# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has rejected the Department of Traditional Affairs’ targets addressing harmful practices associated with illegal initiation schools. The department plans to reduce initiation deaths from 63 to 13 and illegal schools from 429 to 229 by 2029. This will be done through increased oversight and regulatory reform. Committee […]
# Soccer: Arsenal played to a 2-2 draw against Crystal Palace at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday evening, leaving Liverpool needing just one point to be crowned Premier League champions for the second time in five seasons. The Reds now need to avoid defeat to Tottenham Hotspur at Anfield on Sunday to clinch their 20th […]
# Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, arrived in South Africa on an official visit on Wednesday evening. He was welcomed by minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola. This official visit to the country is the first by a Ukrainian president. Zelensky says he will be having important meetings with president Cyril Ramaphosa and representatives […]
# The Department of Water and Sanitation says the Vaal Dam is currently experiencing increased water inflows due to heavy rainfall on the upper catchment. As a result, it has reopened a third sluice gate to manage the water outflows. The department’s spokesperson, Wisane Mavasa, says the water level at the dam is at 108.4-percent […]
# Die president van die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, Lesetja Kganyago, sê die G20 moet sleutelkwessies wêreldwyd voorkeur gee en besluitneming vereenvoudig om weer relevant te wees. Hy het in Washington gepraat op die Brookings Global Economy and Development-program, en die G20 se potensiaal beklemtoon om komende uitdagings aan te pak en volhoubare groei te bevorder. Kganyago […]
# South African Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago says the G20 must prioritise key global issues and streamline decision-making to regain relevance. Speaking in Washington at The Brookings’ Global Economy and Development programme, Kganyago highlighted the G20’s potential to tackle emerging challenges and promote sustainable growth. He emphasised that better processes are essential for the […]
# ‘n Ekonoom aan die Noordwes-Universiteit se Sakeskool, professor Raymond Parsons, sê klem moet opnuut geplaas word op die bespoediging van noodsaaklike strukturele hervormings. Die Internasionale Monetêre Fonds het sy vooruitskouing vir Suid-Afrika se bruto binnelandse produk vir 2025 afwaarts aangepas van 1,5-persent tot slegs een-persent. Die IMF voorspel ook dat die land se groeikoers […]
# Krieket: KL Rahul het ʼn onoorwonne 57 behaal en die Delhi Capitals gehelp om die Lucknow Super Giants met agt paaltjies te verslaan in hul sesde oorwinning in die Indiese Premierliga-veldtog. Mukesh Kumar het vier paaltjies platgetrek en Lucknow in hul 20 boulbeurte tot 159 vir ses beperk. In antwoord daarop het Delhi die […]
# President Donald Trump sê die Amerikaanse tariewe op invoere uit China sal aansienlik daal. Trump het invoertariewe van 145-persent op produkte uit China ingestel waarop China gereageer het met tariewe van 125-persent op Amerikaanse goedere. Amerika se minister van Finansies, Scott Bessent, sê die voortslepende tariefoorlog teen China is nie volhoubaar nie. Trump sê […]
