# Motorsport: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen claimed a dominant victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, his fourth win of the season. Mercedes’ George Russell finished second with Carlos Sainz in third, his first podium for Williams. McLaren’s Lando Norris finished seventh and closed the gap to title rival and teammate Oscar Piastri to 25 points, after […]
# Parliament’s Select Committee on Economic Development and Trade has called on the government to urgently convene a national crisis summit on job losses. Coca-Cola Beverages South Africa is the latest company to announce retrenchments, as it plans to cut 680 jobs and close plants in Bloemfontein, Free State, and East London, Eastern Cape. Tyre […]
# Rugby: The Springboks have recalled fullback Willie le Roux into their wider training squad in Durban, as they prepare to face Argentina in their penultimate Rugby Championship match at Kings Park on Saturday. The 36-year-old, who was not named in the 33-man squad for the final two Championship matches against the Pumas, will train […]
# Solidarity says it has unveiled a proposed trade framework between South Africa and the USA. The trade union is in America for what it terms as an extensive community diplomacy visit. Solidarity’s Connie Mulder says the framework focuses in particular on the protection of property rights and the exemption of black economic empowerment for […]
# The UK, alongside Canada and Australia, have formally announced its recognition of Palestine as a state. This is ahead of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. The death toll in Gaza since the Israeli Defence Force launched its offensive following Hamas’s October 7th, 2023, attacks has now risen above 65-thousand […]
# Amnesty International says history will not forgive the US for standing alone against the international community, and emboldening Israel in its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. This comes after the US vetoed for a sixth time a United Nations Security Council draft resolution last week. The resolution demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa is leading a South African delegation to the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week. The session will be held under the theme “Better Together: 80 Years and More for Peace, Development, and Human Rights.” The country’s delegation will participate in several meetings, including those on trade […]
# Athletics: South Africa secured a bronze medal in the men’s 4×400-metres relay on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Botswana took gold, becoming the first African winners of the event. Team SA of Lythe Pillay, Udeme Okon, Wayde van Niekerk and Zakithi Nene finished behind the USA. Meanwhile, the USA’s […]
# Die DA verwelkom die minister van Binnelandse Sake, Leon Schreiber, se vereenvoudiging van die prosedure om die land binne te kom en sê dis ʼn reusehupstoot vir die toerismebedryf. Die land se nuwe elektroniese reismagtiging maak dit moontlik om aanlyn vir visas aansoek te doen, biometriese inligting op te laai en intyds goedkeuring te […]
