# US Ambassador to South Africa Leo Bozell has accused minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, of insulting him, saying the South African government then wonders why relations are collapsing. Speaking to the Sunday Times, the minister said he was shocked by Bozell remarks that the time for talking was over, arguing that dialogue […]
# Motorsport: Max Verstappen claimed his and Red Bull’s first win of the season in a chaotic Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia that had torrential rain, a lengthy race-start delay and safety cars. Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, who finished second, extended his drivers’ championship lead over his teammate George Russell to 84 points after an engine […]
# US president Donald Trump says he may ask European countries to release some of their diesel reserves amid a global shortage. He has already threatened a ban on exports of US diesel. America is a vital supplier of diesel to the world, exporting between 1.2 and 1.5 million barrels per day. According to reports, […]
# The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, warns that women and girls continue to suffer disproportionate harm in conflicts, while often being excluded from decisions affecting their security. In 2024, an estimated 676 million women and girls lived within 50 kilometres of active conflict, the highest figure recorded since the end […]
# Rugby: Tickets are now on sale for the Cape Town Sevens tournament on the fifth and sixth of December. The winners of last season’s series and World Championship, the Springbok Sevens, will aim to claim the Cape Town title for a third successive year. SA Rugby has cut ticket prices by between 17- and […]
# Tennis: The Women’s Tennis Association says for the first time all combined One-thousand tournaments will award women and men equal prize money from 2027. This brings the Canadian Open, Cincinnati Open and Italian Open into line with other combined One-thousand-level events. WTA chairperson Valerie Camillo says they are also reducing the number of tournaments top-ranked […]
# Die parlementêre portefeuljekomitee oor Hoër Onderwys en Opleiding sê die Nasionale Vaardigheidsfonds moet aanspreeklikheid aanvaar vir die ontoereikende bestuur van sy befondste vaardigheid-ontwikkelingsprogramme. Die oorspronklike Phila Jordan-kapitaalprojek is goedgekeur teen meer as 300-miljoen-rand met die doel om 800 begunstigdes op te lei in die ontwikkelingsprogram vir ambagslui. Die ooreenkoms is egter in Mei vanjaar […]
# Die Stad Tshwane se Sake-eenheid vir Energie en Elektrisiteit sê die noodsaaklike kragoordrag en tussen-verbindingsproses is 95-persent afgehandel. Dit volg na ʼn ontploffing by die Waltloo-substasie wat ʼn transformator by die Njala-toevoersubstasie beskadig het. Dinsdag se voorval het dele van die metro sonder krag gelaat. Woordvoerder Selby Bokaba sê tegniese spanne hou die oordrag […]
# Die Distrikspolisie in Tshwane het gister 395 verdagtes in Atteridgeville en Laudium aangekeer tydens ‘n multidissiplinêre misdaad-voorkomingoperasie. Hulle word verdink van onder meer moord, poging tot moord, gewapende roof en verkragting. Polisie-woordvoerder Johan van Dyk sê 80 ongedokumenteerde migrante is ook aangehou en aan immigrasie-amptenare oorhandig. Hy sê vier mense wat aan hulle werk […]
