# Thailand’s prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been removed by the Constitutional Court, for violating ethics in a leaked June phone call. In the call she could be heard calling Cambodia’s former leader Hun Sen “uncle” and criticising the Thai army, amid worsening border tensions with Cambodia. The call, leaked by Hun Sen himself, damaged […]
# Cape Town residents are urged to exercise caution after a new electricity scam surfaced on WhatsApp. Scammers are posing as city officials, falsely claiming accounts are overdue and demanding urgent payment to avoid disconnection. Residents are advised to verify suspicious messages. Mayoral committee member for Energy, Xanthea Limberg, says all payments must go through […]
# Action Society sê die moordsyfer in Suid-Afrika is tans hoër as die sterftes deur wêreldwye terrorisme. Die burgerregtegroep sê verlede jaar is meer as 26-duisend mense vermoor, byna vier keer meer as die dodetal weens wêreldwye terreur. Juanita du Preez van Action Society waarsku geweldsmisdaad het in die afgelope dekade gestyg en het meer […]
# The Western Cape High Court has authorised the City of Cape Town and national departments to serve eviction notices to foreign nationals residing in tents on state-owned land. Approximately 160 individuals remain at Wingfield in Maitland, and around 200 at Paint City in Bellville. The notices will be served in various translated languages. They […]
# Cosatu has praised the High Court in Pretoria for dismissing challenges by the National Employers’ Association of South Africa and Sakeliga against the Employment Equity Act. Cosatu’s Matthew Parks said this confirms Employment and Employment minister Nomakhosazana Meth’s authority to set sectoral targets, ensuring fair opportunities for all workers, regardless of race, gender, or […]
# Daar is tydens ‘n Webinaar by die Noordwes-Universiteit se Vanderbijlpark-kampus gewaarsku tegnologie-aangewakkerde geslagsgeweld is aan die toeneem. ‘n Navorser en dosent aan die Skool vir Psigososiale Gesondheid, Vedhna Dayanand-Lalla, sê geweld deur intieme lewensmaats en geslagsgeweld het pandemievlakke bereik. Sy merk op tegnologie maak misbruik moontlik met oortreders wat stories beheer en slagoffers oorheers. […]
# Statistieke Suid-Afrika het ‘n skerp toename in sakelikwidasies aangemeld met ‘n toename van 16,5-persent in Julie vergeleke met dieselfde maand verlede jaar. Van die 155 likwidasies wat aangemeld is, is 72 maatskappye, 83 vir beslote korporasies, insluitend 14 verpligte en 141 vrywillige sluitings. Onica Mushwana van Statistieke Suid-Afrika sê likwidasies het oor die eerste […]
# Die minister van Justisie en Grondwetlike Ontwikkeling, Mmamoloko Kubayi, het met diepe hartseer verneem van die afsterwe van Regter Vuyelwa Tlhapi. Die woordvoerder, Terrence Manase, sê Regter Tlhapi, wat by die Noord-Gautengse Hooggeregshof in Pretoria gestasioneer was, is verlede Donderdag dood. Hy sê Regter Tlhapi het wye aansien geniet vir haar analitiese regsfilosofie, integriteit […]
# Action Society says South Africa’s murder rate is now higher than deaths from terrorism worldwide. According to the civil rights group, last year, over 26-thousand people were murdered, nearly four times more than the global terrorism toll. Action Society’s Juanita du Preez warns that violent crime has surged over the past decade, claiming more […]
