# Minister of Social Development, Sisisi Tolashe, has denied misleading Parliament about Chinese vehicle donations tied to the ANC Women’s League. She allegedly registered two luxury vehicles, said to have been donated by Chinese officials, in the names of her children rather than the ANC Women’s League. Appearing before Parliament’s portfolio committee on Social Development […]
# US president Donald Trump has issued a new warning to Iran, saying that if it does not accept a deal to end the war, it will face a new wave of bombing at a much higher intensity than before. Reportedly, the two countries are moving closer to agreeing on a one-page memorandum of understanding […]
# DA’s Johannesburg mayoral candidate Helen Zille says the City of Johannesburg has violated key municipal finance laws and ignored repeated warnings from the National Treasury. In a media briefing, Zille said a letter from Finance minister Enoch Godongwana outlined several breaches, including passing an unfunded budget and failing to prevent irregular and wasteful spending. […]
# The Presidency has dismissed claims that recent protests in South Africa are driven by xenophobia, describing such characterisations as lazy analysis. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says the issues are more complex and linked to broader socio-economic challenges, including migration pressures across the continent. Magwenya adds that president Cyril Ramaphosa and Mozambican president Daniel Chapo […]
# Cricket: The final of the Indian Premier League will no longer be played in Bengaluru at the end of the month. It had been moved to Ahmedabad because of operational and logistical issues. Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s victory celebrations led to the death of 11 people during a stampede outside the Chinnaswamy Stadium last year, […]
# Die Durbanse Kamer van Koophandel en Nywerheid waarsku skerp brandstofprysverhogings sal Durban se logistiek-gedrewe ekonomie ernstig beïnvloed. Petrol het met meer as drie-rand per liter gestyg, en diesel met meer as vyf-rand per liter, wat druk op ondernemings en verbruikers plaas. Paniekaankope is ook aangemeld, terwyl motoriste sê stygende brandstofkoste dryf hul tot finansiële […]
# Krieket: Die eindstryd van die Indiese Premierliga sal nie meer aan die einde van die maand in Bengaluru gespeel word nie. Die wedstryd is weens operasionele en logistieke probleme na Ahmedabad verskuif. Royal Challengers Bengaluru se oorwinningsvieringe het verlede jaar tot die dood van 11 mense gelei tydens ‘n stormloop buite die Chinnaswamy-stadion, waarna […]
# Die DA se burgemeesterskandidaat in Johannesburg, Helen Zille, sê die Stad het belangrike munisipale finansiële wette oortree en herhaalde waarskuwings deur die Nasionale Tesourie geïgnoreer. In ‘n media-inligtingsessie het Zille gesê ‘n brief van die minister van Finansies, Enoch Godongwana, het verskeie oortredings uiteengesit, insluitend die goedkeuring van ‘n onbefondsde begroting en die versuim […]
# Die Presidensie het bewerings dat onlangse betogings in Suid-Afrika deur xenofobie gedryf word, verwerp en sulke karakteriserings as lui ontleding beskryf. Die woordvoerder van die Presidensie, Vincent Magwenya sê die kwessies is meer ingewikkeld en gekoppel aan breër sosio-ekonomiese uitdagings, insluitend migrasiedruk regoor die vasteland van Afrika. Magwenya sê president Cyril Ramaphosa en die […]
