# AfriForum has welcomed the withdrawal of a Northern Cape police directive mandating English-only official documents. The instruction, issued by deputy provincial commissioner Luntu Ngubelanga, faced backlash from AfriForum, Solidarity, and Cape Forum. Complaints to the Pan-South African Language Board, and legal action were considered. AfriForum’s Alana Bailey calls it a victory for language rights:
# Deputy President Paul Mashatile is leading the national commemoration of Human Rights Day in the Eastern Cape today. The celebrations start at Derrick Ferreira Stadium, Kariega, at 9 am with a wreath laying ceremony. Human Rights Commemorative events this year are held under the theme “Deepening a Culture of Social Justice and Human Rights”. […]
# Adjunkpresident, Paul Mashatile, lei vandag die nasionale herdenking van Menseregtedag in die Oos-Kaap. Die vieringe begin om 9 vm by die Derrick Ferreira-stadion in Kariega met ‘n kransleggingseremonie. Menseregte herdenkingsgeleenthede word hierdie jaar met die tema “Versterking van ‘n Kultuur van Maatskaplike Geregtigheid en Menseregte” gehou. Adjunkpresident Mashatile sal deur senior regeringsbeamptes vergesel word, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa strongly rejects the Cape Independence Advocacy group’s planned trip to Washington DC to seek the Western Cape’s separation from South Africa. He emphasised that the country’s constitutional democracy, established in 1994, upholds unity and non-racialism. In a media briefing, Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya called on all citizens to focus on building […]
# Russian and US officials will hold talks on Ukraine in Saudi Arabia on Monday. Donald Trump spoke to both Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky this week and the US is also due to hold talks with Kyiv in the coming days. President Vladimir Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov says the delegations are due […]
# South African Reserve Bank Governor Lesetja Kganyago says losing African Growth and Opportunity Act trade benefits could hurt the economy. He warns it may weaken exports, slow growth, and put pressure on the rand. If US tariffs are added, the impact could be worse, leading to higher inflation and stricter monetary policy. Kganyago urges […]
# Soccer: Bafana Bafana, currently second in their World Cup qualifying group with seven points, face Lesotho in a crucial match at Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane tonight. If they win, they will go top of their group. On Sunday the team travels to meet Benin in Abidjan on Tuesday. Victories against Lesotho and Benin […]
# The Constitutional Court has dismissed former SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux’s application for leave to appeal a legal dispute with Stellenbosch University. He will now have to repay 37-million-rand, plus interest. An arbitration ruling in 2020 found Roux had misused university funds between 2002 and 2010, a decision upheld on appeal in 2021. The […]
# Die Konstitusionele Hof het die voormalige SA Rugby-hoof, Jurie Roux, se aansoek om verlof om appèl aan te teken in ‘n regsgeskil met die Universiteit van Stellenbosch van die hand gewys. Hy sal nou 37-miljoen-rand plus rente moet terugbetaal. ‘n Arbirtrasie-bepaling in 2020 het gevind dat Roux die universiteit se fondse tussen 2002 en […]
