# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Justice and Constitutional Development says the Special Investigating Unit’s funding model constrains the unit’s workforce and ability to carry out its mandate effectively. The SIU’s allocated grant funding of over 487-million-rand for 2026/2027 falls significantly short of its operational requirements. The proportion of grant income relative to total budgeted costs […]
# Antisemitic physical assaults increased by four-percent in the United States in 2025, while assaults involving a deadly weapon went up by 39-percent. This is according to the Anti-Defamation League’s annual report. There were a total of six-thousand-274 incidents of antisemitic assaults, harassment, and vandalism last year, an average of 17 incidents per day. One […]
# The South African Federation of Trade Unions says president Cyril Ramaphosa must publicly state whether he still has confidence in Social Development minister, Sisisi Tolashe and Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie. Tolashe is accused of misleading Parliament over undeclared Chinese-donated vehicles, while McKenzie is facing allegations relating to alleged links to drug-related organised crime. […]
# The Electoral Commission says political financing remains one of the most consequential and contested dimensions of democratic governance. The IEC, in partnership with the Electoral Institute of Sustainable Democracy in Africa, has published a special issue in the Journal of African Elections focusing on political finance. IEC chairperson, Mosotho Moepya, says the publication interrogates […]
# Soccer: Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain are through to the Champions League final for the second consecutive year, after beating Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate. Ousmane Dembélé put PSG ahead after just three minutes. Harry Kane scored his 55th goal of the season for Bayern in stoppage time, but it was not enough. The reigning champions […]
# Sokker: Arsenal is die eerste keer sedert 2006 in die Kampioeneliga-eindstryd nadat hulle Atletico Madrid algeheel 2-1 verslaan het. Die eerste kragmeting was gelykop met een-elk, en Bukayo Saka se doel in die 44ste minuut van die tweede wedstryd het die Gunners die oorwinning besorg. Arsenal speel op 30 Mei in Boedapest teen Bayern […]
# Die nasionale gesamentlike operasionele en intelligensiestruktuur, NATJOINTS, vra alle betogers om verantwoordelik op te tree en tydens betogings binne die wet te bly. Dit volg nadat die kwessie van onwettige immigrasie daartoe gelei het dat gefrustreerde Suid-Afrikaners betoog en in sommige gevalle buitelanders se winkels aan die brand gesteek het. NATJOINTS sê die Grondwet […]
# Die Konstitusionele Hof lewer Vrydag sy langverwagte uitspraak oor die Phala Phala-saak waarby president Cyril Ramaphosa betrek is, byna 18 maande nadat vertoë aangehoor is. Die EFF en African Transformation Movement wil hê die hoogste hof moet die Parlement verplig om die Artikel 89 Onafhanklike Paneel se verslag te aanvaar, wat die weg sal […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens sê hy gaan voort om die intense afsny-laedrukstelsel wat tans oor dele van die land voorkom, te monitor. Wydverspreide buie en donderbuie het reeds op plekke oor ‘n groot deel van die land uitgesak. Weervoorspeller, Tokelo Chiloane, sê ‘n oranje vlak agt-waarskuwing vir ontwrigtende reën is vir vandag en môre uitgereik […]
