# The death toll from the catastrophic flash floods that hit Nepal and China’s Tibet has risen to 162, with one-thousand-384 people now missing, including four South Africans. Among those unaccounted include 177 from India, 63 from the US, 34 from Australia, 33 from Britain and 25 from Canada. Authorities say rescue operations have been […]
# Tennis: Die Tsjegge Karolina Muchova en Jakub Mensik is die nuwe Amerikaanse Ope-gemengde dubbelspelkampioene. Hulle het 17,6-miljoen-rand verdien nadat hulle Belinda Bencic van Switserland en die Italianer Flavio Cobolli verslaan het vir hul eerste Grand Slam-titel. Muchova en Mensik het die eindstryd bereik nadat hulle in die halfeindronde twee wedstrydpunte afgeweer het teen Mirra […]
# Tennis: The all-Czech duo of Karolina Muchova and Jakub Mensik are the new US Open Mixed Doubles champions, earning 17.6-million-rand prize money. They defeated the Swiss-Italian pairing of Belinda Bencic and Flavio Cobolli, 6-3, 1-6, 10-6, to win their first Grand Slam title. Muchova and Mensik made the final after saving two match points […]
# The GOOD Party says it will seek leave to appeal the Electoral Court ruling that it breached the Party Political Funding Act. The court found the party and its Secretary General, Brett Herron, failed to disclose a 900-thousand-rand donation received ahead of the 2021 local government elections. GOOD has been ordered to pay 50-thousand-rand for […]
# The DA says political office-bearers in the North West should be subjected to mandatory and independent lifestyle audits. The party argues financial declarations alone are not enough and must be verified to identify possible conflicts of interest, unexplained wealth and other financial red flags. The DA’s Freddy Sonakile says the audits should be conducted […]
# Die DA sê politieke ampsdraers in Noordwes moet onderwerp word aan verpligte en onafhanklike leefstyloudits. Die party voer aan finansiële verklarings alleen is nie genoeg nie en moet geverifieer word om moontlike belangebotsings, onverklaarbare rykdom en ander finansiële rooi vlae te identifiseer. Freddy Sonakile van die DA sê die oudits moet regverdig en onafhanklik […]
# Die Gautengse Departement van Gesondheid ondersoek bewerings van omkopery en voorkeurbehandeling deur amptenare. Hulle word na bewering deur sommige pasiënte omgekoop om die toue te omseil wanneer hulle afsprake maak, om toegang tot pasiëntlêers te kry en medikasie by apteke by openbare gesondheidsgeriewe af te haal. Die departement se woordvoerder, Steve Mabona, sê die […]
# The Gauteng Department of Health has launched an investigation into allegations of bribery and preferential treatment by officials. It is alleged that some patients are bribing officials to jump queues when booking appointments, accessing patient files and collecting medication from pharmacies at public health facilities. The department’s spokesperson, Steve Mabona, says reporting these incidents […]
# Rugby: Die All Blacks-losvoorspeler Anton Segner is beseer en gaan die res van die Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry-toer deur Suid-Afrika misloop. Hy is laat onttrek aan die wedstrydgroep vir die eerste toets op Ellispark, nadat hy oor ‘n geswolle enkel gekla het. Afrigter Dave Rennie sê Segner het ‘n geringe operasie ondergaan en gaan huis […]
