# United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, has expressed alarm at the rise in executions and death sentences issued in Iran since March. At least 56 people have been executed on national security-related charges, including 27 individuals in cases linked to January’s nationwide anti-government protests. Executions for drug-related offences are also continuing at […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema has suggested that all witnesses who will testify before Parliament’s Impeachment Committee should appear in person rather than virtually. The committee is conducting preparatory work and legal reviews regarding misconduct allegations against president Cyril Ramaphosa over the Phala Phala scandal. Malema says in-person testimony of witnesses will safeguard the integrity […]
# Parliament’s Impeachment Committee has agreed that president Cyril Ramaphosa will be requested to appear before it. An opinion compiled by Parliament’s legal advisors suggests the president would not be treated differently from any other witness called to Parliament to give evidence, and that he should be allowed to testify voluntarily. Committee chairperson Makashule Gana says if […]
# Rugby: All Blacks 144-Test cap veteran Beauden Barrett headlines the match-day 23 that will face the Stormers in Cape Town on Friday. Barrett is backed up by 90-cap outside centre Anton Lienert-Brown, 88-cap left wing Rieko Ioane and 57-cap lock Patrick Tuipulotu, who will also captain the side for the match. Winger Rieko Ioane earns […]
# A new University of the Western Cape study indicates that spending too much time on social media and smartphones may affect students’ mental health. According to researchers, students who spent more time on social media were more likely to show symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. The university’s Anita Padmanabhanunni urges universities […]
# The agricultural organisation TLU SA says property rights affect every South African and are essential for economic growth, job creation and investor confidence. It warns that weakening property rights could threaten food security, economic stability and legal certainty. TLU SA’s Caria van der Merwe says citizens need to stay informed about developments around expropriation […]
# Die landbou-organisasie TLU SA sê eiendomsregte raak elke Suid-Afrikaner en is noodsaaklik vir ekonomiese groei, werkskepping en beleggersvertroue. Hy waarsku die verswakking van eiendomsregte kan voedselsekerheid, ekonomiese bestendigheid en regsekerheid bedreig. Caria van der Merwe van TLU SA sê burgers moet ingelig bly oor ontwikkelinge rondom onteiening sonder vergoeding, wat verreikende gevolge vir ondernemings, […]
# ‘n Nuwe studie deur die Universiteit van Wes-Kaapland dui aan om te veel tyd op sosiale media en slimfone deur te bring kan ‘n uitwerking op studente se geestesgesondheid hê. Volgens navorsers is studente wat meer tyd op sosiale media spandeer het, meer geneig om simptome van depressie, angs en posttraumatiese stresversteuring te toon. […]
# Rugby: Springbok-afrigter Rassie Erasmus het ʼn sterk groep aangewys vir Saterdag se eenmalige toets teen Argentinië in Buenos Aires, met Siya Kolisi wat die span aanvoer. Hy het 13 veranderinge aangebring aan die beginspan wat Wallis geklop het, met Eben Etzebeth, Lood de Jager, Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu en Morné van den Berg wat almal terug […]
