# Athletics: Tshepo Tshite is through to the men’s 1,500-metre final at the World Championships in Tokyo, becoming the first South African to do so since Johan Cronjé took bronze in Moscow in 2013. Marioné Fourie crashed out of the women’s 100-metre hurdles semifinal. The men’s 110-metre hurdles saw three South Africans, John Adesola, Mondray […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het raadslede aangespoor om beslissend op te tree en diensleweringsuitdagings aan te spreek, veral watertekorte wat gemeenskappe raak. Ramaphosa het by die FNB-stadion in Johannesburg, Gauteng, aan die party se raadslede gesê hul moet duidelike, praktiese planne ontwikkel om grootmaatwater- en voorsieningsprobleme op te los en nie wag vir die media […]
# Die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste het verduidelik goedkeuring vir die veroordeelde moordenaar Donovan Moodley se vrylating op parool is steeds aan die gang. Die departement sê sy parool moet deur die Nasionale Raad vir Korrektiewe Dienste hersien word, met die finale besluit wat berus by die minister van Korrektiewe Dienste, Pieter Groenewald. Moodley, wat […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se Menseregteraad voer vandag ‘n dringende debat oor Israel se lugaanval op Hamas-leiers in Katar. Die debat is byeengeroep nadat twee amptelike versoeke ontvang is, een van Pakistan namens lidlande van die Organisasie van Islamitiese Samewerking, en die ander van Koeweit namens die Samewerkingsraad vir die Arabiese Golfstate. Dit is die […]
# Die Gautrein-bestuursagentskap het sy 13de agtereenvolgende skoon oudit in die 2024/2025 finansiële jaar behaal, wat sy reputasie vir deursigtigheid, verantwoordbaarheid en gesonde finansiële bestuur versterk. Albi Modise van die agentskap sê die prestasie weerspieël gedissiplineerde bestuur en doeltreffende werksaamhede. Dit sluit in treinbeskikbaarheid van 99.51-persent en stiptelikheid van 97.57-persent. Die agentskap het ook sertifiserings […]
# The United Nations Human Rights Council will host an urgent debate today on Israel’s airstrike targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. The debate will be convened after it received two official requests, one from Pakistan on behalf of member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and the other from Kuwait on behalf of the […]
# The Gautrain Management Agency has secured its 13th consecutive clean audit for the 2024/2025 financial year, reinforcing its reputation for transparency, accountability, and sound financial management. The agency’s Albi Modise said the achievement reflects disciplined governance and efficient operations. This includes train availability at 99.51-percent and punctuality at 97.57-percent. The agency also earned International […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says councillors hold the power to transform society and improve citizens’ lives. Addressing thousands of councillors at the FNB stadium in Johannesburg, Gauteng, Ramaphosa said local government has the greatest potential to drive change, deliver services, and strengthen democracy. He urged councillors to act decisively, tackle service delivery failures, and […]
# The Department of Correctional Services has clarified that the parole consideration of convicted murderer Donovan Moodley is still in progress. The department says his parole must be reviewed by the National Council for Correctional Services, with the final decision resting with Correctional Services minister Pieter Groenewald. Moodley, jailed in 2005 for the kidnapping and […]