# Oil prices slumped today after OPEC Plus countries announced a sharp production increase despite oversupply concerns and growing fears that US President Donald Trump’s trade war could weaken demand. Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other members of the oil cartel announced over the weekend an output increase of 411-thousand barrels a day for June, […]
# Israel’s security cabinet approved the expansion of military operations in Gaza including the “conquest” of the Palestinian territory. The army called up tens of thousands of reservists for the offensive. The plan, approved overnight, includes the holding of territories in the besieged Gaza Strip and comes alongside Israel’s promotion of Gaza’s residents to leave. […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile says economic redress and transformation has been given practical impetus through a plethora of legislation, which includes the B-BBEE Act of 2003, as amended in 2013. He says B-BBEE remains a vital part of the country’s economic landscape. Mashatile says over the past 22 years, B-BBEE has evolved its policy, […]
# The DA in Gauteng has revealed that the provincial Department of Education failed to vet three-thousand-400 scholar transport drivers against the Child Protection Register, posing a risk to learners’ safety. The DA’s Michael Waters criticises Education MEC, Matome Chiloane for neglecting legal obligations. He announced plans to report the department to the South African […]
# Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has open the 2nd G20 Culture Working Group Session in Sandton today. Hosting 24 countries under the theme ‘Solidarity, Equality and Sustainability,’ the event supports South Africa’s G20 Presidency, hosting key discussions including cultural heritage, digital innovation, climate change, and socio-economic integration. McKenzie highlighted culture’s role […]
# Die polisie het sedert 2020, 17-duisend-968 vermiste persone met hul geliefdes herenig. Die polisiewoordvoerder, Athlenda Mathe, sê dit was volwassenes en kinders wat oor die hele land as vermis aangemeld was by polisiestasies. Sy sê die aantal volwassenes wat danksy intelligensie en noukeurige speurwerk opgespoor is, staan op 15-duisend-en-5 volwassenes, en twee-duisend-963 kinders onder […]
# The DA in Emfuleni has criticised the Gauteng Department of Infrastructure Development for spending over 9.4-million-rand on security at the Sebokeng Driver’s Licence Testing Centre. The DA’s Kingsol Chabalala says the centre remains vandalised and incomplete. Chabalala says the project has been abandoned, forcing residents to travel long distances for licensing services. He is […]
# Since 2020 the Police has reunited 17-thousand-968 missing persons with their loved ones. Police spokesperson, Athlenda Mathe says these were adults and children that were reported as missing at police stations across the country. She says the number of adults found through intelligence and meticulous detective work stands at 15-thousand-and-5 adults while two-thousand-963 are […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Nasionale Christenforum vra ‘n dringende hersiening en wysigings aan die Grondwet. Die Grondwet is een van die vooruitstrewendste ter wêreld en word internasionaal hoog geag. Die forum se leier, Marothi Mashashane, sê egter soos dit nou is, dien dit slegs ‘n minderheid rykes en laat die meerderheid, meestal arm swartmense, in die […]
