# France’s Foreign Ministry has summoned US ambassador Charles Kushner after he wrote a letter to president Emmanuel Macron alleging France had failed to do enough to stem antisemitic violence. Kushner’s son is married to president Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka. In an open letter in the Wall Street Journal, Kushner called on Macron to urgently enforce […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says fellow Africans aren’t to blame for South Africa’s high unemployment, the real enemy is an untransformed economy in the hands of the white minority and multinationals. He delivered the keynote address at the opening of the Nigerian Bar Association Annual General Conference in Enugu, Nigeria, on Sunday. The association is […]
# Swimming: South Africa’s Kris Mihaylov won gold in the 200-metre butterfly at the World Aquatics Junior Championship in Romania, his first international junior medal. The 18-year-old shattered his previous personal best, taking two seconds off the time he set in the preliminaries to touch in one-minute-56.16-seconds. The silver medal went to David Antal of Hungary, […]
# Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky says his country will never again in history be forced into the shame that the Russians call a compromise, emphasising that what they need is just peace. He marked the country’s 34th Independence Day on Sunday with a speech in Kyiv’s central square. On the eve of Independence Day, Russia […]
# Eskom says its operational progress stems from the generation recovery plan implemented in March 2023, driven by the unwavering dedication of teams working to stabilise and strengthen the national grid. On Sunday, the power utility marked 100 consecutive days without load shedding. Eskom spokesperson Daphne Mokwena says in the current financial year 2025/2026, they […]
# The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa has signed an above-inflation three-year wage agreement in the motor sector, covering 300 thousand workers who fall under the Motor Industries Bargaining Council. In year one, workers will receive a six-percent wage increase, with a five-percent increase in both year two and year three. Numsa’s spokesperson, […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Women got their World Cup campaign off to a winning start with a comprehensive 66-6 win against Brazil in Northampton, England, on Sunday. South Africa scored ten tries with Aseza Hele crossing over the line three times, as the Bok Women recorded their first World Cup pool victory since 2010. Coach […]
# ANC veteran and former minister, Naledi Pandor, says the late former Women’s League president Gertrude Shope would have been dismayed by corruption and declining ANC values. She spoke at the Gertrude Shope Memorial lecture in Pretoria on Sunday. Shope died in May this year at the age of 99. Pandor says Shope was aware of […]
# Rugby: Springbok prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye has tested positive for a banned substance and has subsequently been ruled out of the upcoming New Zealand tour. The 26-year-old provided an adverse analytical finding during testing by the South African Institute for Drug-Free Sport. Ntlabakanye disputes that he has committed an anti-doping violation. SA Rugby says Ntlabakanye relied […]
