# A major search operation including sea, air, and shoreline search continues for 38-year-old kite-boarder Graham Howes of Bloubergstrand, Cape Town, today. The National Sea Rescue Institute says Howes was last seen offshore of Eden on the Bay on Sunday afternoon, wearing a black wetsuit, using a white kite sail with red writing. Despite the […]
# Die polisie in Rustenburg het ‘n 23-jarige verkragtingsverdagte enkele dae nadat hy ontsnap het, weer in hegtenis geneem. Die verdagte is aanvanklik op 1 September in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal, in hegtenis geneem vir die verkragting van ‘n 28-jarige vrou, maar het uit aanhouding ontsnap. ‘n Polisiewoordvoerder Amanda van Wyk sê ‘n multidissiplinêre span, ondersteun deur […]
# The Western Cape Cultural Affairs and Sport Department says it is committed to fostering a culture of reading across all ages. Marking International Literacy Day, MEC Ricardo Mackenzie highlighted the role of public libraries in providing books, digital resources, and safe study spaces. He confirmed that with 375 service points, rural internet access, and […]
# The Southern African Freelancers’ Association says millions of peoplearound the world are still excluded from access to basic reading and writing skills. Today marks International Literacy Day, shedding light and focus on the literacy needs of adults, individuals, and communities as a whole. Safrea’s chairperson, Nathi Gule says libraries, be it physical or digital, remain repositories of […]
# Die vakbond GIWUSA sê hy is sterk gekant teen die voortdurende bloedbad van afleggings in verskeie sektore in die land. ArcellorMittal SA sal sy langstaalbesigheid na verwagting teen einde September sluit, wat drie-duisend-500 werkverliese sal veroorsaak. Die Ford Motor-maatskappy in Suid-Afrika beplan ook om 474 poste by sy aanlegte in Pretoria en Gqeberha te […]
# Die DA in die Vrystaat het die suksesvolle voltooiing en oorhandiging van vyf munisipale infrastruktuur-toelae-projekte aan die Mafube-munisipaliteit verwelkom. Die opgraderings sal aan inwoners ‘n betroubare watervoorsiening, funksionele rioolstelsels, veilige ontspanningsruimtes en omgewingsbeskerming bied. Linda Louwrens van die DA sê die opgraderings sal die inwoners se daaglikse lewe verbeter:
# Former president Thabo Mbeki is confident of a seamless G20 leaders’ summit in South Africa despite US president Donald Trump’s decision to skip the event. Trump will instead send vice president JD Vance. The November summit will tackle climate change, trade, and economic recovery, with South Africa prioritising inclusive growth and sustainable development. Speaking […]
# The DA says it has written to Transport minister Barbara Creecy, urging her to urgently consider the proposals to address the growing issue of heavy freight trucks wreaking havoc in Nxuba, in the Eastern Cape. The DA’s Heinrich Müller says Nxuba along the N10 corridor has for years been traversed and parked in by heavy trucks, undermining […]
# Rustenburg police re-arrested a 23-year-old rape suspect days after he escaped lawful custody. Initially arrested in Umzimkhulu, KwaZulu-Natal, on 1 September for raping a 28-year-old woman, the suspect fled detention. SAPS Amanda van Wyk says a multidisciplinary team, supported by the Rustenburg Community Police Forum, traced him to an address in Rustenburg and apprehended […]
