# Die DA sê die geskorste adjunk- nasionale polisiekommissaris, Shadrack Sibiya, moet afgedank word indien hy skuldig bevind word aan die ernstige aanklagte van seksuele oortredings teen hom. Hy staan tereg op vyf aanklagte, waaronder verkragting, twee aanklagte van seksuele gereedmaking, die aanmoediging van seksuele gereedmaking van ‘n kind, en mensehandel. Lisa Schickerling van die […]
# Cricket: Will Jacks starred with bat and ball as England defeated Sri Lanka by 89 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match ODI series in Durham. Captain Harry Brook top-scored with 67, while Jacks scored an unbeaten 46 as the hosts were restricted to 265. In reply, Jacks took career-best five wickets […]
# UK prime minister Andy Burnham accused Russia of information warfare and attempting to interfere in his country’s 2019 election. In his first major international speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, he hit out at what he called Moscow’s attempts to spread lies and disinformation. Burnham claimed the Kremlin spends around […]
# Colombia has withdrawn its support for South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. South Africa instituted proceedings against Israel in December 2023, alleging violations of its obligations under the Genocide Convention in relation to Palestinians in Gaza. Israel has rejected the allegations and denied that its […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says he had a positive and productive meeting with US president Donald Trump, as both countries want to see an end to the four-year-old war with Russia. The leaders met on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. They discussed launching Patriot interceptor missile production in […]
# Tennis: Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova fired the Czech Republic into the semifinals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzhen, China. She defeated Britain’s Katie Boulter, 6-2, 7-6, while Marie Bouzkova battled past Sonay Kartal, 7-6, 4-6, 6-4, as the Czech secured an unassailable 2-0 win. The Czechs are bidding for their seventh title in […]
# South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mxolisi Sizo Nkosi, says the country is pushing for greater African representation on the UN Security Council. The council comprises five permanent members and ten non-permanent members elected for two-year terms. Africa currently has representation among the council’s elected members, but no permanent seat. Nkosi […]
# The Western Cape government has welcomed Minister of Agriculture Willie Aucamp’s proposal to allow qualifying private sector companies access to the Agricultural Research Council’s intellectual property relating to foot-and-mouth disease vaccines. The ARC vaccine is a very effective defence against the domestic FMD strains; however, due to manufacturing constraints, the research council is currently […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Police has expressed concern at the charges against suspended deputy national police commissioner Shadrack Sibiya. He faces five charges, including rape, trafficking in persons, promoting the sexual grooming of a child, and two counts of sexual grooming of a child. Sibiya is accused of sexually grooming a 16-year-old girl and […]
