# Die Pan-Suid-Afrikaanse Taalraad veroordeel aksentgebaseerde diskriminasie te midde van voortdurende immigrasiespanning. Uitvoerende hoof Keaobaka Seshoka het aan die SABC gesê taal is nie ‘n geldige aanduiding van nasionaliteit nie en waarsku daarteen om mense se burgerskap volgens hul aksent te beoordeel. Sy sê aksente moet nooit as verdag beskou word nie, aangesien baie Afrikatale […]
# Openbare Beskermer Kholeka Gcaleka het bevind Gaugtengse munisipaliteite versuim om voedselveiligheids-wette in die informele sektor af te dwing. Meer as 16-duisend-240 kosverkopers voldoen nie aan regulasies nie, terwyl die provinsie slegs 30-persent van die vereiste omgewings-gesondheidsinspekteurs in diens het. Gcaleka sê die versuim kan verbruikers-veiligheid in gedrang bring. Sy verwys ook na skoolvoedingskemas wat […]
# Die Madlanga-kommissie het ‘n nuwe dagvaarding uitgereik aan die hoof van die Ondersoekdirektoraat teen Korrupsie, Andrea Johnson. Woordvoerder Jeremy Michaels het bevestig sy is terug by die werk nadat sy in die hospitaal was. Die kommissie ondersoek bewerings van magsmisbruik in verband met ondersoeke deur Misdaadintelligensie, asook aantygings dat Johnson vir generaal-majoor Feroz Khan […]
# The Madlanga commission has issued a fresh subpoena to the head of the Investigating Directorate Against Corruption, Andrea Johnson. Spokesperson Jeremy Michaels confirmed she has returned to work after being admitted to hospital. The commission is investigating allegations of abuse of power linked to Crime Intelligence investigations and claims Johnson shielded Major-General Feroz Khan […]
# The Pan South African Language Board has condemned accent-based profiling amid ongoing immigration tensions. Speaking to the SABC, PanSALB CEO Keaobaka Seshoka said language is not a valid indicator of nationality and warned against judging people’s citizenship by their accent. She said accents must never be criminalised, as many African languages cross borders, and […]
# Public Protector Kholeka Gcaleka has found that Gauteng municipalities failed to enforce food safety laws in the informal sector. More than 16-thousand-240 food vendors are reportedly non-compliant with regulations, while the province has only 30-percent of the required environmental health inspectors. Gcaleka said these failures may have compromised consumer safety. She also cited non-compliant […]
# Rugby: The Currie Cup Premier Division kicks off this weekend with the Pumas hosting the Sharks at the Mbombela Stadium on Friday afternoon at 5. The defending champion Griquas start their campaign in Cape Town against the Stormers at 7:05 pm. The Currie Cup First Division semi-finals will be decided on Saturday at 3 […]
# Rugby: Die Curriebekerpremierliga skop hierdie naweek af met die Pumas wat die Haaie vanmiddag om vyf-uur in die Mbombela-stadion ontmoet. Die verdedigende kampioen Griekwas begin hul veldtog in Kaapstad teen die Stormers vanaand om vyf oor sewe. Die Curriebeker Eersteliga-halfeindstryde word Saterdagmiddag om drie-uur beslis wanneer die Oostelike Provinsie die Valke in Gqeberha ontvang, […]
# Die staat het alle aanklagte teruggetrek teen die sakeman Etienne van der Walt in die edelsteen-diefstalsaak van 14,9-miljoen-rand. Hy was tien dae lank in aanhouding. Sy medebeskuldigdes, die voormalige Ekurhuleni Metropolisie-beampte Kersha-Leigh Stols, en die huidige beampte Adrian Mackenzie, is borgtog van vyf-duisend-rand elk toegestaan. Van der Walt se regsverteenwoordiger, Peter Jay, sê sy […]
