# ANC secretary general, Fikile Mbalula, has announced the Eastern Cape Provincial Task Team, which Oscar Mabuyane will lead. The new leadership is tasked with leading the province to a decisive victory in the upcoming local government elections. The Deputy Provincial is Mlungisi Mvoko; Helen Sauls-August is the coordinator, with her deputy, Nanziwe Rulashe; and […]
# Cricket: The Gujarat Titans recorded an emphatic 89-run victory against the Chennai Super Kings to strengthen their push for a top-two finish in the Indian Premier League. Chasing a crucial win that would improve their chances of securing two shots at the final through Qualifier One, the Titans posted 229 for four. Opener Sai Sudharsan […]
# Israel says it has deported all foreign activists, who were detained after their Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted in international waters on Monday. A total of 422 activists, including six South African nationals, were flown from southern Israel on three Turkish Airlines-chartered planes yesterday. Over 50 boats taking part in the Global Sumud […]
# South Africa’s Ambassador to the United States, Roelf Meyer, says he received a warm reception at the White House and is looking forward to representing the country. He presented his credentials to US president Donald Trump yesterday, formally replacing Ebrahim Rasool after more than a year of tension between Pretoria and Washington. Speaking to […]
# Parliament’s Subcommittee on the Review of Assembly Rules legal team says there are a few processes that must happen before the 31-member impeachment committee can start its work. The Subcommittee will establish the operational road map for the impeachment committee. The Constitutional Court ruled that Parliament acted unconstitutionally when it voted against an impeachment […]
# Solidarity says that with the US extending the African Growth and Opportunity Act trade programme, South Africa should seize this proverbial olive branch from Washington. In a proclamation issued by US president Donald Trump, the duty-free treatment under AGOA for beneficiary sub-Saharan African countries would remain in effect until 31 December this year. Solidarity says […]
# A Paris Appeals Court has found Air France and Airbus guilty of corporate manslaughter for the 2009 crash of Flight AF447, which killed all 228 people on board. The passenger jet, flying from Rio de Janeiro to Paris, stalled during a storm and plunged into the Atlantic Ocean, killing 216 passengers and 12 crew […]
# Tennis: Top seed Jannik Sinner will face French wild card Clement Tabur in the first round of the French Open. Potential opponents on the Italian’s path include American Ben Shelton and Russia’s Daniil Medvedev. On the other side of the draw, three-time champion Serbia’s Novak Djokovic begins his latest bid for a 25th major […]
# Rugby: The Junior Springboks opened the Under-20 International Series with a commanding 97-0 victory over Chile at Rondebosch Boys’ High School in Cape Town. South Africa scored 15 tries, including hat-tricks from Lindsey Jansen and Risima Khosa, with Vusi Moyo kicking 22 points in a one-sided affair. Coach Kevin Foote says despite the lopsided […]
