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PRESIDENT Cyril Ramaphosa has revealed that he accepts and respects the decision of the Constitutional Court which decided that Parliament did not properly handle the Phala Phala issue.Spoken by his spokesperson, Mr. Vincent Magwenya, Ramaphosa said that no one is above the law, and that the allegations against him must be followed up according to the law, impartially and not dependent on a particular side.”The President has seen the decision taken by the Constitutional Court in this case which was previously appealed by the Economic Freedom Fighters, using Section 89 of the law. Therefore, the President respects the decision and…
Great damage was caused after the Gamtoos River overflowed its banks. (Photo: Kouga Municipality/Facebook)Amidst cold conditions and heavy rain predicted in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Northern Cape, the government has officially classified the devastating weather conditions as a national disaster.Dr. Bongani Elias Sithole, head of the national disaster management centre, said the classification follows the severe weather conditions experienced from 4 May. This includes heavy rainfall, flooding, thunderstorms, damaging winds and snowfall across the Western Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape and Mpumalanga.”The classification of this disaster will enable the government to strengthen coordination and…
NewsFeedAl Jazeera’s Rosalind Jordan and Almigdad Alruhaid report on the latest developments after US President Donald Trump rejected Iran’s response to the US peace proposal, as negotiations increasingly focus on sanctions, ceasefire guarantees, and control of the Strait of Hormuz.Published On 11 May 202611 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
THE time we live in today when people are up and down, busy trying to fix their lives, and dealing with many and varied daily tasks – it makes it difficult to focus your mind on one thing.This is proven by a study done by scientists who revealed that the way people can focus their mind on something has decreased significantly compared to what it was 20 years ago.Being enslaved in the mind and having a large amount of things that you need to do are some of the things that increase the burden and make people no longer able…
(Photo: @CityofCT/X)The City of Cape Town’s disaster management center says several parts of the metro have already been hit by the severe weather, with Chapman’s Peak Drive closed due to dangerous conditions and a collapsed road in Bellville requiring repair.The city confirmed that Church Street in Bellville had partially caved in, while a sinkhole had also developed in Atlantis. Both have since been repaired.The latest incidents follow after a series of intense cold fronts hit the Western Cape. Maroela Media reported earlier that heavy rain, strong wind and dangerous sea conditions have already led to numerous road closures in the…
Derek Lubner (left) and Henk Swanepoel (Photo provided) When you donate money to a charity project, you want to know it’s going where it should – and that it’s really making a difference. A new digital function from iZinga Assist wants to tackle precisely this gap by enabling donors to follow their contributions from the moment of donation to the ultimate impact. With iZinga Assist’s new Donor Journey feature, donors can see how their contributions are used from donation to ultimate impact. iZinga Assist is a digital platform that verifies and rates nonprofit organizations. The aim is to create greater…
Can AI Replace Mother?: Today AI has learned skills ranging from taking care of children to saving the memories of lost loved ones. This technology can imitate the mother’s voice and appearance, but it cannot be a substitute for that motherly touch and selfless sacrifice. Ultimately, machines are just a game of data and software, which can never provide the comfort of a mother’s struggle and wrinkled hands.Can AI replace mother?Motherhood And AI: Today technology has advanced so much that we have started finding life in machines, people have not only started making friends with machines but even loving them.…
About her jet fighter life and numerous journeys that others can only dream of or see in tourism brochures, Gloria Arendz Theiler says: “South Africa as well as Switzerland are in my heart especially because there is such a great contrast between the two countries. I feel South African and Swiss.”
Dr. Theo de Jager. (Photo: Boring)Saai reacted sharply to recent statements and parliamentary answers by John Steenhuisen, minister of agriculture, about the cost of foot-and-mouth vaccine and the new section 10 vaccination scheme.Dr. Theo de Jager, chairman of Saai’s board, says the organization is “extremely shocked” by what he describes as contradictions in Steenhuisen’s answers about the cost of vaccine. He also objected to allegations that Saai is believed to be spreading misinformation about vaccine costs.”If the minister can provide evidence of misinformation about the costs and prices of vaccine by Saai, I am prepared to resign as chairman of…
Two police officers and a citizen suspected to be linked to the illegal sale and possession of precious metals have been arrested following a thorough investigation by the Gauteng Counter Intelligence Operations (GCI-OPS).The suspects were arrested following an investigation into alleged transactions in precious metals, corruption and related crimes. The arrest of these arrested over the weekend was carried out by the team that had issued a J50 warrant for their arrest.A large number of intelligence officers are believed to have accompanied detectives during the raid on the Houghton flats in Johannesburg, where Major-General Firoz Khan was arrested. It is…