# Die Wes-Kaapse polisie het ‘n soektog op tou gesit na twee verdagtes wat na bewering ‘n vroulike administratiewe klerk verbonde aan die Kraaifontein-polisiestasie doodgeskiet het. Die 35-jarige is Saterdag in die parkeerterrein langs die Gatesville-moskee in Athlone geskiet. ‘n Polisiewoordvoerder, Malcolm Pojie, sê nog ‘n vrou is in die proses beseer en is tans […]
# Die EFF-leier Julius Malema sê Suid-Afrika word gekonfronteer met voortdurende uitdagings van werkloosheid, misdaad en geweld teen vroue en kinders, wat alles vererger word deur die ekonomiese onsekerheid rondom die onlangse begrotingskrisis. Hy het sy party se tweede sentrale bevelspanvergadering in Bela-Bela, Limpopo, die naweek toegespreek. Malema sê die begrotingstryd is nie net ‘n […]
# Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, says he is in the process of appointing a ministerial working group to assess the impact of the withdrawal of research funding by the US government. The US has terminated research funding supporting key biomedical, health, and related collaborative programmes involving the US and South African-based […]
# Motorsport: McLaren’s Oscar Piastri started from fourth on the grid to win the Miami Grand Prix, his third successive victory. The Australian’s teammate Lando Norris recovered from dropping back to sixth after a first-lap incident with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to finish second. Mercedes’ George Russell claimed the final spot on the podium in third. Verstappen finished […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against Yemen’s Houthis following a missile strike on the grounds of Israel’s main airport. The missile landed near the main terminal of Ben Gurion airport on Sunday morning, injuring four people. Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, Air France, and Ryanair suspended flights. Netanyahu says attacks by […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Sevens defeated Spain 19-5 in the final to win the Sevens World Championship in Los Angeles, wrapping up a flawless weekend in California. Selvyn Davids, Mfundo Ndhlovu and Ricardo Duarttee scored tries in the final, while the Blitzboks conceded only one in a very strong defensive performance for their fifth win […]
# Deputy minister in the Presidency, Kenny Morolong, says the police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of journalist Aserie Ndlovu is progressing well. Ndlovu, founder of Capital Live FM was reported missing on the 18th of February together with his partner Zodwa Mdhluli. On Sunday, the deputy minister visited Ndlovu’s family in KwaMhlanga, […]
# Brazilian police say they managed to prevent a bomb attack that was planned for Lady Gaga’s free show on Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach. The concert drew over two-million people. The Civil Police of Rio de Janeiro says the plot was orchestrated by a group promoting hate speech and the radicalisation of teenagers, including […]
# ANC Gauteng co-convener Panyaza Lesufi says they are committed to working with alliance partners to establish a joint programme of action, ahead of next year’s local government elections. He delivered the closing remarks on Sunday, following the party’s two-day provincial task team lekgotla in Johannesburg. The ANC in Gauteng dropped to 36-percent in the […]
