# Today marks the start of the annual Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, a sacred journey for Muslims worldwide. The pilgrimage begins on the eighth day of Dhul Hijjah, the twelfth and final month of the Islamic calendar. It lasts five to six days and includes key rituals such as circling the Kaaba at the centre […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Instituut vir Maatskaplik-Ekonomiese Regte het ‘n verslag getiteld Food for Thought bekend gestel. Die verslag probeer om te agter te kom hoe sommige van die instituut se vennote en kliëntgroepe geraak is deur, en hoe hulle reageer, op voedselonsekerheid en hongersnoodkwessies. Die instituut sê 23,1-persent van huishoudings in Suid-Afrika beskou hul toegang […]
# Die voormalige Vrystaatse premier, Ace Magashule, dring aan sy voormalige persoonlike assistent, Moroadi Cholota, is onskuldig al appelleer die NVG volgende Vrydag teen die uitspraak van die Bloemfonteinse Hooggeregshof. Die Hof het bevind dat Cholota onwettig uit die VSA uitgelewer is en daar is nie genoegsame jurisdiksie het om haar in die asbesdak-bedrogverhoor van […]
# The UN Refugee Agency reports the number of people who have fled Sudan since the beginning of its civil war in 2023 has surpassed four-million, adding that many survivors faced inadequate shelter due to funding shortages. A spokesperson, Eujin Byun, told a press briefing in Geneva, the four-million people is a devastating milestone in […]
# Chinese lugdienste mag dalk volgende maand tot 300 smalromp- en wyeromp Airbus-passasiersvliegtuie bestel wanneer Europese leiers Beijing besoek. Bloomberg News haal bronne aan wat sê China bestel gereeld stralers tydens staatsbesoeke, maar waarsku ‘n ooreenkoms is nie gewaarborg nie, veral te midde van wisselvalligheid rondom handel. Daar is ‘n tekort aan vliegtuie in China […]
# Johannesburg Water says following the completion of Rand Water’s Palmiet maintenance, it continues to implement technical measures to support the recovery of affected water systems. Spokesperson, Nombuso Shabalala says the restoration process resumed yesterday, and Johannesburg Water has put interventions in place, including throttling and temporarily closing outlets. She says most affected systems have improved:
# Former Free State premier Ace Magashule says his ex-personal assistant, Moroadi Cholota, will remain innocent even if the NPA appeals the Bloemfontein High Court ruling next Friday. The court found Cholota was unlawfully extradited from the US with the basis for her extradition lacking jurisdiction to charge her in the 255-million-rand asbestos fraud trial. […]
# The Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa launched a report entitled, Food for Thought. The report aims to better understand how some of the institute’s partners and client groups have been affected by and responded to food insecurity and hunger issues. It says 23.1-percent of households nationally consider their access to food as inadequate or severely inadequate. The institute […]
# Cape Town’s I AM WATER Ocean Conservation Foundation has been nominated for the 2025 Earthshot Prize. The foundation, connecting underserved youth to the ocean, gained global recognition for its Ocean For All initiative. Founder Hanli Prinsloo says ocean connection transforms communities and more than 48-thousand-900 youth have benefitted since 2019. The prestigious Earthshot Prize […]
