# The South African National Defence Force has noted concerns regarding a chartered flight to the Republic of Cuba. The DA is demanding answers after it obtained evidence, which shows the SANDF spent 34-million-rand on the flight to transport over 200 personnel to Havana, to attend a graduation. SANDF’s spokesperson, Prince Tshabalala, says the primary […]
# The GOOD Party says Basic Education minister, Siviwe Gwarube, appears to be using regulations to undermine the intention of the Basic Education Laws Amendment Act and the now amended South African Schools Act. The minister has published the first two regulations under the BELA Act for public comment. The regulations relate to key issues […]
# Die regering het die aanstelling van die Reguleringsraad goedgekeur om toesig te hou oor die Vervoer-ekonomiese Reguleerder. Die raad sal regulatoriese beginsels oor hawens, spoor, pad en lugvaart in ooreenstemming bring om billike pryse en beter diens te verseker. Kerntake sluit in die versterking van mededinging, verbruiker-beskerming, die lok van beleggings en die verskuiwing […]
# Government has approved the Regulator Board appointment to oversee the Transport Economic Regulator. The board will align regulatory principles across ports, rail, road, and aviation, ensuring fair pricing and improved service. Key priorities include boosting competition, protecting users, attracting investment, and shifting freight from road to rail. Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni emphasised […]
# ʼn Amerikaanse weermagsersant op aktiewe diens is gearresteer nadat hy by die Fort Stewart militêre basis in Georgia losgebrand en vyf van sy medesoldate gewond het. Amptenare sê die verdagte, die 28-jarige sersant Quornelius Samentrio Radford, het met sy persoonlike handwapen op die soldate geskiet. Brigadier-generaal John Lubas sê die ondersoek duur voort en […]
# Die DA in die Wes-Kaap het sy versoek vir die dringende hervoming van die nasionale behuisingsfondsmodel herhaal omdat dit tans langtermyn sekerheid kortkom wat vir beplanning nodig is. Dirk Wessels van die party sê ‘n sprekende voorbeeld is die Greenhaven-behuisingsontwikkelingsprojek. Hy sê die projek benodig sowat een-duisend huise in Groot Brakrivier waar ongeveer dieselfde […]
# Die EFF het ʼn dringende versoek ingedien by die voorsitter van die Madlanga-kommissie, regter Mbuyiseli Madlanga, om hul kommer te lug oor vergaderplek-kostestruktuur. Die kommissie moet korrupsie in die strafregstelsel ondersoek. Die EFF sê sy kommer spruit uit die presedent wat deur die staatskapingskommissie geskep is. Dit het byna ʼn miljard-rand gekos en ʼn […]
# Die adjunkminister van Toerisme Maggie Sotyu, sê vroue is die eintlike stukrag in die toerismebedryf, nie net as werknemers en entrepreneurs nie, maar ook as kulturele toesighouers en agente vir verandering. Sy het gister die Atrium Boutique Hotel in Limpopo geopen. Dit het 100-persent swart eienaarskap en 60-persent hiervan is vroue. Sotyu sê dis […]
# An active-duty US Army sergeant has been arrested after he opened fire at the Fort Stewart military base in Georgia, wounding five of his fellow soldiers. Officials say the suspect, identified as 28-year-old Sergeant Quornelius Samentrio Radford, opened fire with his personal handgun and was targeting his fellow troops. Brigadier General John Lubas says this […]
