# Tennis: British wild card Arthur Fery defeated Italian ninth seed Flavio Cobolli, 6-4, 7-6, 6-0, to reach Wimbledon’s semifinals for the first time. The 23-year-old is only the fifth British player to make the last four of the men’s singles in the Open era. Fery will next face Germany’s Alexander Zverev, who beat American Taylor […]
# Minister of Health, Aaron Motsoaledi, says there is an urgent need to address longstanding weaknesses in the public healthcare system. This comes after the Health Ombud has found that the deaths of six healthcare workers at public health establishments in KwaZulu-Natal were not as a result of workplace bullying, victimisation, or adverse working conditions at […]
# Disbarred lawyer Peet Viljoen says he intends to sue the National Prosecuting Authority for 500-million-rand for unlawful prosecution. He is facing at least 400 charges, including fraud, corruption, and theft, linked to the alleged fraudulent sale of 46 properties belonging to the Johannesburg Property Company. Viljoen told the Specialised Commercial Crimes Court in Pretoria […]
# The International Monetary Fund says South Africa’s growth outlook is expected to remain stable in the near term and continue to improve on the back of strengthened policy frameworks and ongoing structural reforms. The IMF expects the country’s economic growth this year to equal that of 2025 at 1.1-percent, however, this remains below the […]
# US president Donald Trump has threatened more strikes against Iran, warning of targeting critical civilian infrastructure. The US Central Command confirmed that the military had hit over 80 targets, including more than 60 Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps small boats in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday night. In response, Iran targeted US military sites […]
# Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero says financial controls are improving despite mounting debt and service delivery pressures. National Treasury has temporarily withheld 13.5-billion-rand in equitable share allocations intended for 69 municipalities nationwide, including 3.6-billion-rand earmarked for Johannesburg. This is aimed at instilling fiscal discipline and forcing municipalities to deal with unauthorised, irregular, fruitless, and wasteful […]
# National Treasury has launched a forensic investigation into allegations of improper conduct involving a former senior employee. This follows evidence at the Madlanga Commission that former procurement officer Molefe Fani improperly influenced the awarding of multi-billion-rand transversal contracts. Transversal contracts are large procurement agreements managed by the Office of the Chief Procurement Officer on behalf […]
# Die Raad vir Gesondheidsbefondsers gaan die ontwikkeling van ‘n kerndienspakket ondersoek. Dit sal ‘n praktiese beginpunt bied om te bepaal watter noodsaaklike gesondheidsdienste binne beskikbare hulpbronne aan alle Suid-Afrikaners beskikbaar moet wees. Besturende direkteur Katlego Mothudi sê Suid-Afrika beskik reeds oor ‘n gevestigde model vir gesamentlike gesondheidsorg wat gratis by die diensleweringspunt aangebied word. […]
# Die Regspraktykraad het ‘n nuwe aansoek in die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria ingedien om die voormalige Openbare Beskermer, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, van die advokate-rol te skrap en sê sy is onwaardig om in die regsberoep aan te bly. Die aansoek volg op haar ampsklag vir wangedrag en onbevoegdheid in 2023. Die raad voer aan talle ongunstige […]
