# Cosatu het in beginsel die tertafellegging in die Parlement van die Wysigingswetsontwerp op Drank, verwelkom. Cosatu-woordvoerder Matthew Parks sê die wetsontwerp kyk na die behoefte vir ‘n progressiewe reaksie oor die krisis van drankmisbruik wat endemies in Suid-Afrika is, veral onder die werkersklasse en die plattelandse gemeenskappe. Hy sê meer as 40-persent van die […]
# Die organisasie Lawyers for Human Rights verwelkom die Konstitusionele Hof se baanbreker-uitspraak, wat bevestig dat artikel 26 van die Wet op die Registrasie van Geboortes en Sterftes ongrondwetlik en onbillik diskriminerend is op grond van geslag. Die organisasie se prokureur, Mametlwe Sebei, sê hierdie uitspraak bevestig dat die reg om ‘n mens se van […]
# Johannesburg en Tshwane is medevoorsitters van die 2025 Urban 20-burgemeestersberaad in Johannesburg, ‘n globale diplomatieke projek wat stedelike prioriteite binne die G20-agenda versterk. Die beraad is byeengeroep deur C40 Cities, en United Cities and Local Governments. Die medevoorsittersrol plaas Afrika-stede aan die voorpunt van globale stedelike bestuur en volhoubare transformasie. Die beraad sal fokus […]
# The inaugural South Africa Fashion Awards will be held in Sandton, Johannesburg, on the fourth of next month, marking the arrival of the World Fashion Awards in Africa. Legendary designer David Tlale will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, while Laduma Ngxokolo will be honoured for his global contribution to fashion. Nominees include Thebe Magugu, […]
# Die minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, en adjunkminister Mkhuleko Hlengwa is bekommerd oor die toenemende ongelukke waarby leerders betrokke is, en sê ‘n hersiening van die Nasionale Padveiligheidstrategie sal skoolvervoer prioritiseer. Dit volg ná die dood van vyf leerders gister toe ‘n ‘n minibus in ‘n voorskoolse gebou in die Imbali Township in Pietermaritzburg, […]
# The DA says deputy president, Paul Mashatile, failed to demonstrate remorse for his failure to provide a complete declaration of interests in spite of the fine levied on him by Parliament’s Joint Ethics Committee. The DA’s Dennis Ryder says in spite of the acknowledgement of guilt demonstrated by his payment of the fine, the […]
# Convicted murderer Thabo Bester’s legal counsel, Courage Morero, expressed disappointment after the High Court in Pretoria dismissed Bester and Nandipha Magudumana’s urgent bid to block Netflix’s Beauty and the Bester documentary from airing today. Judge Sulet Potterill ruled that Bester has other legal remedies and that prior restraint is not the only option. Morero argues […]
# Cosatu has welcomed the National Assembly’s passing of the Immigration Amendment Bill and supported the progressive Bill that was necessitated by a Constitutional Court judgment. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Matthew Parks says whilst welcoming these common-sense amendments, it is critical that Parliament and the Home Affairs Department ensure that persons under 18 years of age are not separated from their families […]
# The DA says minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille’s dismal handling of SA Tourism’s affairs has cost it a whopping 500-million-rand. The DA’s Haseena Ismail says her tenure has gone from one scandal to the next. He says De Lille has not been transparent over her reckless decision to dissolve the board. She adds […]
