# Adjunkpresident Paul Mashatile beloof Suid-Afrika se presidentskap van die G20 sal aandring op ʼn sterk Globale Suide-agenda wat fokus op skuldverligting, inklusiewe groei en volhoubare ontwikkeling. Talle lae- en middelinkomstelande staar hoë finansieringskoste, groot eksterne herfinansieringsbehoeftes en ʼn aansienlike uitvloei van privaat kapitaal in die gesig. Mashatile sê Suid-Afrika sal met die klem op […]
# Minstens twee mense is dood toe ʼn vragvliegtuig by die Hongkong Internasionale Lughawe van die aanloopbaan geloop en in die see beland het. Die Emirates-vlug van Dubai het tydens landing ʼn voertuig getref en twee lede van die lughawe se grondpersoneel het in die see geval. Hulle is gered, maar het later in die […]
# Motorsport: Red Bull-renjaer, Max Verstappen, het ʼn oorheersende vertoning gelewer en spog ná die Amerikaanse Grand Prix met sy vyfde sege van die seisoen. Lando Norris van McLaren is tweede en Charles Leclerc van Ferrari is derde. Die voorloper in die bestuurderskampioenskap, Oscar Piastri van McLaren, was vyfde. Verstappen, wat strewe na ʼn vyfde […]
# ‘n Voormalige kommunikasiehoof van die Departement van Maatskaplike Ontwikkeling, Lumka Oliphant, sê haar ontslag kom neer op teistering. In ‘n gedetailleerde verklaring beweer Oliphant politieke inmenging, korrupsie en intimidasie binne die departement onder minister Sisisi Tolashe. Oliphant het aan Newzroom Afrika gesê swart professionele persone word stilgemaak en uitgeskuif omdat hulle bestuurders uitdaag. Sy […]
# Former Department of Social Development communications head Lumka Oliphant says her dismissal amounts to victimisation. In a detailed statement, Oliphant alleged political interference, corruption, and intimidation within the department under minister Sisisi Tolashe. Oliphant told Newzroom Afrika that black professionals are silenced and purged for challenging executives, adding that she refuses to regret speaking […]
# Officials from the Limpopo government and Zimbabwe and Malawi embassies will today meet the families of the 43 people killed in a bus crash outside Louis Trichardt in Limpopo last Sunday. The bus, carrying 91 passengers, veered off the road and plunged down an embankment. Provincial government spokesperson, Thilivhali Muavha, says the meeting marks […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has pledged that South Africa’s Presidency of the G20 will drive a strong Global South agenda, focused on debt relief, inclusive growth, and sustainable development. This comes as many vulnerable low and middle-income countries face high financing costs, large external refinancing needs, and a significant outflow of private capital. Mashatile […]
# At least two people were killed after a cargo plane veered off the runway at Hong Kong International Airport and landed in the sea. The Emirates flight was arriving from Dubai when it hit a vehicle. Two airport ground staff fell into the sea; they were rescued but later died in the hospital. Four […]
# Motorsport: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen produced a dominant performance to win the United States Grand Prix, his fifth victory of the season. McLaren’s Lando Norris finished second with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in third. Drivers’ championship leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren finished fifth. Verstappen, who is chasing a fifth successive drivers’ title, is now within 40 […]