# Die DA kritiseer die Nasionale Raad vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Arbeid dat hy die Vuurwapenbeheerwetsontwerp geheim hou en sleutelbelanghebbendes van die proses uitsluit. Die party voer aan die ANC volg dieselfde benadering as met die Regulatoriese Owerheid vir die Privaatsekuriteitsbedryf om beperkende wetgewing te bevorder. Ian Cameron van die DA waarsku dat die wetsontwerp wetsgehoorsame […]
# Die Solidariteitsbeweging betreur die dood van Amerikaanse aktivis, Charlie Kirk, die stigter van Turning Point USA, wat tragies op ‘n verhoog by die Utah Valley Universiteit doodgeskiet is. Die beweging het sy medelye aan Kirk se familie, vriende en ondersteuners regoor die wêreld gestuur en onthou hom as ‘n sterk voorstander van dialoog, samewerking […]
# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile sê die regering gaan strenger maatreëls instel teen munispaliteite wat nie hulle waterbetalings handhaaf nie. Mashatile het aan die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies gesê munisipaliteite het in Junie meer as 25-miljard-rand aan waterrade geskuld. Hy sê metro’s, insluitende Johannesburg en Tshwane in Gauteng en Mangaung in die Vrystaat, het hulle reeds […]
# AfriForum Jeug betreur die moord op die Amerikaanse konserwatiewe aktivis, Charlie Kirk, wat Woensdag op ‘n universiteitskampus in Utah doodgeskiet is. Die groep het ‘n krans gelê by die Amerikaanse ambassade in Pretoria en sy meegevoel aan die familie oorgedra. AfriForum het in ‘n huldeblyk Kirk se geloof, moed en invloed op jongmense wêreldwyd […]
# The Department of Transport has confirmed that it will gazette laws for implementation today to regulate e-hailing services. The department’s spokesperson, Collen Msibi, says the National Land Transport Amendment Act introduces official e-hailing licences, vehicle branding, criminal checks, and mandatory panic buttons. Drivers must also hold professional driving permits. Violations could lead to fines […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says black economic empowerment is not racism but a tool to correct past injustices. Answering questions in the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile stressed that transformation is about sharing wealth and empowering those who were previously disadvantaged. He said legislation must be used properly to uplift black entrepreneurs and communities, […]
# Convicted murderer Thabo Bester’s lawyer, MoAfrika Wa Maila, says Netflix should not be allowed to violate South Africans’ rights through its upcoming documentary. This comes as Bester and former partner Nandipha Magudumana approached the court to stop the broadcasting of a documentary titled Beauty and the Bester, scheduled to go on air today. Wa […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa must reduce its dependence on foreign aid and strengthen its own capacity to fund essential programmes. Addressing the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile warned that cuts in US funding for HIV and AIDS initiatives highlight the risks of over-reliance on external support. He said the government has […]
# Netflix legal representative Tembeka Ngcukaitobi has condemned the legal teams of convicted murderer Thabo Bester and his former partner Nandipha Magudumana’s for downplaying their actions. Presenting his argument at the High Court in Pretoria, Ngcukaitobi emphasised that Bester escaped while serving a life sentence and was not formally released. He stressed that Beauty and […]
