# The Competition Commission’s latest cost-of-living report shows continued pressure on household budgets, particularly for low-income families. The report revealed that electricity prices have risen by 8.1-percent and water by 10.1-percent since July 2025. Petrol prices increased by 26-percent during the first half of this year, contributing to a 13-percent taxi fare increase. Higher fuel […]
# Rugby: Die hoofafrigter van die All Blacks-vrouespan, Whitney Hansen, het ‘n span van 23 spelers aangewys om teen die Springbok-vrouespan op die FNB-stadion in ‘n geskiedkundige botsing te speel voordat die Springbokke Saterdag teen die All Blacks in die derde Rugby’s Great Rivalry-toets te staan kom. In die beginspan sal Georgia Ponsonby haar eerste […]
# Minstens vyf migrante is dood aangetref op ‘n boot wat reddingspanne naby die Kanariese Eilande opgespoor het. Oorlewendes sê nog tot 83 mense is moontlik tydens die reis dood. Die organisasie vir migranteregte, Walking Borders, sê die boot was 27 dae op see ná sy vertrek uit Gambië. Een-en-veertig oorlewendes is in Gran Canaria […]
# Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê hulle sal Amerikaanse owerhede nader oor Amazon Webdienste se vereiste dat besighede wat aan hul Suid-Afrikaanse beleggingsprogram deelneem, 100-persent in swart besit moet wees. Die party soek duidelikheid of die vereistes regeringsregulasies is of van Amazon self kom. Jaco Mulder van die VF Plus sê ras moet nie bepaal wie […]
# Die DA het nuwe bewyse by die Openbare Beskermer ingedien as deel van sy klagte teen die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie. Die party se woordvoerder, Leah Potgieter, sê die bewyse sluit kommer in oor die aanstelling van individue wat verbind word met die Patriotic Alliance op rade van openbare entiteite, […]
# The DA has submitted new evidence to the Public Protector as part of its complaint against Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie. Spokesperson Leah Potgieter says the evidence includes concerns about the appointment of Patriotic Alliance-linked individuals to public entity boards and McKenzie’s 31-million-rand Soccer World Cup trip. She adds the allegations could […]
# At least five migrants have been found dead on a boat rescued near Spain’s Canary Islands, while survivors say up to 83 others may have died during the journey. Migrant rights group Walking Borders says the boat had spent 27 days at sea after leaving Gambia. Forty-one survivors were brought ashore in Gran Canaria, […]
# The Freedom Front Plus says it will approach US authorities over Amazon Web Services’ requirement that businesses participating in its South African investment programme be 100-percent black-owned. The party is seeking clarity on whether the criterion comes from government regulations or Amazon itself. The FF Plus’s Jaco Mulder says race should not decide who […]
# Rugby: Black Ferns head coach Whitney Hansen have named a 23-strong team to take on the Springbok Women’s team at the FNB Stadium in Soweto in a historic clash before the Springboks take on the All Blacks in the third Rugby’s Great Rivalry Test on Saturday. In the starting 15, Georgia Ponsonby will make […]
