# More than 150 migrants have been rescued after a small boat caught fire while attempting to cross the English Channel from France to the UK. French authorities say the engine burst into flames, causing the vessel to deteriorate rapidly. French and British rescue teams saved all 157 people on board, with no injuries reported. […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, David Maynier, het Beryl Ferguson aangestel as voorsitter van SANParke se raad. Dit het op 1 Augustus in werking gestel en sal duur tot einde September 2028. Ferguson was waarnemende voorsitter sedert Oktober verlede jaar en is geloof vir haar sterk leierskap. SANParke sê haar permanente […]
# Cameroon has announced a major military reshuffle as president Paul Biya remains out of the public eye after two months abroad. The 93-year-old leader promoted the head of the Presidential Guard to brigadier-general and replaced commanders in four of the country’s five joint military regions. The changes were announced in presidential decrees broadcast on […]
# The South African Post Office’s first unqualified audit in six years is being hailed as a major step in its recovery. The Auditor-General found the Post Office’s latest financial statements were fairly presented, despite some remaining compliance issues. The state-owned entity has been under business rescue since 2023 and says the improved audit outcome […]
# A French employee at the newly-opened Club Med resort on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast has appeared in court on charges of rape and sexual assault involving a teenage guest. The 35-year-old accused allegedly assaulted the boy while his family was holidaying at the resort. Prosecutors say the victim is too traumatised to testify at this […]
# South Korea is experiencing a severe heatwave, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees Celsius. Authorities have issued the highest-level heat warning for parts of the greater Seoul area for the first time. The extreme heat has already caused nearly one-thousand-900 heat-related illnesses and at least 14 deaths. Officials are checking on vulnerable residents, spraying water […]
# Soccer: The Premier League has confirmed this weekend’s MTN8 quarterfinal fixtures. Defending champions Orlando Pirates begin their bid for a record fifth straight title against Durban City in Soweto on Saturday. Mamelodi Sundowns host Polokwane City later that evening in their first competitive match of the new season. On Sunday, AmaZulu take on Sekhukhune […]
# Rugby: Nege Springbok-vroue is ingesluit in ‘n groep van 30 spelers wat in Somerset-Wes, Kaapstad, oefen in die eerste van twee kampe. Die groep is deel van die Springbok-vroue-akademie, waar spelers wat nie by die toetswedstrydgroepe betrokke is nie, saam oefen as deel van die breër nasionale groep. Die Springbok-vroue A-groep van 26 spelers […]
# Die Nasionale Tesourie en die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank het die publiek genooi om kommentaar te lewer oor ‘n konsephandleiding wat nuwe reëls vir oorgrens-kriptobatetransaksies voorstel. Die maatreëls is daarop gemik om toesig te versterk, onwettige finansiële vloei te verminder en leiding te bied vir gemagtigde kriptodiensverskaffers. Die konsep verduidelik ook wanneer kriptotransaksies as oorgrens beskou […]
