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Donald Pols. (Photo: NOS News) Milieudefensie, the Dutch climate pressure group that made world news in 2021 with a historic court victory over the oil giant Shell, was plunged into chaos after its CEO suddenly resigned to join Tata Steel. However, Donald Pols was summarily dismissed from Tata Steel just one day later because of his so-called pro-apartheid past as a student leader in South Africa. The 54-year-old Pols, who was born in South Africa, resigned from the environmental organization last month to join steel giant Tata Steel as director of sustainability and communications. This move immediately attracted great criticism…
THE leadership of the KZN E-Hailing Council, an organization that fights for the rights of drivers who use pay-as-you-go vehicles, has expressed concern about the attacks on drivers.This comes after the incident on Wednesday, where one of the drivers of these vehicles was seen being harassed with guns belonging to the security company, On Call Security, which is said to monitor the work of the taxi industry in this area.In this video circulating on social media, it can be seen that the driver’s car was forcibly stopped by three men, but the driver who was carrying the passengers did not…
Sridhar Vembu on AI: Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has asked students not to depend too much on AI tools like ChatGPT and Gemini. He believes that students who rely too much on AI are weakening their basic understanding and skills.Sridhar Vembu’s warning to studentsZoho Founder Sridhar Vembu: With the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI), students are able to solve problems faster than ever, write assignments and prepare for exams in a better way. But Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says that this facility may have a price, which is still hidden from everyone. Recently, reacting to the news that a large…
(Photo provided) Six people were killed and four seriously injured on Friday morning in a head-on collision between two vans on the R542 between Van Dyk’s Drift and Blinkpan near Middelburg in Mpumalanga. According to preliminary information from the scene, a Volkswagen Amarok from Delta 1 Search and Rescue and a Mahindra bakkie were involved in the accident around 10:30. The Amarok reportedly had one occupant, while there were several people in the Mahindra. Some of the passengers rode in the back of the van. The Department of Community Safety, Security and Liaison in Mpumalanga confirmed that all six persons,…
Trump seeks to shore up support among rural voters hard hit by tariffs, economic fallout of war with Iran.Published On 5 Jun 20265 Jun 2026United States President Donald Trump has sought to reassure farmers hard-hit by tariffs and the economic fallout of the US-Israeli war with Iran during a visit to Wisconsin.The stop in Chippewa Falls on Friday for a farming roundtable comes months before the midterm elections in November. Trump was seeking to bolster support for Republican US Representative Derrick Van Orden, who has been targeted by Democrats hoping to take control of the chamber.Recommended Stories list of 3…
The family of a man from Driefontein, Thongathi, is looking for answers, following the incident of his death at work on Saturday, said to have been hit by a tractor.Mr Pat Mthembu (54) who hails from this area, is said to have been hit by a tractor at a tractor storage area on a sugar cane farm.According to a relative who asked not to be named, Mthembu received a phone call from home and was told to hurry to work.The relative says that they were told that when he arrived he started working in the fields as usual, before he…
(Archive photo: Anja van der Merwe/Maroela Media) A man from Welkom in the Free State, almost 20 years after he attacked, kidnapped and raped a 21-year-old woman in her home, has been sentenced to life in prison after DNA evidence linked him to the crime. According to Mojalefa Senokoatsane, spokesperson for the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA), in 2006 the woman was sleeping in her home with two minor children when she woke up and saw a shadow standing over her bed. The attacker, whose face was covered with a balaclava, sprayed her with pepper spray before dragging her into the…
Khalil Ben Youssef, who is running for the position of coach of Durban City, is the one who may soon be appointed as the coach of this team. According to the source ofOf this country who is close to City, it turns out that Ben Youssef, who recently left Kaizer Chiefs, is ahead of those who may be given the position of coaching this Durban team which is in the process of appointing a coach to lead it next season as it will play in the Caf Confederation Cup.According to Solezwe, talks between Ben Youssef and City management are heating…
Archive photo (Photo: mike / Pixabay) The DA will request the speaker of the National Assembly to hold a debate of national importance on pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s failure to announce the national water crisis action plan. Stephen Moore, the DA’s spokesperson on water and sanitation, says Ramaphosa failed to meet the deadline to make the plan public. According to Moore, he submitted an application to the presidency in terms of the Act on the Promotion of Access to Information (Paia) on 25 March this year after Ramaphosa repeatedly undertook that the action plan would be made public. The presidency then…
The SOTSWEBHU of the ANC in Phalamen+de, Mr. Mdumiseni Ntuli, has denied that there is a confrontation with the General Secretary of the organization, Mr. Fikile Mbalula.Ntuli, who was explaining to journalists yesterday, about the establishment of a committee to consider the removal of President Cyril Ramaphosa from office – on the issue of the availability of US dollars in his Phala Phala farm – said that they are working well with Mbalula.He said there are decisions he takes and others he seeks advice from the organization’s headquarters, where he writes to Mbalula to talk to the organization’s officials.”On the…