# US president Donald Trump has warned that Iranian forces would be “blown off the face of the Earth” if they target American ships. This comes as the US has struck seven Iranian fast boats in the Strait of Hormuz, as the military guides stranded ships out of the Gulf. Iran’s military had warned that it […]
# Cricket: The Mumbai Indians have kept their Indian Premier League slim play-off hopes alive with a six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants. Nicholas Pooran scored 63 runs off just 21 balls as the Super Giants posted 228 for five. In reply, Rohit Sharma top-scored with 84 off 44 balls, and Ryan Rickelton scored 83, […]
# ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, says the South African Communist Party’s decision to contest the local government elections independently is a squandered opportunity at a time when they need to consolidate the alliance. The ANC has given members who have dual membership until next Monday to submit a written declaration deciding which party they […]
# Tennis: World number one Jannik Sinner will be chasing a record-extending sixth consecutive ATP Masters one-thousand crown at the Italian Open. He will begin his campaign against Alex Michelsen or Sebastian Ofner. Sinner also has Felix Auger-Aliassime, Ben Shelton, and Daniil Medvedev in his half of the draw. In the bottom half of the […]
# The United Arab Emirates says it reserves the full and legitimate right to respond to the renewed Iranian attacks targeting civilian sites and facilities in the country using missiles and drones. The UAE intercepted three missiles fired from Iran over its territorial waters on Monday, with a fourth one crashing into the sea. A […]
# The Electoral Commission chairperson, Mosotho Moepya, says he is encouraged by the level of constructive engagement with the MK Party. The IEC and the MK Party, including leader Jacob Zuma, met in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday. The MK Party has proposed that the elections should be postponed until their grievances from the 2024 general elections are […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa is calling for improved service delivery and a shift in municipal management. He participated in the ANC’s National Working Committee visit to the Nelson Mandela Region in the Eastern Cape on Monday. The visit forms part of a nationwide programme aimed at monitoring service delivery progress across metropolitan municipalities. Ramaphosa emphasised […]
# The DA says the sanction imposed on Tshwane deputy mayor and mayoral committee member for Finance, Eugene Modise, is inadequate. He has been fined the equivalent of two months’ salary after it was found that he financially benefited from a municipal security contract. The contract in question was awarded to 22 different companies, including […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Cosatu sê hulle is bemoedig deur die sterk steun wat hulle van werkers op Werkersdag ontvang het. Saamtrekke is goed bygewoon in 13 stadions in al nege provinsies. Cosatu se woordvoerder, Zanele Sabela, sê hulle is steeds bekommerd oor die toenemende lewenskostekrisis en volgehoue hoë werkloosheid:
