# Die minister van Openbare Werke en Infrastruktuur, Dean Macpherson, sê die hervormings in die departement is daarop gemik om verantwoordbaarheid te verbeter, openbare geld te beskerm en voortslepende institusionele mislukkings aan te spreek. Hy het kommer uitgespreek oor die Eiendomsbestuurshandelsentiteit, wat verantwoordelik is vir die bestuur van een van Suid-Afrika se grootste openbare eiendomsportefeuljes. […]
# President Donald Trump sê Iran het te lank geneem om ‘n ooreenkoms te onderhandel en sal nou die prys moet betaal. Dit volg nadat die twee mekaar aangeval het nadat ‘n Amerikaanse helikopter vroeër hierdie week afgeskiet is. Die Amerikaanse weermag het Iranse lugverdediging, grondbeheerstasies en radarterreine geteiken. In vergeldingsaanvalle het Teheran Amerikaanse basisse […]
# Die Gautengse polisiekommissaris, Tommy Mthombeni, sê Dinsdagaand se massaskietery in die Jumpers informele nedersetting in Cleveland, Johannesburg, kan gekoppel word aan onwettige mynbou in die gebied. Die skietery het die lewens van 12 mense geëis en minstens nege is gewond. Die polisie het ‘n soektog na ongeveer tien verdagtes van stapel gestuur. Mthombeni sê […]
# Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Dean Macpherson, says the reform agenda underway in the department is aimed at improving accountability, protecting public money, and addressing long-standing institutional failures. He has expressed concern about the Property Management Trading Entity, which is responsible for managing one of South Africa’s largest public property portfolios, saying it […]
# US president Donald Trump says Iran has taken too long to negotiate a deal and will now have to pay the price. This comes after the two sides exchanged strikes following the downing of an American helicopter earlier this week. The US military targeted Iranian air defence, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites. […]
# Gauteng Police Commissioner, Tommy Mthombeni, says the mass shooting at the Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, on Tuesday evening, could be linked to illegal mining in the area. The shooting claimed the lives of 12 people, wounded at least nine, while police have launched a manhunt for about ten suspects. Mthombeni says it […]
# Rugby: Lock Salmaan Moerat’s Test future is uncertain after he was forced to withdraw from the Springboks’ training camp in Johannesburg due to injury. He was replaced by Stormers teammate Ruben van Heerden, who excelled during the United Rugby Championship season. The squad is preparing for the first Test of the season, against the […]
# The government plans to significantly increase emergency fuel stockpiles after a review found major weaknesses in the petroleum security system. Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Gwede Mantashe says a draft policy proposes building strategic fuel reserves of up to 60-days of net imports, compared to current levels of about two weeks. He says the […]
# A new University of Cape Town study has found that South Africa’s breast cancer care system is failing many women due to serious shortages in specialists, equipment and access to timely treatment. The research shows that most patients are diagnosed at a late stage, with about two-thirds already in advanced disease, reducing their chances […]
