# Soccer: Three Brazilian referees will be in charge of tomorrow’s World Cup opener between South Africa and Mexico in Mexico City. Wilton Sampaio will carry the whistle, and will be assisted by Bruno Pires and Bruno Boschilia. Sampaio was also involved in the previous two World Cups in Qatar and Russia. A record pool […]
# Die Padvragvereniging verwelkom die Kabinet se besluit om die afskrywing van alle uitstaande en onbetaalde geskiedkundige e-tolskuld in Gauteng amptelik goed te keur. Alhoewel die omstrede e-tol-seinbrûe in April 2024 afgeskakel is, was motoriste volgens wet verplig om alle fakture van voor die afsnydatum te betaal. Die bedrag wat afgeskryf is, beloop sowat 29-miljard-rand […]
# Nog vyf senior polisiebeamptes is geskors oor die omstrede Medicare24-tender van 360-miljoen-rand wat met die georganiseerde misdaadverdagte Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala verbind word. Dit volg na die skorsing van nege ander polisiebeamptes Vrydag, wat lede was van die tender-evalueringskomitee wat die tender aan Matlala toegeken het. Die totale aantal geskorste beamptes staan nou op 14. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die sperdatum vir ‘n verslag deur Eskom se herstrukturerings-taakspan tot einde Junie verleng. Die span moet kyk na die vestiging van Suid-Afrika se onafhanklike transmissie-stelseloperateur. Die werk fokus op die vestiging van ‘n volledig onafhanklike, staatsbeheerde operateur wat transmissiebates besit en beheer. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê die werk […]
# Sokker: Die Somaliese skeidsregter, Omar Artan, gaan die Wêreldbekertoernooi misloop nadat hy toegang tot Amerika geweier is. Die 34-jarige Artan moes na Turkye terugvlieg nadat hy op Miami se Internasionale Lughawe voorgekeer is. Amerika se Doeane- en Grensbeskerming sê Artan is met sy aankoms verbied om die land binne te gaan weens kommer oor ‘n […]
# Die sekretaris-generaal van die Verenigde Nasies, António Guterres, is bekommerd oor hernieude aanvalle in die Midde-Ooste. Iran het Sondag missiele op Israel afgevuur uit vergelding vir ‘n aanval op die Libanese hoofstad, Beiroet. Israel het Maandagoggend reageer met teenaanvalle op Iranse militêre teikens. Dit is die eerste gevegte tussen die twee lande sedert ‘n […]
# Five additional senior police officers have been suspended over the controversial 360-million-rand Medicare24 tender linked to organised crime suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. This follows the suspension of nine other police officers last Friday, who were on the Bid Evaluation Committee responsible for awarding the tender to Matlala. This brings the total number of suspended officers […]
# The Road Freight Association has welcomed Cabinet’s decision to officially approve the complete write-off of all outstanding and unpaid historical e-toll debt in Gauteng. While the controversial e-toll gantries were turned off in April 2024, motorists were still legally obligated to pay for any e-toll invoices incurred before the cutoff. The write-off covers approximately […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has extended the deadline for the Eskom Restructuring Task Team to produce a report on establishing South Africa’s independent Transmission System Operator to the end of this month. The task team’s work centres on establishing a fully independent, state-owned transmission system operator that will own and control transmission assets. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, […]
