# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has paid tribute to actor Presley Chweneyagae, describing him as one of South Africa’s most powerful creative voices. The 40-year-old, who starred in the Oscar-winning South African film, Tsotsi, passed away on Tuesday morning. Presley is also known to audiences for his role as Cobra in the […]
# US president Donald Trump’s administration is reportedly set to order federal agencies to cancel all government contracts with Harvard University. The about 30 contracts are collectively worth 1.8-billion-rand. Since April, the administration has already frozen 57-billion-rand in research grants and attempted to ban the university from enrolling foreign students, a move temporarily blocked by […]
# Die DA het ‘n beroep op die Parlement se Komitee vir Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling gedoen om SASSA dringend te ontbied om ‘n wintergereedheidsplan voor te lê. Alexandra Abrahams van die party sê duisende kwesbare Suid-Afrikaners trotseer erge toestande by SASSA-kantore weens mislukte e-dienste, swak bestuur van rye en beperkte toegang tot ondersteuning. Sy eis onmiddellike […]
# The DA has called on Parliament’s Social Development Committee to urgently summon SASSA to present a winter readiness plan. The party’s Alexandra Abrahams says thousands of vulnerable South Africans are braving harsh conditions at SASSA offices due to failed e-services, poor queue management, and limited access to support. She demands immediate interventions to ensure […]
# The Water and Sanitation Department has reported significant progress in tackling sewage pollution in Emfuleni. The department says that since invoking Section 63 of the Water Services Act in 2021, Rand Water has led major upgrades, including refurbishing pump stations and replacing sewer lines. The Sebokeng and Rietspruit treatment plants are partially upgraded. With […]
# Die Departement van Water en Sanitasie het beduidende vordering gerapporteer met die bekamping van rioolbesoedeling in Emfuleni. Die departement sêdie inwerkingtreding van Artikel 63 van die Waterdienstewet in 2021 het Rand Water groot verbeterings aangepak, ondermeer die opknapping van pompstasies en die vervanging van rioolpype. Die Sebokeng- en Rietspruitsuiweringsaanlegte is gedeeltelik opgegradeer. Met 7,6-miljard […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het homself daartoe verbind om hoë voedselpryse te beveg namate stygende armoede miljoene Suid-Afrikaners raak. In antwoord op mondelinge vrae in die Nasionale Vergadering het Ramaphosa maatreëls soos inflasieteikens, geen BTW op basiese voedselprodukte, verhoogde maatskaplike toelaes, en gratis basiese dienste vir meer as 11-miljoen huishoudings uitgelig. Hy het ook munisipaliteite […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has pledged to tackle high food prices as rising poverty continues to affect millions of South Africans. In his reply to the National Assembly’s oral questions, Ramaphosa highlighted measures such as inflation targeting, zero VAT on basic food items, increased social grants, and free basic services for over eleven-million households. He […]
# Branderry: Die Suid-Afrikaner Jordy Smith het sy tweede oorwinning van die seisoen behaal op die Margaret River Pro in Australië en daarmee die hoogste posisie op die Wêreldliga-puntelys beklink. Hy het die beoordelaars beïndruk met sterk bewegings en golfbestuur en sy Amerikaanse mededinger Griffin Colapinto oorheers. Die 37-jarige Smith sê hy is opgewonde oor […]
