# The DA is calling on Tshwane mayor Nasiphi Moya to release the metro’s findings on deputy mayor and mayoral committee member of Finance, Eugene Modise’s alleged unlawful conduct. The Sunday Times reports that an internal investigation by Tshwane has found that Modise may have failed to disclose and divest his interest in a company […]
# Tennis: Defending champion Jannik Sinner was forced to retire in the third round of the Shanghai Masters due to a leg injury. The Italian started experiencing pain in the third set, before deciding not to continue, trailing 7-6, 5-7, 2-3 to the Netherlands’ Tallon Griekspoor. Last year’s runner-up, Novak Djokovic of Serbia, battled past […]
# US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Israel needs to stop bombing Gaza for an eventual release of hostages by Hamas to take place, and the end of the war. Delegations from Hamas, Israel, and the US are set to hold talks in Egypt starting today in hopes of finalising an agreement based on […]
# Deputy Finance minister David Masondo has described the suspension of Public Investment Corporation chief investment officer Kabelo Rikhotso as a prudent fiduciary decision. Rikhotso, who is expected to defend himself against allegations of impropriety against him by a whistleblower, was placed on precautionary suspension last week. The PIC board stressed that the suspension aims […]
# Build One South Africa leader Mmusi Maimane says there is a desperate need for change, as the country is not best served by having multiple parties. BOSA has joined forces with the GOOD Party and RISE Mzansi to form one political party, Unite for Change, which will contest the 2026 local government elections. Maimane […]
# Rugby: The Lions suffered their second straight defeat in this year’s United Rugby Championship, going down 22-20 to Zebre Parma in the second round in Italy. It looked like Morne Brandon had won it for the Joburg-based outfit in the 74th minute. However, a try in the final moments from Matteo Nocera, converted by Martin […]
# A CBS News/YouGov poll has found that 39-percent of Americans blame president Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress most for the federal government shutdown. The impasse largely centres on enhanced Obamacare subsidies, which Democrats say need to be addressed now, and Republicans argue should wait to be debated until the end of the year. […]
# Department of Employment and Labour has dismissed allegations that it failed to process payments for Education Assistants and General Education Assistants, under the Basic Education Employment Initiative Phase Five. The department contributes over four-billion-rand in funding toward the Presidential Youth Employment Initiative, which supports the EAs and GEAs programme. Minister Nomakhosazana Meth says payments for […]
# The Department of International Relations and Cooperation says a specialist team met with a group of South African activists detained at the Negev Israeli Prison facility. The group, including Mandla Mandela, was on board Gaza-bound aid ships that form part of the Global Sumud Flotilla, when they were detained by Israeli forces last Wednesday. Israel […]
