# Rugby: Junior Springbok coach Kevin Foote has made several rotational and injury-enforced changes to his match-23 for the second round of the Under-20 International Series against Fiji in Cape Town today. Loose forwards Risima Khosa and Vuyo Gwiji have been ruled out, and they are replaced by Quintin Potgieter and Luke Cannon. Jordan Steenkamp […]
# The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster ministers have established a task team of deputy ministers to work with law enforcement agencies to address the issue of undocumented foreign nationals in the country. The JCPS Cluster met political party representatives, groups and associations in Pretoria yesterday, who have been involved in protests against undocumented […]
# The Iranian Foreign Ministry says that although a large portion of issues with the US have been resolved, a deal is not imminent. Reportedly, disputes over language concerning Iran’s nuclear programme and the lifting of sanctions have held up finalisation of a deal to end the war. A potential deal reportedly includes a 60-day ceasefire […]
# Parliament has announced the names of the 31 members who will serve on the impeachment committee to determine president Cyril Ramaphosa’s fate. Political parties submitted their representatives ahead of last Friday’s deadline, while the ANC finalised its list over the weekend. The ANC has nine members in the multi-party committee, including Doris Mpapane, Cameron […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says Africa cannot continue to face deadly epidemics without equitable access to diagnostics, vaccines, and treatments. The World Health Organisation has stated that it could take up to nine months for a vaccine to be ready for the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola, which has caused an outbreak in the Democratic Republic […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa will contribute an initial 81.5-million-rand to the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, to bolster a continental response to the Ebola outbreak. The outbreak, which is primarily affecting the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda, has claimed the lives of 220 people, and there are over 900 […]
# City Power sê hy begin betekenisvolle vordering toon met die vermindering van elektrisiteitsverliese in die Stad Johannesburg. Dit volg nadat verskeie ingrypings ingestel is. City Power gaan voort om inkomstebestuur te versterk, bedryfs-doeltreffendheid te verbeter en langtermyn netwerkvolhoubaarheid te ondersteun. City Power se woordvoerder, Isaac Mangena, sê elektrisiteitsverliese het afgeneem vanaf ongeveer 40,53-persent in […]
# Tax Justice SA vra strenger wette teen die onwettige handel in sigarette. Dit volg nadat ‘n 56-jarige sigaretsmokkelaar van Limpopo verlede week tot 13-jaar tronkstraf gevonnis is. Toni Gumbo is betrap met 36 grootmaat-kaste Remington Gold-sigarette wat in bokse versteek was. Die onwettige vrag het ‘n geraamde straatwaarde van 360-duisend-rand. Tax Justice se leier, […]
# Enhanced Games: Greek swimmer Kristian Gkolomeev broke the only world record at the inaugural, controversial Enhanced Games in Las Vegas. He clocked 20.81 seconds in the 50-metre freestyle, but it won’t go into the record books as the Games allow performance-enhancing drugs that are banned in mainstream sports. The world record of 20.88-seconds was set […]
