# President Cyril Ramaphosa het die sperdatum vir ‘n verslag deur Eskom se herstrukturerings-taakspan tot einde Junie verleng. Die span moet kyk na die vestiging van Suid-Afrika se onafhanklike transmissie-stelseloperateur. Die werk fokus op die vestiging van ‘n volledig onafhanklike, staatsbeheerde operateur wat transmissiebates besit en beheer. Ramaphosa se woordvoerder, Vincent Magwenya, sê die werk […]
# Five additional senior police officers have been suspended over the controversial 360-million-rand Medicare24 tender linked to organised crime suspect Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. This follows the suspension of nine other police officers last Friday, who were on the Bid Evaluation Committee responsible for awarding the tender to Matlala. This brings the total number of suspended officers […]
# United Nations secretary-general, António Guterres, has expressed alarm at the renewed escalation in the Middle East. Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday in retaliation for a strike on the Lebanese capital, Beirut. Israel responded on Monday morning by targeting Iranian military sites. This is the first time since an April ceasefire that the […]
# Soccer: Somalian referee Omar Artan will miss the World Cup after he was denied entry to the United States. The 34-year-old was forced to fly back to Istanbul, Turkey, after he was turned back at the Miami International Airport. US Customs and Border Protection says Artan underwent additional inspection upon arrival in America and was […]
# Eastern Cape Judge President, Selby Mbenenge, has filed an urgent interdict and review application in the High Court in Pretoria, challenging the findings of the Judicial Service Commission. The commission found him guilty of gross misconduct, which stems from allegations of sexual harassment made by his former secretary, Andiswa Mengo. In court papers, Mbenenge […]
# The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor, Karim Khan, has been suspended following an investigation into sexual misconduct allegations. The allegations first emerged in 2024 and were brought by a woman who worked for him at the court’s headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Khan will now be referred to disciplinary proceedings before all 125 ICC […]
# Impeachment Committee chairperson, Makashule Gana, has cautioned against setting deadlines prematurely, but hopes to convene the committee’s next meeting before Parliament goes into recess at the end of the month. The committee is tasked with determining whether president Cyril Ramaphosa faces impeachable offences related to the theft of money from his Phala Phala farm […]
# Cricket: The England and Wales Cricket Board is investigating a breach of team protocols involving captain Ben Stokes and fast bowler Gus Atkinson, following the conclusion of the first Test against New Zealand on Sunday. The pair were present at a nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning when an incident took place. […]
# Parliament’s portfolio committee on Home Affairs has called on law enforcement agencies to intensify their efforts to ensure that immigration laws are upheld and effectively enforced. This comes as anti-foreigner marches continued to take place around South Africa, leading to foreign nationals leaving the country. Committee chairperson Mosa Chabane says illegal migration cannot be […]
