# Tennis: Twenty-three-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams suffered defeat in the first round at Wimbledon, her first singles match in nearly four years. The American lost, 6-3, 6-7, 6-3, to Australia’s Maya Joint. Poland’s Iga Swiatek began her title defence with a 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 win over American Taylor Townsend. In the men’s draw, […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has made changes to the Cabinet, all but one in line with what DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis requested. Willem Aucamp is the new minister of Agriculture, and David Maynier is the minister of Forestry, Fisheries, and the Environment. Steenhuisen is demoted to Trade, Industry, and Competition deputy minister, Alexandra Abrahams is […]
# The Constitutional Court has dismissed the Competition Commission’s appeal against most of the 28 banks it had accused of colluding to manipulate the rand. This effectively clears the likes of Standard Bank, Nedbank, FirstRand, and Bank of America. The court ruled that the commission’s prosecution against the banks was based on flawed factual assumptions. […]
# Acting Police minister, Firoz Cachalia, has praised law enforcement agencies for maintaining peace and public order during nationwide protests against undocumented foreign nationals on Tuesday. The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration provided an update on the demonstrations and the government’s comprehensive management of migration in Pretoria yesterday evening. Cachalia says at least 361 undocumented immigrants […]
# The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Migration says South Africans must be commended for exercising their constitutional right to protest peacefully and responsibly during yesterday’s migration-related demonstrations. Protests remained largely peaceful across the country, with policing having responded to isolated incidents of looting and attempted looting. Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mmamoloko Kubayi, says those […]
# Cricket: Six-time champions Australia are back in the T20 Women’s World Cup final for the first time in three years, after thrashing the West Indies by eight wickets at the Oval. The West Indies were restricted to 125 for seven. In reply, Beth Mooney scored an unbeaten 61 from 36 balls, as Australia reached […]
# The maritime security threat level for the Strait of Hormuz has been raised to substantial, with additional mine risk persisting and clearance operations ongoing. On Sunday, the US military launched further strikes on multiple targets in Iran, a day after it struck Tehran in retaliation for a drone attack on a cargo ship in […]
# Thousands of undocumented Malawian nationals spent another night at the Musina Showgrounds near the Beitbridge Border in Limpopo, after spending yesterday queuing outside the Home Affairs office. The group, which was transported by buses from Durban and Pietermaritzburg on Monday, is seeking the necessary documents to cross through the Beitbridge Border Post. By midday yesterday, […]
# The US Supreme Court has ruled against president Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship in America by executive order. The court’s decision was a 6-3 ruling, reaffirming that anyone born in the US is a citizen, even if that child’s parents are not. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says the […]
