmed South Africa’s support for justice and human rights in the region. He urged BRICS […]
# Acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia has warned that gangsterism is not ordinary crime but a threat to national security. Speaking in Cape Town, Cachalia also emphasised that the deployment of the military is not under consideration at this stage. Cachalia warned gang members against harming communities and attacking state institutions, stating that intensified anti-gang […]
# A new study by Stellenbosch University shows that fathers’ drinking can also harm children’s growth and development. Researchers found that heavy drinking by fathers during pregnancy is linked to children being shorter, having smaller heads, and scoring lower on verbal intelligence quotient tests. Marking International Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Day, the university’s Marlene de Vries […]
# The South African National Taxi Council urges all taxi operators to apply for the taxi relief fund before next month’s deadline. The applications will close on 31 October. The once-off fund, introduced to help operators recover from Covid-19 impacts, has already paid over 414-million-rand to more than 73-thousand operators. Santaco’s Rebecca Phala says qualifying […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die buitengewone BRICS-leiersberaad vind op ‘n kritieke tyd plaas, te midde van wêreldwye ekonomiese en politieke onsekerheid. Ramaphosa het tydens die virtuele BRICS-leiersberaad gewaarsku toenemende handelsoorloë en eensydige tariewe benadeel ontwikkelende lande, insluitend Suid-Afrika, aangesien dit werkgeleenthede en groei bedreig. Hy het BRICS versoek om hervormings by die Wêreldhandelsorganisasie en […]
