# The Freedom Front Plus says the Special Investigating Unit’s report on corruption at Tembisa Hospital in Ekurhuleni proves how deeply entrenched corruption is within health departments. The investigation uncovered three coordinated syndicates, responsible for the looting of over two-billion-rand meant for healthcare. The FF Plus’ Philip van Staden says the party has consistently warned […]
# The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research says South Africa experienced a sharp reduction in loadshedding during the first half of this year. The amount of electricity shed fell by 82-percent compared with the same period in 2024. This improvement is attributed to lower electricity demand, new generation capacity and a marginal rise in […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie van ondersoek het geweier om te bevestig of sy getuienisleier, advokaat Terry Motau, glo versoek het om die kommissie te verlaat. Dit volg minder as twee weke nadat die ondersoek op 17 September begin het. ‘n Woordvoerder van die kommissie, Jeremy Michaels, sê hulle gaan nie interne personeelaangeleenthede in die openbaar bespreek […]
# Moldawië se regerende pro-Europese party, gelei deur president Maia Sandu, gaan waarskynlik ʼn belangrike parlementêre verkiesing wen wat oorskadu is deur bewerings van Russiese inmengery. Met 96-persent stemme reeds getel, loop Sandu se Party van Aksie en Solidariteit voor met 46,6-persent van die stemme teenoor die pro-Russiese Patriotiese Verkiesingsblok se 26,6-persent. Peilings toon Sandu sal […]
# Die burgemeester van Kaapstad, Geordin Hill-Lewis, sê gevangenes het nie die reg op onbelemmerde kommunikasie buite tronkmure nie, veral wanneer hulle misdaad van agter tralies koördineer. Dit volg op die Suid-Afrikaanse Gevangene-organisasie vir Menseregte se teenkanting teen die metro se oproepe dat seinblokkering- en kommunikasie-onderskeppingstrategieë by die Pollsmoor-gevangenis getoets moet word. Hill-Lewis sê misdaadbase […]
# Gholf: Span Europa het Span Amerika se terugvegpoging weerstaan vir ‘n tweede agtereenvolgende Ryderbeker-titel met ‘n oorwinning van 15-13 op Bethpage Black in New York. Shane Lowry het ‘n voëltjie op die laaste putjie aangeteken om Russell Henley te klop en te verseker dat Europa die trofee behou. Tyrrell Hatton se gelykopuitslag met Collin […]
# Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis says that prisoners do not have the right to unfettered communication beyond prison walls, especially when they are coordinating crime from behind bars. This follows the South African Prisoner Organisation for Human Rights’ opposition to the metro’s calls for signal-blocking and communication interception strategies to be piloted at Pollsmoor […]
# The Madlanga Commission of Inquiry has declined to confirm whether its evidence leader, advocate Terry Motau, has reportedly requested to leave the commission. This development comes less than two weeks after the inquiry commenced on 17 September. Commission spokesperson Jeremy Michaels says they will not publicly discuss internal staffing matters. He added that the […]
# Moldova’s ruling pro-European party, led by president Maia Sandu, is on track for victory in a critical parliamentary election that was overshadowed by Russian interference claims. With 96-percent of the votes counted, Sandu’s Party of Action and Solidarity was leading with 46.6-percent of the vote, while the pro-Russian Patriotic Electoral Bloc had 26.6-percent. Polls suggest Sandu’s […]
