# The Ministry of Defence and Military Veterans has distanced itself from comments made by South African National Defence Force General, Rudzani Maphwanya, in Iran. During a meeting in Tehran, Maphwanya and Iran’s army commander, Major General Amir Hatami, reportedly commended their countries’ common goal of fighting global arrogance and aggressive colonial approaches. Maphwanya also […]
# City of Johannesburg council speaker, Margaret Arnolds, has revoked the disbandment of the Special Independent Investigation Committee. The committee was authorised in June 2023 to investigate allegations of corruption by officials of the Group Forensic and Investigation Services. Former speaker Nobuhle Mthembu froze the investigations in April this year over budgetary concerns. Arnolds says […]
# Soccer: European champions Paris St-Germain rallied from two goals down before winning a penalty shootout against Tottenham Hotspur to clinch the UEFA Super Cup in Italy. Spurs were 2-0 up through goals from Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, but PSG pulled one back five-minutes from time through substitute Lee Kang-in. Another substitute, […]
# US president Donald Trump says there will be very severe consequences if his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, does not agree to stop the war in Ukraine. The two are set to meet in Alaska tomorrow in what the White House has characterised as a listening exercise. European leaders have urged Trump not to strike […]
# Tennis: Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams has received a wildcard into the US Open. The 45-year-old American returned to action last month at the Washington Open, playing her first match in 16 months. Five other Americans have also been granted wildcards into the women’s singles main draw, as well as France’s Caroline Garcia […]
# Deputy president Paul Mashatile has called for the prioritisation of the empowerment of women to promote economic growth and social equality. He addressed the inaugural P20 Women’s Parliament of the seventh administration. South Africa holds the second position among G20 nations regarding female representation, with women constituting 42-percent of the members in Parliament. Mashatile says true democracy […]
# The MK Party has filed an urgent application in the Gauteng High Court to overturn president Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to place Police minister Senzo Mchunu on leave of absence, and appoint professor Firoz Cachalia as acting minister. This comes after the Constitutional Court refused the party direct access in July, citing that the matter […]
# The trial in the murder case of rapper Kiernan ‘AKA’ Forbes and his friend and businessman, Tebello Motsoane, will be heard in July next year. The pair were shot and killed in Durban’s popular Florida Road in February 2023. Five men are accused of conspiracy to commit murder, two counts of murder, as well […]
# The DA says the most damaging economic roadblock is the policy of black economic empowerment. The ANC has defended BEE, saying it is necessary to push transformation in the country. Professor William Gumede has calculated that the effects of BEE have been 100 politically connected individuals receiving one-trillion-rand through BEE. The DA’s Mark Burke […]
