# Die Rwandese president, Paul Kagame, ontken sy land is verantwoordelik vir die konflik in die Demokratiese Republiek die Kongo. Hy het op ‘n nuuskonferensie gesê die probleme is geskep deur Kinshasa en ander faktore. Kagame beskuldig naamlose partye dat hulle Rwanda ‘n sondebok maak om sekere individue te beskerm. Hy hou vol Rwanda word […]
# The Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein is hearing government’s appeal against a High Court ruling on the 370-rand Social Relief of Distress grant. The Institute for Economic Justice and PayTheGrants, represented by SERI, argue application rules exclude people who need the grant. IEJ researcher Siyanda Baduza says the case also examines the eligibility […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says better preparation of infrastructure projects can help South Africa attract more investment and speed up construction. He virtually delivered the keynote address at the fifth Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium in Cape Town. Ramaphosa says too many projects are delayed because they are not properly prepared or funded. He adds stronger […]
# Justice minister Mmamoloko Kubayi says her department paid out almost 500-million-rand in Truth and Reconciliation Commission-related reparations to date. She was responding to questions in the National Council of Provinces. Kubayi says regulations for a once-off 30-thousand-rand grant to victims were published in 2003, initially identifying just over one-thousand-600 victims. She says as of […]
# Rwandan president Paul Kagame has denied his country is responsible for the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. He told the media the problems were created by Kinshasa and other external factors. Kagame accuses unnamed parties of making Rwanda a scapegoat to protect certain individuals. He maintains Rwanda has been unfairly blamed for […]
# Padwedlope: Die Comrades-marathon-vereniging sê alle opkikkertoetse in vanjaar se wedloop was negatief. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Opkikkervrye Sport het bevestig geen van die getoetste atlete het positief getoets nie, wat die weg baan dat die agt-miljoen-rand se prysgeld uitbetaal kan word. Gouemedaljes sal aan die voorste tien mans- en vroue-atlete uitgedeel word. Die wenners, […]
# Roadrunning: The Comrades Marathon Association says all drug tests from this year’s race have returned negative. The South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport confirmed a clean bill of health for tested athletes, clearing the way for over eight-million-rand in prize money. Gold medals will now be issued to the top ten men and women. […]
# Die Departement van Korrektiewe Dienste betwis bewerings dat Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala se regspan nie genoeg tyd vir raadpleging gehad het nie. ‘n Getuienisleier van die Madlanga-kommissie, Alida Hassim, het korrespondensie voorgelees wat aandui die prokureurs het drie dae lank raadplegings gevoer. Sy prokureur, Fatima Missi, sê toegang is beïnvloed deur Korrektiewe Dienste se prosesse. […]
# Die politieke ontleder Dirk Kotzé sê die vakbondfederasie COSATU se voortgesette steun vir die ANC sal ‘n beduidende terugslag wees vir die Suid-Afrikaanse Kommunistiese Party, wat voorberei om onafhanklik aan die plaaslike regeringsverkiesing deel te neem. COSATU het egter sy finale besluit uitgestel. Kotzé het aan die SABC gesê die SAKP se onafhanklike veldtog […]
