# President Cyril Ramaphosa has condemned recent acts of violence against foreign nationals in South Africa. Speaking at the South Africa-Botswana Bi-National Commission Summit in Botswana, Ramaphosa said the attacks do not reflect government policy or the values of South Africans. While acknowledging concerns over illegal immigration, he called on government, civil society and migrant […]
# The Western Cape MEC for Agriculture, Economic Development and Tourism, Ivan Meyer, says a new trade deal with China will boost economic growth, create jobs and strengthen the province’s citrus industry. The new agreement will ease export requirements and strengthen competitiveness for local producers. Meyer added the deal comes at a time of global […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu is bekommerd omdat die Werkloosheidsversekeringsfonds nie sy ou webwerf gesluit het nie. Dit het veroorsaak dat duisende werklose Suid-Afrikaners hul WVF-eise op ‘n verouderde stelsel indien. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Zanele Sabela, sê die ou platform is steeds in werking en daar is geen aanduiding dat dit nie meer geldig is nie:
# NAVO se sekretaris-generaal, Mark Rutte, sê Amerika se vermindering van soldate in Europa sal georden wees en nie verdediging benadeel nie. Dit volg op die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, se jongste aanval op die alliansie, aangevuur deur kritiek van die Duitse kanselier, Friedrich Merz, oor die Amerikaans-Israelse oorlog in Iran. Rutte sê Trump se […]
# NATO’s Secretary General Mark Rutte says US troop reductions in Europe will be structured and not harm defences. His comments come after US president Donald Trump’s most recent attack on the alliance, sparked by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s criticism of the US-Israeli war in Iran. Rutte says Trump’s proposed withdrawal of four to five-thousand […]
# Union federation Cosatu says it is concerning that the Unemployment Insurance Fund has not shut down its old website. This has resulted in thousands of unemployed South Africans sending their UIF claims through an outdated online system. Cosatu’s spokesperson, Zanele Sabela, says the old platform remains live and gives no indication that it is […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Hooggeregshof het die saak teen die vermeende misdaadbaas Nafiz Modack en sy medebeskuldigde tot Maandag uitgestel. Regter Robert Henney het gelas Modack se verdedigingsaak moet afgesluit word nadat hy versuim het om nuwe getuies te bekom. Modack staan tereg op 120 aanklagte, insluitend die sluipmoord op die speurder van die Anti-Bende-eenheid, Charl […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Willie Aucamp, doen ‘n beroep op dringende wêreldwye samewerking voor die 2026 Kopenhagen Ministeriële Spitsberaad oor klimaatsoptrede. Hy sê Suid-Afrika bly verbind tot multilateralisme gefokus op implementering, klimaatsveerkragtigheid en ‘n regverdige oorgang na ‘n lae-koolstof-ekonomie. Aucamp sê ontwikkelende lande het finansiële en tegniese ondersteuning nodig om […]
# The High Court in the Western Cape High Court has postponed the case against alleged underworld gang boss Nafiz Modack and co-accused to Monday. Judge Robert Henney ruled that Modack’s defence case be closed after failure to secure new witnesses. Modack faces 120 charges, including the 2020 assassination of Anti-Gang Unit detective Charl Kinnear. […]
