# President Cyril Ramaphosa says the South African Police Service is operating under unprecedented public scrutiny, given the revelations emerging from the Madlanga Commission. He gave the keynote address at the SAPS Commemoration Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria yesterday. Twelve officers were killed in the line of duty between April last year and […]
# Rugby: The Springboks and the All Blacks will be without key players Cheslin Kolbe and Ardie Savea for the final Test in Baltimore, USA, on Saturday. Kolbe suffered a broken jaw in South Africa’s 29-24 victory in the third Test in Johannesburg, while captain Savea dislocated his right shoulder. Springbok props Carlu Sadie, Boan Venter, […]
# US vice president JD Vance says November’s midterm elections present a clear choice between crazy and common sense. Seats will be decided in Congress and state and local offices. Polls show states such as Texas, Ohio and Alaska the Republicans comfortably carried in 2024, have become key battlegrounds. Vance says Democrats want to open […]
# Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says the fight against corruption is yielding significant financial recoveries. The National Prosecuting Authority’s Asset Forfeiture Unit has recovered 8.3-billion-rand in unlawfully obtained gains. Of this, 3.68-billion-rand was paid to victims, and 4.6-billion-rand went to the Criminal Assets Recovery Account. The Special Investigating Unit has recovered assets […]
# Die motorvervaardiger Volkswagen het ‘n verreikende kostebesparingsplan goedgekeur wat 50-duisend poste sal besnoei, die onderneming se modelreeks met die helfte verminder en voertuigvervaardiging in vier aanlegte in Duitsland sal beëindig. Volkswagen het ‘n oormaat produksievermoë van 500-duisend voertuie in Europa. ‘n Mededingende toekomstige produksietoewysing vir sy aanlegte in Emden, Zwickau, Hanover en Neckarsulm is […]
# Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, has threatened economic sanctions on any firm involved in oil exploration around the Falkland Islands under the British occupation. The Falklands, in the south-west Atlantic Ocean, remain the subject of a sovereignty dispute between Britain and Argentina, more than 40 years on from an armed conflict over the territory. Milei claims […]
# Rugby: Die agtsteman en kaptein Harry Watson is terug in die Wallabies se opdrafspan vir môre se toets teen Argentinië in Mendoza. Allan Alaalatoa was kaptein toe Australië die Pumas verlede Saterdag in San Salvador 27-21 geklop het, maar kry ruskans. Hoofafrigter Les Kiss het agt veranderings aangebring as deel van die rotasiebeleid wat […]
# Rugby: Swys de Bruin has resigned as Springbok Women’s head coach, reportedly over a dispute with SA Rugby over unpaid bonuses and interference. The team is preparing for the historic first-ever home Test against New Zealand’s Black Ferns in Johannesburg tomorrow. It will be a precursor to the men’s encounter at the FNB Stadium. […]
# The European Union is tightening the enforcement of sanctions against Russia, while further ramping up pressure on the country and increasing support for Ukraine. It has implemented 21 packages of restrictive measures against Moscow since 2022, targeting financial, energy, and trade sectors. European Commission vice president Kaja Kallas says EU Foreign Affairs ministers are […]
