# Statebondspele: Suid-Afrika het nog twee medaljes in die swembad gebuit en sy medalje-oes staan nou op elf. Michael Houlie het silwer gewen in 26,77-sekondes in die mans se 50-meter-borsslag, waarin die Australiër Sam Williamson goud verower het en Adam Ramsay-Peaty van Engeland brons. Erin Gallagher, wat aan haar laaste Spele deelneem, het brons verower […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika sê hy het besluit om voorlopig aanvalle op Iran te staak omdat die lande wat as bemiddelaars optree, weer vir vredesonderhandelings gevra het. Die onderbreking volg na twee weke se volskaalse Amerikaanse aanvalle en wraakaanvalle deur Teheran. Iran ontken dat regstreekse onderhandelings plaasvind. Trump waarsku dat hulle aanvalle sal […]
# The MK Party has criticised president Cyril Ramaphosa’s “swift acceptance” of Advocate Andrea Johnson’s resignation as the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption. The president accepted her resignation following recommendations from minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, and National Director of Public Prosecutions Advocate Andy Mothibi. MK Party’s Mzwanele Manyi told […]
# The SA Canegrowers has appealed to minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, to finalise the sugar import tariff mechanism to reflect current local sugar market realities. New data reveals that 94-thousand-984 tons of sugar were imported between January and May, compared to 55-thousand-213 tons during the same period last year. The International […]
# Commonwealth Games: South Africa claimed two more medals in the pool on Monday to take the country’s overall tally to eleven. Michael Houlie won silver in the men’s 50-metres breaststroke in 26.77-seconds, with Australia’s Sam Williamson claiming gold and England’s Adam Ramsay-Peaty bronze. Erin Gallagher, who is participating in her last Games, won the […]
# US president Donald Trump says he decided to pause strikes on Iran because the countries mediating between them had asked him to give the talks another chance. The pause follows nearly two weeks of daily US strikes and retaliatory attacks by Tehran. Iran has denied that any direct negotiations are taking place. Trump has […]
# AfriForum says Gauteng could face another school placement crisis for grade one and grade eight learners next year, because the online admissions system is opening too late. The organisation says more than 400-thousand learners will need to be placed within a short period. AfriForum’s Carien Bloem says the late opening of the online system […]
# AfriForum sê Gauteng kan volgende jaar weerens ‘n skoolplasingskrisis vir graad een- en graad agtleerders beleef, omdat die aanlyn toelatingstelsel te laat oopmaak. Die organisasie sê meer as 400-duisend leerders sal binne ‘n kort tydperk geplaas moet word. Carien Bloem van AfriForum sê die laat opening van die aanlynstelsel en toenemende druk op skoolkapasiteit […]
# Die waarnemende minister van Polisie, Firoz Cachalia, sê dis nie die polisie se basiese verantwoordelikheid om immigrasiewette af te dwing nie. Hulle werk egter saam met die betrokke departemente om wetstoepassing te ondersteun. Wetstoepassingsowerhede het tot op hede 354 inhegtenisnemings en vervolgings geregistreer wat met migrasie verband hou. Cachalia sê daar is geen bykomende […]
