# Die Britse en Ierse Leeus se haker, Dan Sheehan, is vir vier wedstryde geskors ná ‘n gevaarlike beweging in Saterdag se derde toets in Sydney. Die Ier het in ʼn losgemaal ingestorm en die Australiese losskakel, Tom Lynagh, teen die kop getref. Wêreldrugby se onafhanklike hersieningskomitee beskou Sheehan se optrede as roekeloos. Die straf […]
# Die Brasiliaanse Hooggeregshof het opdrag gegee dat die voormalige regse president, Jair Bolsonaro, onder huisarres geplaas word nadat hy nie weerhoudingsbevele nagekom het nie. Hy het ʼn verbod op die gebruik van sosiale media oortree wat verlede maand opgelê is, toe hy ook beveel is om ʼn elektroniese enkelband te dra. Bolsonaro is tans […]
# Die ANC-president Cyril Ramaphosa sê die Nasionale Uitvoerende Komitee stem nie saam met die SAKP se besluit om onafhanklik aan die komende plaaslike verkiesing deel te neem nie. Die SAKP was tot dusver ʼn ANC-bondgenoot in die drieparty-alliansie wat Cosatu insluit. Hoewel SAKP-lede in verkiesings as ANC-kandidate gestaan het, het die party nog nooit […]
# Mpumalanga police say more illegal miners are expected to be arrested at Sheba Mine in Barberton. On Monday, an additional 24 illegal miners were arrested, bringing the total number of arrests since last Friday to 518. They are facing charges including possession of gold‑bearing material, contravention of the Immigration Act and trespassing. Authorities estimate that […]
# Rugby: British and Irish Lions hooker Dan Sheehan has been handed a four-match suspension for a dangerous clear-out on Australian fly-half Tom Lynagh during Saturday’s third Test in Sydney. The Irishman charged into a ruck, making contact with Lynagh’s head. World Rugby’s independent review committee deemed Sheehan’s actions to be reckless. The sanction will […]
# The Brazilian Supreme Court has ordered former right-wing president Jair Bolsonaro to be put under house arrest for failing to comply with restraining orders. He breached a ban on using social media, which was imposed last month, when he was also ordered to wear an electronic ankle tag. Bolsonaro is currently on trial over an […]
# ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa says the National Executive Committee disagrees with the SACP’s decision to contest the forthcoming local government elections independently from the party. The SACP has historically functioned as an ally of the ANC in the tripartite alliance, which includes Cosatu. Although SACP members have stood as ANC candidates in elections, the […]
# Die Activists and Citizens Forum sê hulle sal ‘n massa-versetoptrede mobiliseer indien die ANC en president Cyril Ramaphosa probeer om die KwaZulu-Natalse polisiekommissaris Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi te verwyder. Hulle waarsku enige poging om die hernuwing van Mkhwanazi se kontrak te blokkeer, sal wydverspreide betogings veroorsaak. Dennis Bloem van die forum beskuldig die ANC dat hulle […]
# The Activists and Citizens Forum says it will mobilise mass protests if the ANC and president Cyril Ramaphosa try to remove KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi. They warn that any attempt to fire or block the renewal of Mkhwanazi’s contract will trigger widespread protests nationwide. The forum’s Dennis Bloem accused the ANC of targeting […]
