# Soccer: Millions of fans in India and China face uncertainty over watching World Cup matches due to a deadlock over broadcast rights in the world’s two most populous countries. World governing body FIFA rejected a joint venture in India’s offer of 335-million-rand for broadcast rights. No deal had been announced yet for China, which […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says the fact that the National Student Financial Aid Scheme has again been placed under administration due to governance failures, highlights deep systemic problems. The party’s Wynand Boshoff calls for a full overhaul of the system. He says the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has previously suggested it could be […]
# ActionSA sê die ontvoering van Mazwi Mpumelelo Kubheka en burgerlike mobilisering deur die March and March-beweging het die debat oor wetstoepassing en staatsbestuur hernu. Mongezi Ntsebenzo van die party sê hoewel immigrasiebeleid ‘n nasionale verantwoordelikheid is, moet munisipaliteite hul rol speel deur verordeninge toe te pas en orde te handhaaf. Hy sê met die […]
# Oostenryk het drie Russiese diplomate as persona non grata verklaar oor ‘n “antennawoud” op die dakke van diplomatieke geboue wat vir spioenasie gebruik kan word. Die minister van Buitelandse Sake, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, het in ‘n verklaring gesê dit is onaanvaarbaar dat diplomatieke immuniteit gebruik word vir spioenasie-aktiwiteite. Sy het bevestig die drie diplomate het […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid het die publiek gerusgestel en gesê daar is geen rede tot paniek na die dood van drie mense wat ná ‘n Atlantiese vaart positief getoets het vir die hantavirus. Die Nasionale Instituut vir Oordraagbare Siektes doen kontakopsporing, terwyl die Wêreldgesondheidsorganisasie ‘n internasionale reaksie lei om die uitbreking te beperk. Foster […]
# Rugby: Daar is baie op die spel vir die drie Suid-Afrikaanse spanne steeds in die wedloop vir die Verenigde Rugbykampioenskap se uitklopfase. Die Stormers is tans bo-aan die punteleer met twee groepswedstryde oor, die Leeus is derde en die Bulle sewende, met die top-agt wat in aanmerking kom vir die kwarteindronde. Die Stormers speel […]
# The Department of Health has reassured the public that there is no need for panic after three people who tested positive for Hantavirus following an Atlantic cruise have died. The National Institute for Communicable Diseases is carrying out contact tracing, while the World Health Organisation is leading an international response to help contain the […]
# ‘n Grondwaterwetenskaplike, Surina Esterhuyse, sê die Departement van Water en Sanitasie se voorgestelde regulasies is ‘n belangrike stap om oorbenutting en besoedeling te bekamp. Die konsepreëls sal boorgat-registrasie, watermonitering en strenger boorstandaarde vereis. Esterhuyse waarsku egter die departement kan nie klimaat-gevare aanpak namate Suid-Afrika warmer en droër word nie. Sy skryf in ‘n meningsartikel […]
# ActionSA says the kidnapping of Mazwi Mpumelelo Kubheka and civic mobilisation by the March and March Movement have renewed debate on law enforcement and governance. The party’s Mongezi Ntsebenzo says while immigration policy is a national responsibility, municipalities must play their part by enforcing by-laws and maintaining order. He says as the elections approach, […]
