# The Department of Home Affairs says none of the 268 Nigerian nationals repatriated from South Africa yesterday evening were in the country legally. About one-thousand Nigerians have registered for repatriation ahead of the June 30th deadline set by anti-migrant groups, with 500 being cleared. Of the 500, 268 were undocumented. The department’s Immigration and […]
# The US launched new strikes against targets in Iran for the second consecutive day, after president Donald Trump warned that they would resume attacks, citing slow progress in negotiations for a deal to end the war. The US Central Command says Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defence sites were targeted. In […]
# Cricket: England captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson have been dropped for the second Test against New Zealand, as they are being investigated for breaching team protocols. They broke the team’s midnight curfew when they were present at a nightclub during an altercation with a Saracens rugby player in the early hours […]
# The National Assembly’s Rules Committee has referred the rules set out to guide the work of the Impeachment Committee back to the Rules Subcommittee for refining. Members of the committee have questioned whether a president can be impeached for direct conduct only or also indirect conduct. They also clashed over whether only certain members […]
# The South African Human Rights Commission has recommended that the council of Makana Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape be dissolved, and legal action be taken against mayor Yandiswa Vara and her leadership. This comes as the commission has released a scathing report on the municipality’s water and sanitation crisis, citing systemic and structural […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile, in his capacity as the South African National AIDS Council chairperson, will address the closing session of the 9th South African Tuberculosis Conference in Boksburg, Gauteng, today. Held under the theme “Vuka, Let’s Unite Towards a TB-Free World!”, the four-day conference reflected on progress made in the fight against TB, […]
# United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, has warned about the consequences of escalating violence in the Middle East, and has urged full support for a two-State solution. Peace negotiations between the US and Iran currently remain deadlocked, while a recent exchange of strikes threatens to derail progress already made. Addressing the Security Council yesterday, Guterres […]
# The EFF in Gauteng has strongly condemned the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 12 people at the Jumpers Informal Settlement in Cleveland, Johannesburg, on Tuesday night. Police believe this massacre may be linked to ongoing conflicts involving illegal mining syndicates operating in the area. The EFF says it is undeniable that illegal […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says he acknowledges that recent anti-foreigner tensions have affected South Africa’s relations in Africa, but has pushed back against misinformation. This comes as recent reports from Ghana claim that two Nigerians were killed and 15 Ghanaians were hospitalised after they were assaulted during an anti-foreigner protest […]
