# Die sekretaris-generaal van die ANC, Fikile Mbalula, moedig die party se jeugliga aan om militant en polities bewus te wees en verbind te bly om Suid-Afrika se toekoms te vorm. Hy het by die liga se tweede nasionale algemene raad in Kimberley, Noord-Kaap gewaarsku teen faksies en onproduktiewe geskille. Mbalula het die jeugliga aangemoedig […]
# COSATU het die besluit van die minister van Handel, Nywerheid en Mededinging verwelkom om die konsepregulasies vir die Nasionale Kredietwet te onttrek. COSATU sê die regulasies het die risiko geloop om studenteskuld op ’n swartlys te plaas, wat gegradueerdes se werkvooruitsigte sou bedreig. Die vakverbond het Tau se vinnige reaksie en politieke volwassenheid geprys […]
# The late Giorgio Armani’s will could reshape the future of his iconic fashion house. Heirs are instructed to sell a 15-percent stake within 18 months, with the option to divest up to 54.9-percent more, leaving the Giorgio Armani Foundation with at least 30-percent. The Italian designer, who died last week preferred buyers including Louis […]
# The Congress of South African Trade Unions has welcomed Trade, Industry and Competition minister Parks Tau’s decision to withdraw draft National Credit Act regulations. COSATU says the regulations risked blacklisting student debt, threatening graduates’ job prospects. The federation commended Tau’s swift response and political maturity, adding that broader debate. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks emphasised on […]
# Die regering van Noord-Korea pas al meer die doodstraf toe, onder andere vir mense wat buitelandse films of TV dramas kyk of deel. Meer mense in die diktatorskap word ook onderwerp aan dwangarbeid met vryhede wat verder beperk word. Die VN Menseregtekantoor het bevind Noord-Korea het beheer verhoog oor “alle aspekte van landsburgers se […]
# Rugby: Die Curriebeker-Premierliga het die voorlaaste ronde bereik, met nog net vier spanne wat die beker kan wen. Die Leeus, wat boaan die punteleer is, speel teen die vierde-geplaasde Boland Kavaliers in vandag se eerste halfeindstryd, wat vyf-uur op Ellispark afskop. Twee uur later pak die spanne in die tweede en derde plek, Griekwas […]
# ANC secretary general Fikile Mbalula urged the party’s youth league to remain militant and politically conscious and committed to shaping South Africa’s future. Speaking at the league’s second national general council, in Kimberley, Northern Cape, Mbalula warned against factionalism and unproductive disputes. Mbalula encouraged the youth league to defend the revolution, uphold discipline, and […]
# Rugby: The Currie Cup Premier League has reached the penultimate round, with just four teams left in the running. The table-topping Lions will host fourth-placed Boland Kavaliers in today’s first semifinal in Johannesburg, with kick-off at five this afternoon. Two hours later, it will be the turn of second- and third-placed Griquas and Cheetahs […]
# The North Korean government is increasingly implementing the death penalty, including for people caught watching and sharing foreign films and TV dramas. The dictatorship is also subjecting its people to more forced labour while further restricting their freedoms. The UN Human Rights Office found that the North Korean state had tightened control over “all […]
