# The Construction Education Training Authority denies claims of tender irregularities and board nomination manipulations, both of which allegedly involve CEO Malusi Shezi. According to the Sunday Times, documents by former CETA employee turned whistleblower, Tumiso Mphuthi, allegedly show that multi-million-rand tenders were granted to companies that did not submit bids. Minister of Higher Education […]
# Tennis: World number two Carlos Alcaraz defeated big-hitting Czech Jiri Lehecka to clinch a second Queen’s Club title in London. The 22-year-old Spaniard won 7-5, 6-7, 6-2, to win his fifth title of the season and his 21st career title. Meanwhile, in Germany, Kazakhstan’s Alexander Bublik beat Russia’s Daniil Medvedev, 6-3, 7-6, to win the […]
# Iran’s Foreign Ministry has warned that the attacks by Israel and the US leave the Middle East in an unprecedentedly dangerous position. The US claims it has devastated the Iranian nuclear programme after bombing three sites at the weekend. The ministry is calling for intervention by the United Nations, the UN Security Council and […]
# EFF leader Julius Malema says his party stands in full solidarity with Iran, a country under siege from Western imperialism for choosing independence. On Sunday, he addressed the attacks on Iran during the funeral service of seven of the ten EFF supporters who died in a bus accident in Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal. This comes after […]
# Rugby: The Springbok Sevens ‘A’ team are the Rugby Africa Sevens champions following a commanding 26-12 victory against Madagascar in the final in Mauritius. South Africa swept Pool B with convincing victories over Burkina Faso, Zambia, and Nigeria. In the quarterfinals, they thrashed defending champions Uganda 26-0, before a hard-fought 19-12 win over Zimbabwe […]
# Former MK Party secretary-general Floyd Shivambu says he has received a positive response from South Africans, who have shown interest in establishing a new political movement in the country. Last Thursday, he announced that he would consult various communities and groups over the coming months to gauge whether he should launch his own political party. […]
# US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says they managed to obliterate Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The Iranian Atomic Energy Organisation says the bombing of the nuclear sites by America was a barbaric violation of international law. Hegseth says many presidents have dreamed of delivering the final blow to Iran’s nuclear programme, and none could until president […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is anxious about the entry by the US into the Israel-Iran war. America attacked three key nuclear facilities in Iran over the weekend. The operation involved 125 US military aircraft, including seven B-2 stealth bombers. Ramaphosa’s spokesperson, Vincent Magwenya, says South Africa hoped that president Donald Trump would […]
