# Tennis: Top seed Jannik Sinner began his quest for a maiden French Open title with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 victory over French wildcard Clement Tabur. The Italian is aiming to complete the Career Grand Slam. Australian Adam Walton knocked out sixth-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4. In the women’s draw, defending […]
# US president Donald Trump has signed a presidential determination to admit an additional ten-thousand white South Africans into America as refugees this year. This raises the limit from seven-thousand-500 to 17-thousand-500 in this fiscal year. In the presidential determination, Trump states that an unforeseen emergency refugee situation now exists in South Africa, due to […]
# The ANC’s Integrity Commission has reportedly recommended that former Social Development minister, Sisi Tolashe, resign as ANC Women’s League president and as a member of Parliament. This comes after the commission found her guilty on four counts. Tolashe was recently fired as minister by president Cyril Ramaphosa amid multiple allegations of misconduct, including failing […]
# The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, warns that wars, arms races, climate shocks, and the erosion of international law are placing intense pressure on the multilateral system established to prevent a third world war. He addressed a high-level Security Council debate yesterday, amid growing concern over the future of multilateralism. Guterres warned that a […]
# Cricket: Defending champions the Royal Challengers Bengaluru are through to the Indian Premier League final after thrashing the Gujarat Titans by 92 runs in Dharamsala. Captain Rajat Patidar scored an unbeaten 93 from 33 balls to help RCB post 254 for five, the highest total in IPL playoff history. In reply, Jacob Duffy took […]
# Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, says as a net oil importer, South Africa faces real recessionary risks and threats to industrial competitiveness. The US-Israeli war on Iran has severely curtailed shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, through which around one-fifth of the world’s supply of oil and energy normally flows. Tau says […]
# The National Council of Provinces has passed the Division of Revenue Bill. This piece of legislation determines how nationally collected revenue is shared among national, provincial and local governments for the 2026/2027 financial year. The bill was passed by the National Assembly last month and referred to the NCOP Select Committee on Appropriations for […]
# Minister of Basic Education, Siviwe Gwarube, says the department will be launching a demonstrably independent external forensic investigation into the foundation phase national catalogue process. This follows a News24 report that Lighthouse Publishers, registered just three days after the terms of reference were issued for the foundation phase national catalogue, received the bulk of approvals to publish […]
# Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, says there is a detailed turnaround plan to address long-standing challenges at Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital. The facility caught fire in April 2021, destroying vital parts of the main building structure and the multi-level parking lot. An investigation by the Public Protector found systemic failures, maladministration, and budget […]
