# Motorsport: McLaren says 19-year-old Alex Dunne will replace Lando Norris for the first practice at the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday. He will be the first Irish driver to take part in an F1 weekend in 22 years. Dunne, who has been a member of the McLaren driver development programme since May last year, […]
# The Department of Higher Education and Training says minister Nobuhle Nkabane has formally engaged with advocate Terry Motau. This comes after Motau rejected her claims that he chaired an independent panel tasked with recommending chairpersons for South Africa’s Sector Education and Training Authorities. The department’s spokesperson, Camagwini Mavovana, says Nkabane has apologised to Motau […]
# Die Stad Tshwane herinner inwoners in die Eersterust-reservoir se voorsieningsgebied aan die opgraderingswerk van 48-uur wat geherskeduleer is. Die werk, wat aanvanklik verlede maand gedoen sou word, is tot môre en Donderdag uitgestel en begin môreoggend sewe-uur. Die metro se woordvoerder, Lindela Mashigo, sê hulle sal probeer om die uitwerking van die onderbreking so […]
# The Israeli government says it has agreed to a ceasefire with Iran, emphasising it has achieved all of its objectives and much more. These include removing a dual immediate existential threat, both in the nuclear and ballistic missile fields, achieving full air control over Tehran’s skies, and inflicting severe damage on the military leadership. […]
# Tshwane se burgemeester, Nasiphi Moya, sê die veelparty-koalisieregering keer die metro om wat eens ʼn plek van wanhoop was. Sy sê hulle het in net meer as sewe maande Tshwane se eerste volledig befondste begroting aanvaar gekry wat die metro op die pad na ekonomiese herstel plaas. Moya sê elke metro en dorp in […]
# Rugby: Springbok assistant coach Tony Brown says Saturday’s match against the Barbarians will be an ideal test for the team, setting the tone for the season ahead. The match, which will be played in Cape Town, marks the first encounter between the Springboks and Barbarians since 2016. Brown says aspects of their playing style […]
# The EFF says it has written to National Assembly speaker, Thoko Didiza, to introduce a private member’s bill, the Public Finance Management Amendment Bill. The legislation seeks to amend the Public Management Act, with the specific objective of regulating the Executive’s power to borrow from International Financial Institutions. The EFF says the bill is […]
# US president Donald Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Iran is now in effect, urging both countries not to violate it. This is despite the death of four Israelis by Iranian missile strikes this morning. According to reports, Trump brokered the ceasefire through talks with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, while […]
# The Institute of Race Relations is urging Parliament to pass the Appropriations Bill, which will reduce black economic empowerment premiums to nil in 82-billion-rand worth of public procurement. BEE Premiums are the extra paid for identical goods or services based on race, which are presently capped at 25-percent for contracts under 50-million-rand. IRR’s Gabriel […]
