# Former National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has pleaded not guilty to 12 counts of corruption and one count of money laundering in the High Court in Pretoria at the start of her trial. The charges relate to alleged solicitation of 4.5-million-rand bribes from a contractor linked to Defence Force contracts during her tenure as Defence […]
# Deputy Defence and Military Veterans Minister Bantu Holomisa says public-private partnerships could help strengthen South Africa’s defence capabilities despite limited government funding. Speaking to the SABC amid the Defence Industry Lekgotla in Pretoria, Holomisa said partnerships could support military housing, infrastructure, border security and equipment modernisation without compromising national security. Holomisa called for innovative […]
# South Africa’s annual consumer inflation rose to five-percent in June, up from 4.5-percent in May – the highest since June 2024 when it stood at 5.1-percent. Statistics South Africa says transport, housing, and utilities were the main contributors to the increase. The higher inflation rate reflects rising costs faced by households and businesses. Stats […]
# Hokkie: Die GOOD-party sê die Departement van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur moet Suid-Afrika se hokkiespelers finansieel ondersteun in plaas daarvan om miljoene op amptenare se Wêreldbeker-reise te bestee. Die party se nasionale jeugorganiseerder, Kaden Arguile, sê die Suid-Afrikaanse Hokkiefederasie se openbare oproep vir skenkings is ‘n verleentheid. Hy sê spelers word elke jaar uitgestuur […]
# Hockey: The GOOD Party says the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture must financially support South Africa’s players instead of spending millions on officials’ World Cup trips. The party’s National Youth Organiser, Kaden Arguile, says the South African Hockey Federation’s public appeal for donations is an embarrassment. He says every year, players are sent […]
# AfriForum says the government must urgently crack down on crime in the number plate industry to stop the spread of counterfeit and cloned number plates. The organisation says weak law enforcement has made it easier for criminals to commit offences and avoid detection. AfriForum’s Louis Boshoff welcomed the decision to delay the rollout of […]
# AfriForum sê die regering moet dringend misdaad in die nommerplaatbedryf vasvat om die verspreiding van nagemaakte en gekloonde nommerplate te stop. Die organisasie sê swak wetstoepassing het dit makliker gemaak vir misdadigers om te oortree en opsporing te vermy. Louis Boshoff van AfriForum het die besluit verwelkom om die uitrol van Gauteng se nuwe […]
# Suid-Afrika het ‘n lening van 24,78-miljard-rand van die Wêreldbank bekom om hervormings in die land se water-, elektrisiteits- en vragvervoersektor te ondersteun. Dit sal gebruik word om waterinfrastruktuur te versterk, groter beleggings vanuit die privaat sektor aan te moedig en dienslewering aan miljoene huishoudings te verbeter. Dit sal ook ‘n mededingende elektrisiteitsmark ondersteun, en […]
# Die African Farmers Association of South Africa in KwaZulu-Natal sê suikerrietprodusente aan die provinsie se noordkus het te kampe met ‘n ernstige tekort aan werkers. Die ondervoorsitter, Lloyd Hadebe, het aan die SABC gesê baie buitelandse werkers het boerderygemeenskappe verlaat ná betogings teen ongedokumenteerde migrante. Hy waarsku die tekort vertraag die oes en plaas […]
