# Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy has extended the notice period for the retrenchment of employees at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa. This is to allow the Ministerial Task Team more time to explore alternatives for 227 employees. Of the 580 affected employees, 43 have accepted early retirement packages, while 102 have been […]
# The Democratic Republic of the Congo will receive Ervebo vaccines from the global Ebola virus disease vaccine stockpile for use in the current Bundibugyo virus disease outbreak. The death toll stands at two-thousand-476. The International Coordinating Group on Vaccine Provision will release an initial 70-thousand doses of the Ervebo vaccine. Of these, 20-thousand doses […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says South Africa and Zimbabwe must translate their strong bilateral relationship into tangible economic opportunities, including investment, trade, jobs, infrastructure and improved livelihoods. He addressed the Ministerial Meeting segment of the Fourth Session of the South Africa–Zimbabwe Bi-National Commission in Pretoria yesterday. Since the commission was […]
# The Madlanga Commission has condemned the intimidation of journalists attending the hearings in Pretoria, saying members of the media have the constitutional right to execute their duties. This follows the arrest of controversial businessman Stuart James Scharnick, after he allegedly confronted and threatened Sowetan journalist Herman Moloi for filming him without permission during the tea […]
# The ANC says it will today lay criminal charges against the DA’s chairperson of Federal Finance, Mark Burke, and the company he founded, Kastelo. The investment firm is under investigation by the South African Reserve Bank for exchange control violations. It is alleged that Kastelo has been using clients’ allowances to move funds offshore for […]
# A third suspect has been arrested in connection with the murders of two Anti-Gang Unit officers and two women in Reiger Park, Johannesburg, earlier this month. The 27-year-old suspect was apprehended in Ekurhuleni following an intelligence-driven operation. Two other suspects in the matter, alleged gangster Regan Collis and 24-year-old Jamal Meyer, remain in custody. […]
# President Volodymyr Zelensky says a failure by Ukraine’s allies to replenish its stock of air defence missiles is costing lives. This comes after heavy Russian missile and drone bombardment killed at least 15 people and wounded 34 in and around Kyiv on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. Ukraine has a shortage of Patriot interceptors, […]
# Motorsport: Four-time Formula One champion Max Verstappen has signed a new long-term contract with Red Bull, which will see him race for the team through to 2030. His previous deal was due to expire at the end of 2028. The Dutchman first joined the Milton Keynes-based outfit in 2016, and has gone on to […]
# Tennis: Thirty-fifth-ranked Czech Sara Bejlek stunned world number one Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus to advance to her first-ever WTA One-thousand quarterfinal at the Cincinnati Open. Bejlek won 7-6, 6-4. She will next face former champion Madison Keys of the US, who beat China’s Xiyu Wang 7-6, 6-4. Coco Gauff and her American compatriot Amanda Anisimova […]
