# Convicted murderer Thabo Bester’s lawyer, MoAfrika Wa Maila, says Netflix should not be allowed to violate South Africans’ rights through its upcoming documentary. This comes as Bester and former partner Nandipha Magudumana approached the court to stop the broadcasting of a documentary titled Beauty and the Bester, scheduled to go on air today. Wa […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says South Africa must reduce its dependence on foreign aid and strengthen its own capacity to fund essential programmes. Addressing the National Council of Provinces, Mashatile warned that cuts in US funding for HIV and AIDS initiatives highlight the risks of over-reliance on external support. He said the government has […]
# The UN Security Council announced it will hold an emergency meeting today to discuss violations of Poland’s airspace, a day after Warsaw accused Moscow of carrying out a drone raid on its territory. Poland said the incident was not accidental. Moscow denied targeting the country and said there was no evidence the drones were […]
# Die adjunkminister van Finansies, David Masondo, sê die regering gaan voort om ekonomiese en fiskale hervormings, soos skuldvolhoubaarheid, na te streef om Suid-Afrika se ekonomie op ‘n volhoubare grondslag te plaas. In 2025/2026 word verwag dat staatskuld sal bestendig op 77,4-persent van die bruto binnelandse produk. Masondo sê namate skulddienskoste daal, kan sommige van […]
# Deputy minister of Finance, David Masondo, says that to place South Africa’s economy on a sustainable footing, government continues to pursue economic and fiscal reforms, such as debt sustainability. In 2025/2026, government debt is projected to stabilise at 77.4-percent of gross domestic product. Masondo says that as debt-service costs decline, some of the savings may […]
# Die hoëprofielsaak van adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile se agt BBP-beskermingsbeamptes is vandag weer in die Randburg Streekhof in Gauteng. Die beamptes bekend as die Blouligmafia word aangekla van aanranding en opsetlike saakbeskadiging nadat ‘n video uit 2023 gewys het hoe hulle motoriste op die N1-snelweg aanval. Die verdediging sal ‘n Artikel 174-aansoek aanvoer om aanklagte […]
# Die minister van Toerisme, Patricia de Lille, sê Suid-Afrika is gereed vir infrastruktuurprojekte. Sy het tydens die bekendstelling van die Toerismebeleggingsberaad in Kaapstad genoem plaaslike nuwe ondernemings het tussen 2019 en 2024 meer as 682-miljoen-rand in waagkapitaal gelok, meer as die helfte van Afrika se algehele toerisme-oplossings. De Lille het haarself verbind tot vordering […]
# Die nsionale polisekomissaris, Fannie Masemola vra vir ‘n verenigde front teen bendegeweld by Wes-Kaapse brandpunte. Die provinsie word geteister deur ‘n reeks skietvoorvalle, insluitend insidente by hofgeboue. Masemola het in Kraaifontein gewaarsku dat die polisie nie misdadige bedrywighede sal duld nie en sal voortgaan om die oppergesag van die staat te handhaaf. Hy vra […]
# Ursula von der Leyen sê sy sal sanksies en ‘n gedeeltelike handelsopskorting teen Israel aanvra weens sy oorlog in Gaza. Die president van die Europese Kommissie het in die Europese Parlement gesê wat in Gaza gebeur, skud die hele wêreld se gewete. Sy beplan om die steun aan Israel deur die EU se uitvoerende […]
