# Die Parlement se staande komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge het besluit om ‘n volledige ondersoek na die Padongelukkefonds van stapel te stuur. Bewerings van wanadministrasie, finansiële wanbestuur, verkwistende en roekelose uitgawes, en verwante finansiële wangedrag sal onder die vergrootglas kom. Die komitee sê die besluit volg na maande van herhaalde pogings om eerlike, volledige inligting […]
# The South African Students Federation will march to the Department of Higher Education’s head office in Pretoria today. The federation says it is concerned about several unresolved National Student Financial Aid Scheme matters, which have led to gross tuition accumulation fees for students and the disbursement of allowances. The march will begin at Old […]
# Democratic Congressman Al Green has introduced articles of impeachment against president Donald Trump, accusing him of abusing his powers. He says the president disregarded the doctrine of separation of powers by usurping Congress’s power to declare war, by ordering the US military to bomb Iran without the constitutionally mandated authorisation. Green’s resolution labels Trump […]
# Athletics: South Africa’s Prudence Sekgodiso won the women’s 800-metres final in a meeting record and personal best time of one-minute-57.16-seconds at the Ostrava Golden Spike in the Czech Republic. Botswana’s Oratile Nowe and Ethiopian Nigist Getachew completed the podium. Another South African, Douw Smit, finished second behind India’s multiple Olympic medallist Neeraj Chopra in […]
# Parliament’s standing committee on Public Accounts has resolved to launch a full inquiry into the Road Accident Fund. The inquiry will probe allegations of maladministration, financial mismanagement, wasteful and reckless expenditure, and related financial misconduct. The committee says this decision follows months of repeated attempts to obtain truthful, complete information from the RAF board […]
# ActionSA sê hy steun die parlementêre staande komitee oor Openbare Rekeninge se besluit om te begin met ‘n ondersoek na die Padongelukkefonds. Alan Beesley van ActionSA noem die fonds ‘n septiese put van korrupsie en wanbestuur. Hy vra dat die fonds se raad afgedank word, en ‘n volledige parlementêre debat. Die fonds beskik oor […]
# ActionSA says it fully supports Parliament’s standing committee on Public Accounts’ decision to launch an inquiry into the Road Accident Fund. ActionSA’s Alan Beesley calls the RAF a cesspool of corruption and mismanagement. Beesley has called for the RAF Board’s dismissal and a full parliamentary debate. With the fund having over 50-billion-rand in annual […]
# Die Europese Unie waarsku hy kan moontlik druk op Israel plaas indien die situasie vir Palestyne in Gaza nie verbeter nie. ʼn Hersiening van ʼn handels- en samewerkingsooreenkoms tussen Israel en die Europese Unie is verlede maand deur 17 EU-lidlande aangevra uit protes teen Israel se verbod op humanitêre hulp aan Gaza. Die EU […]
# Ses gewapende verdagtes is gisteraand in ʼn skietery met die polisie op die R-61 tussen Mthatha en Ngcobo in die Oos-Kaap dood. ʼn Polisiewoordvoerder, Nobuntu Gantana, sê die intelligensie-gedrewe operasie was op individue se spoor wat vermoedelik betrokke was by afpersingsaktiwiteite in die gebied. Sy sê hulle het ʼn voertuig met die verdagtes in […]
