# The death toll in the devastating earthquakes that hit Venezuela keeps on climbing as rescue workers find more bodies under the rubble of collapsed buildings. So far, officials have confirmed at least one-thousand-450 deaths after the 7.2 and 7.5 earthquakes, the strongest recorded in the country in the last century. The UN estimates around […]
# Die leier van die UDM, Bantu Holomisa, sê hulle oorlewing oor byna drie dekades is die gevolg van volharding met waardes, leierskap en betrokkenheid by gemeenskappe eerder as toegang tot hulpbronne. Holomisa het afgevaardigdes by die Sesde Nasionale Kongres in KuGompo-stad in die Oos-Kaap, toegespreek en gesê die party het lank goeie bestuur, teen-korrupsiepogings […]
# Die Ahmed Kathrada-stigting sê Suid-Afrika se immigrasiedebat moet gelei word deur feite, nie waninligting nie. Tydens ‘n aanlyn saamtrek teen Dinsdag se afsluiting, het die stigting gesê migrante maak ongeveer vier-persent van die land se bevolking uit en is nie die belangrikste oorsaak van die druk op openbare dienste nie. Die stigting se teen-rassismebestuurder, […]
# Sokker: Die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, het ná hul geskiedkundige 1-0-oorwinning oor Suid-Korea vir Bafana Bafana ‘n bonus van vyf-miljoen-rand beloof vir elke FIFA Wêreldbeker-uitklopoorwinning. Die aansporing het begin met die Suid-Korea-sege, wat beteken ‘n oorwinning teen Kanada sal die span se bonus tot tien-miljoen-rand opstoot. Bafana Bafana pak vanaand […]
# The United Democratic Movement leader Bantu Holomisa says its survival over nearly three decades is the result of consistency in values, leadership and engagement with communities rather than access to resources. Addressing delegates at its Sixth National Congress in KuGompo City, Eastern Cape, Holomisa said the party has long championed good governance, anti-corruption efforts […]
# The Ahmed Kathrada Foundation says South Africa’s immigration debate must be guided by facts not misinformation. Speaking during an online rally opposing Tuesday’s shutdown, the foundation said migrants account for about four-percent of the country’s population and are not the primary cause of pressure on public services. The foundation’s anti-racism manager, Rethabile Ratsomo, says […]
# Johannesburg civil group Joburg Crisis Alliance says the city has entered a state of governance failure and is calling for national government intervention. The group cites reports that the National Treasury may withhold funding after the city adopted an unfunded budget. It also points to claims that the Johannesburg Roads Agency has grounded parts […]
# Soccer: Sport, arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie has promised Bafana Bafana a five-million-rand bonus for every FIFA World Cup knockout victory, following their historic 1-nil win over South Korea. The incentive starts with that victory, meaning another win against Canada would take the team’s bonus to ten-million-rand. Bafana face co-hosts Canada at 9pm […]
# Die Johannesburgse burgerlike groep Joburg Crisis Alliance sê die stad is in ‘n staat van regeringsmislukking en vra ingryping deur die nasionale regering. Die groep verwys na berigte dat Nasionale Tesourie dalk befondsing mag terughou nadat die stad ‘n onbefondsde begroting aanvaar het. Die groep lig ook bewerings uit dat die Johannesburgse Padagentskap dele […]
