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German tourists who visited SA gruesomely attacked in guest-house by robbers, elderly man assaulted with bat and stabbed with knife

Posted on 15/02/2019 Leave a comment

German tourists who visit SA was gruesomely attacked in guest-house by robbers, elderly man assaulted with bat and stabbed with knife

A German tourist received treatment in a hospital in Port Elizabeth after assailants assaulted him with a bat and then stabbed him with a knife. The 69-year-old man’s right arm is badly injured because of the assault with the bat. It is believed that the incident happened at the Bydand Guest House in the Addo..
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Truck driver from SA arrested in Namibia after faking an accident and staged a crime scene

Posted on 13/02/2019 Leave a comment

A South African truck driver was arrested in Namibia after he faked an accident and staged a crime scene. The Truck belonging to Loutrans, was loaded with Deodorant at the time of the fake accident. An ambulance was dispatched to the scene after the truck driver said that he requires medical attention. He was later..
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SA boere se kennig gesog in ander lande – veeboere dra kennis aan Russe oor tydens handelskou veeboerdery, -teling en genetika, in Moskou

Posted on 11/02/2019 Leave a comment

‘n Groepie Suid-Afrikaanse veeboere was deel van die 410 uitstallers uit 30 lande wat verlede week aan AgroFarm, Rusland se voorste handelskou deelgeneem het. Die groepie het bestaan uit dr. Karin en mnr. Manie Wessels van die Mamre-boerdery naby Frankfort, mnr. Phillip Oosthuizen, hoof van navorsing en ekonomie by die Sernick-groep by Edenville, en mnr…
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SA ultraveldwedloop-atleet tree Saterdag aan saam met wêreld bestes in ultramarathon in Nieu-Seeland

Posted on 08/02/2019 Leave a comment

Die Suid-Afrikaanse ultraveldwedloop-atleet Ryan Sandes tree Saterdag aan saam van die wêreld se beste langasems in die Tarawera-ultramarathon in Rotorua, Nieu-Seeland. Sandes sal dié wedloop oor 102 km gebruik as voorbereiding vir Junie se Western States 100 Miler in Kalifornië se Sierra Nevada-gebergte. Die Tarawera is bekend as een van die mees mededingende ultrawedlope in..
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Germany, the UK, and the USA have sent an ‘unprecedented’ letter to Ramaphosa warning him that he needs to take action against ongoing corruption taking place in SA

Posted on 04/02/2019 Leave a comment

The governments of Germany, the United Kingdom, the USA, the Netherlands and Switzerland have written to the presidency through their missions in Pretoria, warning that South Africa needs to make clear moves against corruption. Speaking to the Sunday Times, an official in the presidency said that the move was ‘unprecedented’ as foreign countries typically only..
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Ervare Kyle Brown is sy plek kwyt in Blitsbok-span wat die naweek aan die Sydney-sewestoernooi in Australië deelneem

Posted on 01/02/2019 Leave a comment

Die 31-jarige Brown, wat sy buiging in 2008 gemaak het, het verlede week in die Hamilton-toernooi in Nieu-Seeland die voormalige Blitsbok Frankie Horne se rekord van 68 toernooie geëwenaar. Sy plek word ingeneem deur die debutant JC Pretorius, wat die afgelope week sy 21ste verjaardag gevier het. Pretorius is ’n boorling van Secunda wat aan..
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Not a good day to be a proud South African – South Africa, the 73rd most corrupt country in the world according to the Perceptions Index

Posted on 29/01/2019 Leave a comment

South Africa, since the dawn of Jacob Zuma’s tenure as the head of state, has been muddled with allegations of government corruption. It was shielded by spin doctors and deflective strategies for the most part of his presidency. However, we have gotten a front row seat, for the first time ever, into the theatrics of..
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Rigmarole of travelling: Going to Dubai, Europe, London as you got to South Africa has to come to an end – controversial SAA India route reopens after it was dropped in favour of the Gupta-linked Indian airline Jet Airways

Posted on 28/01/2019 Leave a comment

Pesident Cyril Ramaphosa says he wants to know why the South African Airways (SAA) direct route to India was stopped, saying government will make sure it’s re-established. Ramaphosa was speaking during a business Forum in India today as he concluded his state visit to the country. Former ANC MP Vytjie Mentor previously told the state..
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SA government supports Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro after opposition leader Juan Guaido declare himself an interim president

Posted on 28/01/2019 Leave a comment

Juan Guaido declared himself president last week, winning the backing of US President Donald Trump and many Latin American nations. Government has thrown its weight behind Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro, describing as irregular the decision by opposition leader Juan Guaido to declare himself an interim president. Guaido declared himself president last week, winning the backing..
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Suid-Afrikaners wat oorsee werk, moet maar solank hul belastingsake in orde kry want Jan-taks “kom” vir hulle

Posted on 28/01/2019 Leave a comment

Van 1 Maart 2020 sal Suid-Afrikaanse belastingbetalers wat in die buiteland werk aan die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens belasting moet betaal op hul buitelandse inkomste wanneer dit meer as R1 miljoen oorskry. Dis nog net meer as ’n jaar voordat nuwe belastingreëls vir buitelandse werk in werking gestel word, maar belastingadviseurs meen mense moet nou al voorberei…
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