# Die minister van Handel van Lesotho, Mokhethi Shelile, waarsku dat die vermindering van Amerikaanse tariewe van 50-persent na 15-persent moontlik te laat is om die land se sukkelende tekstielbedryf te red. Maande van onsekerheid het fabrieksluitings en werksverliese tot gevolg gehad. Dié sektor, Lesotho se hoofuitvoerder en grootste privaatwerkgewer, het staatgemaak op die voordele […]
# Twenty people have died, and dozens were injured after four trucks overturned in central Gaza on Tuesday. The BBC quotes the Hamas-run civil defence agency as saying the trucks overturned when crowds moved towards the trucks, climbed on top, and caused the drivers to lose control on the rugged and dangerous roads. The agency […]
# The co-chairperson of Parliament’s Defence Committee, Malusi Gigaba, has rejected claims by fellow committee member Nicholas Gotsell that he is shielding Defence minister Angie Motshekga over South African National Defence Force deployment funds. Gigaba labelled the claims baseless and politically motivated. He says the committee remains committed to accountability and has already agreed to […]
# Die DA sê die Gautengse regering tree slegs op wanneer ‘n krisis opduik. Dit volg na die vertraging van die skorsing van die departementshoof, Nontsikelelo Sisulu en die hoof- finansiële beampte, Mduduzi Malope, na ‘n forensiese ondersoek waar finansiële onreëlmatighede in die Departement van Gemeenskapveiligheid ontbloot is. Crezane Bosch van die DA sê swak […]
# Die voorsitter van die Parlement se Portefeuljekomitee oor Vervoer, Donald Selamolela, het die Departement van Vervoer se skoon oudit vir die 2024/25 boekjaar verwelkom. Selamolela sê die mylpaal is ‘n sterk fondament vir verbeterde dienslewering en openbare verantwoordbaarheid. Hy het amptenare geprys oor die deursigtigheid van beide prestasie en uitgawes. Hy het egter beklemtoon […]
# The DA says the Gauteng government only takes action when crises emerge. This comes after the delayed suspension of the head of department, Nontsikelelo Sisulu, and the chief financial officer, Mduduzi Malope, following a forensic audit that uncovered financial irregularities in the Department of Community Safety. The DA’s Crezane Bosch says poor leadership under […]
# Atletiek: Die VSA het strenger visumregulasies ingestel wat transgender vroue-atlete verbied om die land binne te kom, onder die vaandel van regverdigheid in vroue-sport. Die uitvoerende bevel het wye kritiek van menseregtegroepe uitgelok wat dit as diskriminasie beskryf. Ondersteuners voer aan dat die stap die integriteit van vroue-kompetisies beskerm. Die nuwe beleid dui ‘n […]
# Lesotho’s Trade minister Mokhethi Shelile warns the US tariff cut from 50-percent to 15-percent may be too late to rescue the struggling textile industry. Months of uncertainty caused factory closures and job losses. The sector, Lesotho’s top exporter and biggest private employer, relied on African Growth and Opportunity Act benefits. Speaking to Reuters, Shelile […]
# The chairperson of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Transport, Donald Selamolela, has welcomed the Department of Transport’s clean audit for the 2024/25 financial year. Selamolela says the milestone sets a strong foundation for improved service delivery and public accountability. He commended officials for showing both performance and expenditure transparency. However, he emphasised that audit success […]
