# Forum for South Africa says it is deeply disturbed by the National Prosecuting Authority’s decision not to prosecute the rape case of 7-year-old Cwecwe. The group blames police delays and contaminated evidence, saying justice has failed. FOSA leader Tebogo Mashilompane insists the child was examined and confirmed raped by a doctor. He says that […]
# Standard and Poor het Suid-Afrika se kredietgraderings bevestig op sub-beleggingsgraad BB vir buitelandse valuta en BB vir plaaslike valuta. Kenners sê die vooruitsig bly positief en weerspieël hoop op ’n toekomstige opgradering indien hervormings volgehou word. Ten spyte van pogings tot fiskale konsolidasie, bly risiko’s soos stadige ekonomiese groei en stygende staatskuld, wat na […]
# Standard and Poor’s has affirmed South Africa’s credit ratings at sub-investment grade BB for foreign currency, and BB for local currency. Experts say the outlook remains positive, reflecting hope for a future upgrade if reforms continue. Despite fiscal consolidation efforts, risks like slow growth and rising debt, projected to average 80-percent of gross domestic […]
# Rugby: Die Stormers het hul plek in die uitspeelrondes van die Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap verseker nadat hulle Cardiff gisteraand in die Kaapstad-stadion met 34-24 geklop het. Die Stormers se punte is aangeteken deur vleuel Suleiman Hartzenberg wat in sy 50ste wedstryd twee drieë gedruk het, nog twee deur die senter Leolin Zas, en doelskoppe deur […]
# Rugby: The Stormers ensured their spot in the play-offs of the United Rugby Championships when they beat Cardiff 34-24 at the Cape Town stadium last night. The Stormer’s points included two tries each by winger Suleiman Hartzenberg, who also played his 50th game, and centre Leolin Zas, conversions by Damian Willems, and Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu, […]
# Russia and Ukraine have held their first direct talks in three years, where they discussed a ceasefire and talks between the two countries’ leaders. However, there have been no signs of a major breakthrough. A Ukrainian source told CNN the Russian delegation demanded that Kyiv give up land under its control. Neither Ukrainian President […]
# Rusland en Oekraïne het vir die eerste keer in drie jaar direkte samesprekings gevoer waartydens ’n moontlike wapenstilstand bespreek is sonder ‘n duidelike deurbraak. ’n Oekraïnse bron het aan CNN gesê die Russiese afvaardiging eis dat Kyiv grondgebied onder sy beheer prysgee. Die Oekraïnse president Volodymyr Zelensky en die Russiese president Vladimir Putin was […]
# Cosatu doen ‘n beroep op die regering om ‘n kragtige en progressiewe begroting aan te bied wanneer hy volgende week die hersiene 2025/2026 nasionale begroting ter tafel lê. Cosatu sê werkers kan nie meer besuinigingsmaatreëls bekostig nie en dienste in die voorste linie het reeds verswak. Matthew Parks van die vakbond bepleit dringende belegging […]
# The MK Party has filed a motion of censure against Finance minister Enoch Godongwana, accusing him of mishandling the 2025 national budget. They argue the unprecedented delay in passing the budget disrupted key services and hurt vulnerable communities, with delays in salaries, grants, and funding for non-governmental organisations. Party spokesperson Nhlamulo Ndhlela also criticised […]
