# President Cyril Ramaphosa will host his Zambian counterpart Hakainde Hichilema today, who is on a working visit to South Africa. This is Hichilema’s first official visit to the country since taking office in August 2021. The Presidency says the purpose of the visit is to further strengthen the historical and cordial bilateral relations that […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says the DA’s recent opposition to the proposed 0.5-percent value-added tax increase is not evidence of a pro-poor awakening, but it is motivated by its rejection of any wealth redistribution. The DA is set to file papers in the Western Cape High Court today, challenging Parliament’s passing of […]
# Five suspected cash-in-transit robbers were killed in a shootout with police in Ridgeview, Durban on Wednesday. It is understood the group was being monitored following Monday’s cash-in-transit heist on the M25 highway in KwaMashu, where an undisclosed amount of cash was taken. Police spokesperson, Robert Netshiunda, says they were conducting an intelligence-led operation after gathering information […]
# GOOD Party leader, Patricia de Lille, says now is not the time for party posturing and politicking, but for courageous national decision-making on identifying and meeting South Africa’s priorities. The ANC managed to get the fiscal framework and revenue proposals underpinning the national budget across the line in the National Assembly on Wednesday. De Lille […]
# Sokker: Orlando Pirates het MC Alger met 1-0 verslaan in deel een van hulle kwarteindronde-kragmeting in die CAF-kampioeneliga in Algerië. Mohau Nkota, se doel in die tweede helfte het die Buccaneers se oorwinning verseker. Mamelodi Sundowns het Esperance de Tunis in Pretoria met 1-0 geklop. Die verdedigende kampioene, Al Ahly, het op die Kaïro […]
# Rusland sê hy kan nie Amerika se voorstel vir ‘n skietstaking in Oekraïne aanvaar sonder om die hoofoorsake van die oorlog in aanmerking te neem nie. President Vladimir Putin se eise as voorwaardes vir die skietstaking sluit in dat Oekraïne moet erken dat Rusland die Krimgebied en vier gedeeltelik besette gebiede in die suidooste […]
# ʼn Suid-Afrikaanse afvaardiging onder leiding van die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking se direkteur-generaal, Zane Dangor, het onlangs met senior Withuis-amptenare vergader. Die doel was om die land se posisie oor omstrede kwessies soos die Onteieningswet te verduidelik. Die departement se woordvoerder, Chrispin Phiri, sê tydens die besprekings is misverstande aangespreek oor wat […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus in Ekurhuleni sê die metro se finansiële posisie het só versleg dat hy nie ‘n deposito van 177-milljoen-rand aan Eskom kan betaal vir die opknapping van vier mini-substasies in Chloorkop nie. Die metro skuld die kragvoorsiener nagenoeg twee-miljard-rand. Die VF Plus sê dit blyk dat Ekurhuleni toenemend op buite-instansies moet staatmaak […]
# Soccer: Orlando Pirates defeated MC Alger 1-0 in the first leg of their CAF Champions League quarterfinal clash in Algeria. A goal from rising star Mohau Nkota in the second half was enough to secure an important away win for the Buccaneers. In Pretoria, Mamelodi Sundowns edged past Esperance de Tunis 1-0. Defending champions Al […]
