# The presiding judge in the Senzo Meyiwa trial says he is willing to recuse himself if the lawyers in the case believe he is biased. This comes after Judge Ratha Mokgoatlheng issued an apology on Monday, following a backlash over his remarks in the courtroom last week. This included references to black legal professionals, […]
# AfriForum sê die jongste herskedulering van Afrikaanse nuus op SABC TV is swak beplan en loop die risiko om kykers te verloor. Die organisasie waarsku dat die nuwe tyd om 5.30 nm op weeksdae en 8 nm oor naweke op S3 landelike kykers kan vervreem en toegang tot belangrike nuus kan verminder. Alana Bailey […]
# AfriForum says the latest rescheduling of Afrikaans news on SABC TV is poorly planned and risks losing viewers. The organisation warns the new time at 5.30 pm on weekdays and 8 pm on weekends on S3 could alienate rural viewers and reduce access to vital news. AfriForum’s Alana Bailey says the matter has been […]
# Die burgemeester van Kaapstad, Geordin Hill-Lewis, daag president Cyril Ramaphosa en die Parlement voor die Konstitusionele Hof om die nuwe Wet op Openbare Verkryging onwettig te laat verklaar. Hy sê die wet is met ernstige gebreke aanvaar en sal munisipale dienslewering benadeel deur burokrasie by te voeg en verkrygingsinmenging toe te laat. Hill-Lewis voer […]
# Cape Town mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis is taking president Cyril Ramaphosa and Parliament to the Constitutional Court, seeking to have the new Public Procurement Act declared unlawful. He says the law was passed with serious flaws and will harm municipal service delivery by adding red tape and allowing procurement interference. Hill-Lewis argues the act threatens […]
# AfriForum vra die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, om sy belofte aan die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, na te kom om voorkeur te gee aan die voorkoming van plaasaanvalle. Die burgerregtegroep sê Steenhuisen se opmerkings aan Trump, wat plaasaanvalle en veediefstal tot voorkeur-misdade verklaar, moet deur dringende optrede opgevolg word. Jacques Broodryk van AfriForum […]
# AfriForum has called on Agriculture minister John Steenhuisen to honour his promise to the US to prioritise farm attacks. The civil rights group says Steenhuisen’s remarks to president Donald Trump about declaring farm attacks and stock theft priority crimes, must be followed by urgent action. AfriForum’s Jacques Broodryk warns that failure to do so […]
#Corruption Watch sê die nalatenskap van die hoof van die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag, Shamila Batohi, bly onseker met slegs tien maande van haar ampstermyn wat oorbly. Karam Singh van Corruption Watch glo dis Batohi se kans om die Parlement met vrymoedigheid toe te spreek, sistemiese uitdagings uit te lig en hervormings soos anti-korrupsiehowe aan te moedig. […]
# Corruption Watch says the legacy of National Prosecuting Authority head, Shamila Batohi, remains uncertain with just ten months left in her tenure. Corruption Watch’s Karam Singh believes this is Batohi’s chance to boldly address Parliament, highlight systemic challenges, and push for reforms like anti-corruption courts. Singh stressed to Newzroom Afrika the importance of innovation, […]
