# Sokker: Bafana Bafana-afrigter, Hugo Broos, sê hulle het oor die algemeen goed gespeel in hul Wêreldbeker-openingswedstryd teen die mede-gasheerland, Mexico, maar glo hulle aanvalle was nie dreigend genoeg nie. Julian Quinones en Raul Jimenez se doele het Mexiko se 2-0 oorwinning oor Suid-Afrika beklink in ʼn wedstryd waar drie rooi kaarte uitgedeel is. Bafana […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging sê die regering moet dringend by die staalbedryf ingryp. Dié bedryf is toenemend onder druk weens swak ekonomiese groei, hoë elektrisiteitskoste, onvoldoende plaaslike vraag, goedkoop invoere en ʼn wêreldwye ooraanbod. Die komitee sê daar is ʼn behoefte aan doeltreffende en deeglike betrokkenheid by die sektor om […]
# Die minister van Vervoer, Barbara Creecy, sê die brandstofbedryf moet nouer saam met die regering werk en sê dié bedryf se belangrikheid om die land se ekonomie aan die gang te hou, kan nie onderskat word nie. Sy het gister die Suid-Afrikaanse Brandstofbedryf-vereniging se jaarlikse imbizo in Sandton, Johannesburg, toegespreek. Creecy beklemtoon dat die […]
# Die Britse minister van Verdediging, John Healey, het bedank en beskuldig eerste minister Keir Starmer dat hy nie die verdediging-beleggingsplan behoorlik befonds nie. Hy is die sesde minister wat die afgelope maand uit Starmer se regering bedank. Healy sê in sy bedankingsbrief die land se verdediging-beleggingsplan skiet ver te kort van wat vereis word […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana coach Hugo Broos says they played well overall in their World Cup opener against co-host Mexico, but believes they lacked the attacking threat they needed. Goals from Julian Quinones and Raul Jimenez saw Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a game that saw three red cards. Bafana Bafana finished the match […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Trade, Industry and Competition has called for urgent government intervention in the steel industry. The industry is facing mounting pressure from weak economic growth, high electricity costs, insufficient domestic demand, cheap imports, and global overcapacity. The committee says there is a need for effective and thorough engagement with the sector […]
# British Defence Secretary John Healey has resigned, accusing prime minister Keir Starmer of failing to properly fund the defence investment plan. He is the sixth minister to resign from Starmer’s government in the past month. In his resignation letter, Healey stated that the country’s defence investment plan falls well short of what is required […]
# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has called on the fuel industry to deepen collaboration with government, saying the industry’s importance in keeping the country’s economy ticking cannot be underestimated. She addressed the Fuels Industry Association of South Africa Annual Imbizo in Sandton, Johannesburg, yesterday. Creecy emphasised that government is committed to creating an enabling […]
# AfriForum says the delay in releasing the national water action plan shows government inaction as the water crisis continues. The organisation claims the plan has reportedly been finalised and even presented in Parliament but has still not been made public. AfriForum’s Marais de Vaal says the delay is undermining public trust and shows a […]
