# Parliament’s Ad Hoc Committee investigating allegations of corruption in the criminal justice system has resolved to deliberate only on testimony before it to formulate its report, and has not requested any documents from the Madlanga Commission. The commission has previously used testimonies from the committee to draw contradictions from the witness’s evidence. Committee chairperson […]
# The Special Tribunal has authorised the sale of a Ferrari SF90 Stradale belonging to the MHR Maumela Family Trust, linked to businessman Hangwani Morgan Maumela. This is in connection with the Special Investigating Unit’s probe into alleged corruption and maladministration at Tembisa Hospital, where about two-billion-rand was looted through irregular procurement processes. Maumela is […]
# Golf: LIV Golf has confirmed that its season-ending Team Championship event in Michigan has been cancelled. This week’s event in Indianapolis will be the last of the season. The breakaway league has faced an uncertain future since the Saudi Arabia Investment Fund withdrew its financial backing in April. LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil recently […]
# US president Donald Trump has dismissed criticism that he is prioritising the interests of adversaries like North Korea over long-term allies, arguing his approach to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is making the world safer. This comes after he announced plans to reduce military exercises with key regional ally South Korea, citing his […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says discussions at the 46th Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government have reflected a shared determination to strengthen regional integration, deepen solidarity and act collectively in confronting challenges. He delivered the closing remarks in Durban yesterday evening. The summit advanced discussions on trade, infrastructure, energy, industrialisation and regional […]
# Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Ronald Lamola, says South Africa has set an ambitious target of achieving 50-percent intra-South African Development Community trade. Regional trade languishes at around 20-percent of total commerce, and manufacturing contributes only ten-percent of Gross Domestic Product. The entire SADC region continues to export minerals and agricultural commodities while importing […]
# Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says an agreement has been reached with the US-led Board of Peace to establish two working groups. This follows a meeting Netanyahu had with US envoy and president Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner yesterday. Netanyahu’s office says the first working group will focus on disarmament and demilitarisation of Gaza, […]
# Rugby: Springbok coach Rassie Erasmus says they are under no illusions about how the All Blacks want to play. There are only two injury concerns in the squad at this stage, captain Siya Kolisi and prop Ox Nche, who could miss the first Test at Ellis Park on Saturday. Erasmus shrugged off the narrative […]
# The MK Party and the United Africans Transformation are seeking leave to appeal an interim interdict by the Western Cape High Court that has halted the work of Parliament’s Impeachment Committee. This comes after the Constitutional Court denied opposition parties led by the African Transformation Movement leave to appeal the High Court interdict, pending president […]
