# 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 […]
# Chinese airlines might order up to 300 narrow-body and wide-body Airbus passenger aircraft as soon as next month when European leaders visit Beijing. Bloomberg News quotes industry sources saying China has frequently timed large jet orders to coincide with state visits, but caution negotiations are not guaranteed to result in a deal amid volatility […]
# China has slammed comments made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the world will never forget the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, as an attack on China. Foreign ministry spokesperson Lin Jian says Rubio’s statements maliciously distort historical facts, deliberately attack China’s political system and developmental path, and seriously interfere in China’s internal […]
# Die Stad Tshwane se Departement van Gemeenskapsveiligheid het ‘n memorandum van samewerking met die Tshwane Metropolisie en Aware.org onderteken. Die departement sê dis ‘n deurslaggewende stap in die stryd teen dronkbestuur. As deel van die ooreenkoms het Aware.org 200 ultramoderne bloed-alkohol-toetsstelle aan die metropolisie geskenk. Die departement sê dit sal beamptes in staat stel […]
# Die Universiteit van die Witwatersrand sê die Wits Food Sovereignty Hub, ‘n meerdoelige sentrum vir voedselproduksie, versterk die veldtog om heheer te neem oor voedselvoorsiening en meer gemeenskapstuine te vestig. Die universiteit sê tuine op die kampus ondersteun studente wat nie kos kan bekostig nie deur vars groente te verskaf. Hulp met die bou […]
