# The Department of Health says it has reached out to Operation Dudula’s leadership to find a lasting solution and restore access to vital health services in Gauteng. Three women linked to the group were arrested for blocking access to Lillian Ngoyi Clinic in Diepkloof, in Soweto, but have since been released on warning. The […]
# Dozens of soldiers have been arrested in Mali accused of plotting to topple the country’s military leaders. It reflects increased tensions within the military government, with reports that a jihadist insurgency in the north is gaining ground. Mali has been fighting an Islamist insurgency since 2012, but despite the military takeover attacks by jihadist […]
# Sports, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie insists the racial tweets circulating online, which have sparked controversy, were generated by artificial intelligence and are not his. McKenzie’s remarks follow calls for his resignation for alleged racist comments against black South Africans. The minister maintains that he has never used racist language. He urges the […]
# RISE Mzansi has raised concerns following reports by acting Police minister Firoz Cachalia, confirming that the Police’s Enhanced Firearms Register System only records firearm types, not specific makes like AK-47s. RISE Mzansi’s Makashule Gana, says this gap hinders crime analysis and detection. He emphasised that with an estimated two-million illegal firearms circulating, stronger intelligence, […]
# The Australian government’s pledge to follow the United Kingdom, France and Canada in recognising a Palestinian state has now been backed by the Jewish Council of Australia. The group, which has previously been critical of Israel’s actions in Gaza, said recognition must be combined with actions to stop the genocide. It says in a […]
# Die adjunkkommissaris van die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens, Johnstone Makhubu, het tydens die 12de Suid-Afrikaanse Belasting-instituut-konferensie in Boksburg, Gauteng, omvattende planne uiteengesit om BTW-stelsels, doeanewaarderings en saakbestuur te moderniseer. Makhubu vra onmiddellike betalingstelsels, e-verslaggewing en entiteitsgebaseerde nakoming om doeltreffendheid te verhoog en onwettige handel te bekamp. Hy bepleit ‘nomvattende benadering deur die regering en sê hierdie […]
# The DA has launched a six-point plan aimed at reviving the struggling economy, creating jobs, and attracting investment. Party leader John Steenhuisen told the media the blueprint targets key obstacles to growth, including the repeal of broad-based black economic empowerment, the Employment Equity Act, and the Expropriation Act. Steenhuisen says the plan focuses on […]
# ActionSA verwerp, waarna hy verwys as pogings om die voormalige burgemeester, Herman Mashaba, en die Groep Forensiese en Ondersoekdienste, se nalatenskap van korrupsiebekamping te diskrediteer. Meer as ses-duisend sake ter waarde van 35-miljard-rand is ondersoek. Die party kritiseer die voormalige burgemeester Thapelo Amad se heksejag, wat reeds 12-miljoen-rand kos en tot 40-miljoen-rand kan beloop, […]
# Die DA in Mpumalanga het in ‘n brief aan die LUR van Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Jesta Sidell, gevra dat die raad van die Mpumalanga Toerisme en Parke Agentskap dadelik ontbind moet word. Trudie Grovè-Morgan van die DA sê dit volg na verdoemende bevindings in ‘n forensiese verslag wat ernstige wangedrag van senior beamptes, […]
