# EFF leader Julius Malema says president Cyril Ramaphosa will be ill-treated and won’t be given the necessary respect on his working visit to the US this week. Ramaphosa will meet with US president Donald Trump on Wednesday, where they will discuss bilateral, regional, and global issues of interest. The visit is also set to provide […]
# The EFF will lead what it terms a VAT Victory March to the National Treasury in Pretoria today. The party says this is in celebration of the people’s victory against the anti-poor, proposed value-added-tax increase. Last month, Finance minister Enoch Godongwana scrapped the VAT hike that was proposed in the national budget. Meanwhile, the […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has thanked Pope Leo the 14th for his support for Ukraine and for being a clear voice in defence of a just and lasting peace. The new Catholic leader met with Zelensky privately following his inauguration mass on Sunday. Last week, the pontiff offered the Vatican as a venue for […]
# Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso has been banned from re-entering South Africa for five years following his deportation on Sunday. Last month he was acquitted on 32 charges including rape, racketeering and human trafficking. It is believed he agreed to a voluntary deportation process. The Department of Home Affairs’ spokesperson, Siya Qoza, says Omotoso was […]
# The ANC has paid tribute to the party’s Women’s League deputy president Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe, describing her as a servant of the people and a fierce advocate for peace, women’s emancipation, and dignity. The 65-year-old passed away on Saturday. At the time of her death, she was also a member of Parliament and the chairperson […]
# Motorsport: Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy, to claim his second victory of the season. The Dutchman passed pole-sitter Oscar Piastri’s McLaren on the first lap and controlled the race to secure the win. Lando Norris finished second ahead of his teammate Piastri, while Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Williams’ […]
# The US Transportation Safety Board has launched an investigation into how a Mexican Navy training ship struck the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, killing two crew members. According to authorities, the ship, the Cuauhtémoc, carrying 277 people, was on route to Iceland when it lost power as the captain was manoeuvring the vessel, forcing […]
# Die Departement van Gesondheid in Mpumalanga gaan ’n provinsiale MIV/Vigs-strategie bekend as die “Closing the Gap”-veldtogtoer van stapel stuur. Dis gemik op 1,1-miljoen inwoners wat met MIV/Vigs leef maar nie behandeling ontvang nie om bewustheid te bevorder en toegang tot antiretrovirale behandeling uit te brei, met die doel om wydverspreide virale onderdrukking te bereik. […]
# Die vakbondfederasie Saftu verwelkom die besluit van die minister van Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding, Nobuhle Nkabane, om die aanstellings van raadsvoorsitters van die Sektorale Onderwys- en Opleidingsowerhede terug te trek. Die oorspronklike aanstellings het minister Gwede Mantashe se seun, Buyambo Mantashe; die voormalige KwaZulu-Natalse premier Nomusa Dube-Ncube; en die ANC se Johannesburgse adjunk-streeksekretaris, Loyiso […]
