# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has apologised to communities affected by water outages, saying the metro is doing everything possible to restore the system. Communities in Westbury, Ebony Park, Tsakane, and Vlaskfontein have taken to the streets demanding a reliable water supply, with some protests turning violent. In Westbury, police fired rubber bullets at residents, […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has demanded the immediate subpoena of KwaZulu-Natal Police Commissioner, Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi, to appear before Parliament’s ad hoc committee probing police corruption. The committee is considering changing its terms of reference to allow it to get evidence from other witnesses before Mkhwanazi, who is listed as the first witness to appear. […]
# Die nasionale enegiereguleerder het ‘n personeellid geskors oor die 54-mijard-rand fout in die Eskom tariefbepaling. Volgens News24 sal Nersa ‘n gedeelte van die tekort verhaal deur ‘n tariefverhoging van 8,8-persent oor twee jaar, wat 35-miljard-rand sal herwin, met die oorblywende 19-miljard-rand wat later herwin sal word. Die minister van Elektrisiteit en Energie, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, […]
# Die Nasionale Vervolgingsgesag het bevestig ‘n geregtelike doodsondersoek na die dood van die anti-apartheidsaktivis Steve Biko in 1977, sal Vrydag heropen word. Biko is dood in polisie-aanhouding in Pretoria ná beweerde marteling. Die NVG se streekswoordvoerder, Luxolo Tyali, sê die geregtelike doodsondersoek, ondersteun deur die Ministerie van Justisie, is daarop gemik om vorige ongeregtighede […]
# The National Prosecuting Authority has confirmed that an inquest into the 1977 death of anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko will reopen on Friday. Biko died in police custody in Pretoria following alleged torture. NPA regional spokesperson Luxolo Tyali says the inquest, supported by the Justice Ministry, aims to address past injustices and provide closure to […]
# The energy regulator, Nersa, has suspended a staff member over a 54-billion-rand mistake in Eskom’s tariff determination. According to News24 the utility will recover part of the shortfall through higher tariffs of 8.8-percent over two years, covering 35-billion-rand, with the remaining 19-billion-rand to be recovered later. Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa says the […]
# Die Nepalese weermag beskuldig betogers dat hulle die huidige krisis misbruik deur openbare en privaat eiendom te beskadig, te plunder en aan die brand te steek. Die ergste oproer in dekades het vandeesweek in die land uitgebreek ná ʼn verbod op sosiale media en ontevredenheid oor politieke korrupsie en nepotisme. Dit het tot eerste […]
# Sokker: Bafana Bafana is ʼn stap nader aan kwalifisering vir die 2026 FIFA-Wêreldbeker na die gelykop-uitslag teen Nigerië op die Vrystaat-stadion. Suid-Afrika het die voortou geneem danksy ‘n eie doel van William Troost-Ekong. Calvin Bassey het die Super Eagles se gelykmaker egter net voor rustyd aangeteken. Bafana het nou 17 punte en behou hulle […]
# Die MK-party het ʼn amptelike klag teen president Cyril Ramaphosa en die minister van Landbou, John Steenhuisen, ingedien. Die party voer aan hulle het die Wet op die Etiek van Lede van die Uitvoerende Gesag oortree tydens hulle besoek aan die Withuis vroeër vanjaar. Die klag spruit uit Steenhuisen se opmerkings dat die DA by […]
