# US president Donald Trump says his administration is declassifying intelligence that he claims reveals shocking vulnerabilities in the country’s election infrastructure, including hacking, exploitation, and foreign interference. He has repeatedly, and without evidence, claimed that the 2020 presidential election, which Joe Biden won, was “rigged” against him. Trump says the Department of Homeland Security has […]
# The World Health Organisation is warning that the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is spreading faster than any previous one during the first month of exposure. So far, two-thousand-273 cases have been reported, with 796 deaths in just two months. By comparison, the 2018–2019 Ebola outbreak in the country took […]
# Cricket: Aiden Markram and Laura Wolvaardt were the big winners at Cricket South Africa’s awards in Johannesburg, scooping the men’s and women’s player of the year accolades. Markram also claimed the players’ player of the year award. Wolvaardt also won best one-day player, best T20 player and players’ player of the year. Simon Harmer and Matthew […]
# The Department of Trade, Industry and Competition says government is targeting 750-billion-rand worth of investments for Special Economic Zones in the current fiscal year. The zones are geographically designated areas that offer world-class infrastructure, streamlined administrative processes, and a range of fiscal and non-fiscal incentives aimed at attracting investment and supporting industrial development. To date, […]
# National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, and National Council of Provinces chairperson, Refilwe Mtshweni-Tsipane, say they have noted the concerns raised by some political parties regarding the parliamentary delegation currently undertaking an official bilateral working visit to Russia. Except for one Al Jama‑ah MP, the five‑member delegation is composed entirely of ANC MPs, a decision […]
# Two boats carrying more than 500 people may have capsized off the coast of Myanmar in recent days. This is according to the International Organisation for Migration and the United Nations Refugee Agency. The vessels left Myanmar’s Rakhine State last month carrying mostly ethnic minority Rohingya passengers, reportedly including some from refugee camps in Bangladesh. The UN agencies say […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero has warned that the metro only has enough funds to sustain operations for the next 12 days. The metro owes Eskom approximately 3.7-billion-rand and Rand Water about 1.2-billion-rand. It is set to pay 1.4-billion-rand to the power utility later this month and 960-million-rand to Rand Water. Johannesburg has regularised 1.8-billion-rand in […]
# Golf: American Jackson Suber leads the 154th Open Championship on five under par 65 after the opening round at Royal Birkdale in England. The 26-year-old, who is making his Open debut and first visit to Europe, holds a one-shot lead over England’s Dan Brown and South Korea’s Im Sung-jae. Defending champion American Scottie Scheffler opened […]
# Build One South Africa is calling on the minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, to dissolve the Public Investment Corporation board. This comes after CEO Patrick Dlamini was recently placed on precautionary suspension following whistleblower allegations of unethical conduct. Two non-executive directors have also resigned, citing governance concerns. BOSA says the board cannot credibly claim […]
