# Motorsport: Two riders have died and another suffered significant injuries following an accident during a British Supersport Championship race at Oulton Park in Cheshire, England. Owen Jenner and Shane Richardson sustained fatal injuries in an 11-bike crash at the first corner of the opening lap. Tom Tunstall was transferred to the hospital with significant […]
# Rwanda’s Foreign minister Olivier Nduhungirehe has confirmed they are in the early stages of talks to receive immigrants deported from the US. Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was searching for more countries to take in people. This is as president Donald Trump’s administration steps up efforts to deport immigrants […]
# Electricity and Energy minister Kgosientsho Ramokgopa has challenged the perception that South Africa’s reliance on coal is incompatible with its climate commitments. While coal is responsible for generating over 80-percent of the country’s electricity, the government has committed to moving towards cleaner energy alternatives such as solar and wind energy. Ramokgopa says with the right […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has signed a proclamation authorising the Special Investigating Unit to probe allegations of maladministration in the Mbombela Municipality in Mpumalanga. The investigation is in connection with seven tenders involving the affairs of the municipality. The SIU says the probe will examine whether the procurement and contracting were made in a manner that […]
# The National Employers’ Association of South Africa supports the DA’s court challenge against the Employment Equity Amendment Act. The Act empowers the Minister of Employment and Labour to set numerical targets for equitable representation of suitably qualified individuals from designated groups at all occupational levels. The DA is seeking to have the law declared unconstitutional. […]
# The White House says no final decisions have been made on imposing new tariffs on films produced outside the US. President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social that he was directing his administration to immediately begin instituting a new 100-percent duty on foreign-made motion pictures. The White House says that although no final decisions […]
# The International Court of Justice has dismissed Sudan’s case to make the United Arab Emirates legally accountable for acts of genocide in West Darfur. Sudan filed its case against the UAE in March, accusing it of arming the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudanese civil war. Sudan descended into a deadly conflict in mid-April 2023 […]
# Die 15de Statebond-streekkonferensie van hoofde van teenkorrupsie-agentskappe in Afrika word in Kaapstad gehou. Die week lange geleentheid word deur Suid-Afrika se Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid aangebied met die tema Versterking van ‘n inklusiewe deelname van staats- en ander rolspelers om korrupsie te verhoed en te bekamp. Die doel van die konferensie is om teenkorrupsie-agentskappe te versterk, […]
# Die Oos-Kaapse polisie, in samewerking met die Departement van Vervoer, vra gesinne wie se naasbestaandes moontlik Saterdag van Qonce na Kaapstad gereis het, om na vore te kom om met identifisering te help. Dit volg op die dodelike botsing tussen ‘n minibustaxi en ‘n bakkie op die R63 naby Maqoma, Fort Beaufort, wat 15 […]
