# Die kabinet bepleit kalmte en dringende terughouding in die voortgesette konflik tussen Israel en Iran, en is diep bekommerd oor die lewensverlies en vernietiging wat die onlangse vyandelikhede veroorsaak het. Die kabinet vra alle partye, insluitend Amerika, om selfbeheersing uit te oefen en ten volle te voldoen aan internasionale reg. Die minister in die […]
# China today hosted Defence ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in Qingdao against the backdrop of war in the Middle East and a summit of NATO countries in Europe that agreed to boost military spending. Beijing has long sought to present the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as a counterweight to Western-led power […]
# KwaZulu-Natal premier Thami Ntuli says youth unemployment in the province remains a challenge. Ntuli announced a public-private partnership with MTN to boost digital access through 130 new 4G and 5G sites, especially in rural areas. This includes free 5G at clinics, courts, and libraries. The premier says that empowering youth through internet access and […]
# Rand Water het die nuwe B16-pyplyn suksesvol gekoppel om water vanaf die nuwe Stasie 5A by die Zuikerbosch-waterbehandelingsaanleg te voorsien. Die woordvoerder, Makenosi Maroo, sê die Russelweg-meter is geïnstalleer en Sasolburg-reservoir 1 is skoongemaak. Sy sê Rand Water sal Maandag begin met die volgende fase van die beplande onderhoud en die projek sal op […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Menseregtekommissie het ‘n beleidsverklaring uitgereik wat dringende optrede eis teen georganiseerde sindikate wat waterinfrastruktuur saboteer. Die dokument beskryf wetlike en beleidsinstrumente om die groeiende gevaar van die watermafia te beveg. Die kommissie vra vir die klassifisering van waterverwante misdade as nasionale prioriteitsmisdade, strenger polisie-optrede, vervolgings, en beskerming van noodsaaklike infrastruktuur. Hy waarsku […]
# Eastern Cape police has escalated its manhunt for suspects following the rape and murder of a 14-year-old learner in KwaMfula. Police spokesperson, Namhla Mdleleni says the victim left for school last Friday, but did not return home. She says after a joint search operation by police and community members on Sunday, her body was […]
# US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is set to hold a news conference today to offer a fresh assessment of strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities, following a stinging row over how much American bombardment set back Tehran’s nuclear programme. After waves of Israeli attacks on nuclear and military sites and retaliatory missile fire from Iran […]
# The UK-based charity The Donkey Sanctuary says almost six-million donkeys are slaughtered annually for Chinese medicine, with severe knock-on effects for African villagers who rely on the animals. It is driven by an increase in China’s production of ejiao, a product marketed as a health supplement that uses collagen from donkey skins. China, whose […]
# Rand Water has successfully connected the newly constructed B16 pipeline, which will supply water from the new Station 5A at the Zuikerbosch Water Treatment Plant. Spokesperson Makenosi Maroo says the Russel Road meter has been installed, and Sasolburg Reservoir 1 has been cleaned. She says Rand Water will be moving to the next phase of the […]
